Barcelona Metro line 2

Barcelona Metro line 2
Passeig de Gràcia station
Overview
Service typeConventional metro
LocaleBarcelona
First service1959; 65 years ago (1959)
(as line II, now part of line 5)
1985; 39 years ago (1985)
(La Pau – Pep Ventura segment, as part of Line 4)
1995; 29 years ago (1995)
(current route)
Current operator(s)TMB
Route
TerminiParal·lel
Badalona Pompeu Fabra
Stops18
Distance travelled13.1 km (8.1 mi)
Average journey time24 minutes
Technical
Rolling stock9000 series
based at Triangle ferroviari depot
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification1,200–1,500 V DC rigid overhead wire
Track owner(s)TMB
Route map
Badalona Pompeu Fabra
Pep Ventura
Gorg
Sant Roc
Artigues-Sant Adrià
Verneda
Triangle ferroviari depot
La Pau
Sant Martí
Bac de Roda
Clot
Encants
Sagrada Família
Monumental
Tetuan
Passeig de Gràcia
Universitat
Sant Antoni
Paral·lel

Line 2 is a metro line in Barcelona operated by TMB, coloured purple and sometimes called línia lila. It is part of the city's ATM fare-integrated transport network.

As of 2013, its termini are Paral·lel, in the Sants-Montjuïc district, and Badalona Pompeu Fabra, in Badalona. Plans are underway for a southern extension to Poble-Sec and Montjuïc, and eventually to El Prat airport.

Line 2's architecture bears resemblance to older lines, with its characteristic simplicity and lack of ornament. However, the stations enjoy noticeably better lighting and do incorporate some more modern architectural principles, a symbol of its construction in the 1990s.