Rapid transit in Spain
Rapid transit in Spain consists of four metro systems, three[1] hybrid metro-suburban systems.[2] Spain also has several tram/light rail systems, some with sections built to rapid transit standards.
Rapid transit systems
[edit]| City | System | Start of operations | System length | Lines[a] | Stations[b] | Gauge | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barcelona | Barcelona Metro | 1924 | 170 km (110 mi) | 12 | 189 | 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) (L8) 1,668 mm (5 ft 5+21⁄32 in) (L1) 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) (all other lines) |
TMB/FGC |
| Bilbao | Metro Bilbao | 11 November 1995 | 43.28 km (26.9 mi)[3] | 3 | 48[3] | 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) | Biscay Transport Consortium (CTB) |
| Madrid | Madrid Metro | 17 October 1919 | 293 km (182 mi)[4] | 13 | 301 | 1,445 mm (4 ft 8+7⁄8 in) (lines 1, 2, 3 4, and R) 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) (other lines) |
Metro de Madrid |
| Seville | Seville Metro | 2 April 2009 | 18 km (11 mi) | 1 | 18 | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | Sociedad Concesionaria de la Junta de Andalucía[5] |
Hybrid metro/suburban systems
[edit]| City | System | Start of operations | System length | Lines | Stations | Gauge | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cadiz | Trambahía | 26 October 2022 | 24 km (14.9 mi) | 1 | 22 | 1,668 mm (5 ft 5+21⁄32 in) | Renfe |
| Palma de Mallorca | Palma Metro | 25 April 2007 | 15.6 km (9.7 mi) | 2[6] | 16 | 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) | SFM |
| Valencia | Metrovalencia | 5 May 1995 | 156.4 km (97.2 mi)[7] | 9 | 137 | 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) | FGV |
Light rail/semi-metro systems
[edit]| City | System | Start of operations | System length | Lines | Stations | Gauge | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Granada | Granada Metro | 21 September 2017 | 15.92 km (9.9 mi) | 1 | 26 | 1,445 mm (4 ft 8+7⁄8 in), | Metro De Granada/ Junta de Andalucía |
| Malaga | Malaga Metro | 30 July 2014 | 11.3 km (7 mi) | 2 | 17 | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | Metro de Málaga |
References
[edit]- ^ Indicates lines that are in operation for operational systems, lines that are under construction for under construction systems and proposed lines for proposed systems.
- ^ Indicates stations that are in operation for operational systems, stations that are under construction for under construction systems and proposed stations for proposed systems.
- ^ Source is from 2019, yet Cádiz Bay tram-train opened in 2022.
- ^ Forero‐Ortiz, Edwar (2020). Flood Risk Assessment in an Underground Railway System under the Impact of Climate Change. Basel, Switzerland: MDPI. p. 2. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
- ^ a b "Metro in figures - Network features". Metro Bilbao S.A. Retrieved 2014-05-13.
- ^ "Metro de Madrid Figures". Metro de Madrid. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
- ^ "Who we are". Metro Sevilla. Retrieved 2012-11-04.
- ^ "Línies / Metro Palma" [Lines / Metro Palma] (in Catalan). TIB - Consorci de Transports de Mallorca (CTM). Retrieved 2014-05-14.
- ^ "FGV en cifras > Metrovalencia en cifras > Datos de la red de Metrovalencia" [FGV figures > Metrovalencia figures > Data on the Metrovalencia network] (in Spanish). FGV. 2014.