Barcelona Metro line 2

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— Line 2, also known by the names of its termini, currently Paral·lel - Pep Ventura, is a metro line in Barcelona operated by TMB, coloured purple and sometimes simply called línia lila. It's part of the city's ATM fare-integrated transport network. As for its architecture, it's not too different from older Barcelona Metro lines when it comes to the network's trademark sobriety and lack of ornament, but is noticeably more illuminated and incorporates some more modern architectural principles —as it was built in the 1990s— and its stations feature some unique designs.

As of 2007, its termini are Paral·lel, in the Sants-Montjuïc district, and Pep Ventura, in Badalona. It's going to be extended southbound into Montjuïc and the immediacy of Plaça Espanya, with the addition of Fira 2, and maybe even to the El Prat airport; and northbound further into Badalona in the new station Badalona Centre, where this line will be joined by L1 for a more extensive coverage of this municipality north of Barcelona proper.

Contents 1 Overview 2 Chronology 3 Technical details 4 Stations

[edit] Overview

Although its construction started in the 1960s, it wasn't open until 1995, three years after the 1992 Summer Olympics, the event the line was supposed to be already open for, which makes it the second newest metro line in the network (after L11). All of its stations are underground.

[edit] Chronology

• 1995 - Sant Antoni-Sagrada Família section opened.
• 1996 - Sant Antoni-Paral·lel section opened.
• 1997 - Sagrada Família-La Pau section opened.
• 2002 - La Pau-Pep Ventura section moved from L4 to this line.

[edit] Technical details

• Colour on map: Purple
• Number of stations: 17
• Type: Conventional metro
• Length: 13,1 km.
• Rolling stock: 2100, 5000 and 9000 series
• Journey time: 24 minutes
• Track gauge: 1.435 metre
• Traction: Electricity
• Power supply: Rigid overhead wire
• Open-air sections: No
• Mobile phone coverage: Partial
• Depots: Verneda (Triangle Ferroviari)
• Operator: TMB

[edit] Stations

Station and line names shown in italics are planned or under construction additions.

• Terminal D (L9)
• Ciutat Aeroportuària (L9)
• Terminals A-B-C (L9)
• Sant Cosme (L9)
• El Prat Centre (L9)
• Estació del Prat (L1, L9, RENFE)
• Centre Direccional (L1, L9)
• Verge de Montserrat (L9)
• Mercabarna (L9)
• Parc Logístic (L9)
• Fira 2-Pedrosa (L9)
• Foc Cisell (L10)
• INEF
• Fira 1
• Poble Sec (L3)
• Paral·lel (L3, Funicular de Montjuïc)
• Sant Antoni
• Universitat (L1)
• Passeig de Gràcia (L3, L4, RENFE)
• Tetuan
• Monumental
• Sagrada Família (L5)
• Encants
• Clot (L1, RENFE)
• Bac de Roda
• Sant Martí
• La Pau (L4)
• Verneda
• Artigues-Sant Adrià
• Sant Roc (T5)
• Gorg (T5, L10)
• Pep Ventura
• Badalona Centre (L1)
• Casagemes
• Canyadó
• Morera (L13)

Barcelona Metro
Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona:
Line 1 Hosp. Bellvitge — Fondo	Line 2 Paral·lel — Pep Ventura	Line 3 Zona Universitària — Canyelles
Line 4 Trinitat Nova — La Pau	Line 5 Cornellà Centre — Horta	Line 11 Trinitat Nova — Can Cuiàs
Funicular de Montjuïc Parc de Montjuïc — Paral·lel	Under construction:
	Line 9 Aeroport-Terminal Sud — Singuerlín	Line 10 Zona Franca ZAL — Gorg
Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya:
Line 6 Pça Catalunya — Reina Elisenda	Line 7 Pça Catalunya — Av. Tibidabo	Line 8 Pça Espanya — Molí Nou
List of Barcelona metro stations