Pep Ventura (Barcelona Metro)

Metro station in Barcelona, Spain

Pep Ventura is the name of a Barcelona metro station located in the municipality of Badalona, in the metropolitan area of Barcelona, and served by L2. It was the northern terminus of that line until 2010, when it was extended into the town centre and into the station Badalona Pompeu Fabra.

It was opened in 1985, then as part of L4, which had been extended to there from La Pau. In 2002, though, that branch became part of L2. This station is located under Avinguda del Marquès de Mont-roig, next to Plaça Pep Ventura, in Badalona.

Name

The station was named after musician Josep Maria "Pep" Ventura (1819–1875), called "the father of the sardana", the national dance of Catalonia.

Services

Preceding station	Metro			Following station
Gorg towards Paral·lel		L2		Badalona Pompeu Fabra Terminus

External links

Media related to Pep Ventura metro station at Wikimedia Commons
Pep Ventura metro station at Trenscat.com

41°26′39″N 2°14′17″E / 41.44417°N 2.23806°E / 41.44417; 2.23806

Barcelona Metro line 2

Route

Paral·lel
Sant Antoni
Universitat
Passeig de Gràcia
Tetuan
Monumental
Sagrada Família
Encants
Clot
Bac de Roda
Sant Martí
La Pau
Verneda
Artigues | Sant Adrià
Sant Roc
Gorg
Pep Ventura
Badalona Pompeu Fabra

Rolling stock

S9000

Future

Southern extension†	Airport T1 Airport Cargo Terminal Airport T2 Mas Blau Parc Nou Cèntric El Prat Estació La Ribera Les Moreres Mercabarna Parc Logístic Fira Foc Cisell La Foixarda Montjuïc Poble Sec