Barcelona Metro line 5

Rodalies to Molins de Rei Cornellà Centre () Gavarra Sant Ildefons Depot│Can Boixeres Can Vidalet Pubilla Cases Ernest Lluch Collblanc to Can Tries – Gornal Zona Universitària Rodalies to El Prat de Llobregat Badal Line 1 to Hospital de Bellvitge Plaça de Sants Barcelona Sants Sants Estació Entença Hospital Clínic Provença Barcelona–Vallès line Diagonal Verdaguer ( to La Pau) Sagrada Família ( to Paral·lel) Gaudí (never opened) Line 2 to Badalona Pompeu Fabra Sant Pau - Dos de Maig Camp de l'Arpa La Sagrera Line 9 & Line 10 to Bon Pastor Line 1 to Fondo Rodalies to Montcada Junction Congrés Maragall ( to Trinitat Nova) Virrei Amat Depot│Vilapicina Horta El Carmel El Coll | La Teixonera Vall d'Hebron Line 3 to Trinitat Nova

— Line 5, currently known as Cornellà Centre - Vall d'Hebron, its termini, and often called "Línia Blava" (Blue line), is line belonging to the Barcelona Metro network operated by TMB, and part of the ATM fare-integrated transport network.

Overview

It opened in 1959 as the (original) line 2. Line 5 is 18.8 km. long and has 26 stations, from Cornellà to Vall d'Hebron in the northern part of Barcelona, where it meets L3.

Chronology

Evolution of Line 5, 1959-2010

• 1959 - Sagrera-Meridiana section opened (as the former L2)
• 1967 - Vilapicina-Horta section opened (as the former L2)
• 1969 - Collblanc-Diagonal/Provença section opened.
• 1970 - Diagonal/Provença-Sagrera-Meridiana section opened. The line then known as L2 integrated into L5.
• 1973 - Collblanc-Pubilla Cases section opened.
• 1976 - Pubilla Cases-Sant Ildefons section opened.
• 1983 - Sant Ildefons-Cornellà section opened.
• 2010 - Horta-Vall d'Hebron section opened.

Technical details

• Colour on map: Blue
• Number of stations: 26
• Type: Conventional metro
• Length: 18.8 km (11.7 mi)
• Rolling stock: 5000 series
• Journey time: 30 minutes
• Track gauge: 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
• Traction: Electricity
• Power supply: Rigid overhead wire
• Open-air sections: Yes (Can Boixeras)
• Mobile phone coverage: Complete
• Depots: Can Boixeres, Vilapicina, Sant Genís
• Operator: TMB

Current stations

Sagrada Família metro station

Station and line names in italics are under construction.

• Cornellà Centre (T1, T2, RENFE)
• Gavarra
• Sant Ildefons
• Can Boixeres
• Can Vidalet
• Pubilla Cases
• Ernest Lluch - under construction.
• Collblanc (L9, L10)
• Badal
• Plaça de Sants (L2)
• Sants Estació (L3, RENFE)
• Entença
• Hospital Clínic
• Diagonal (L3; Provença: L6, L7)
• Verdaguer (L4)
• Sagrada Família (L2)
• Sant Pau-Dos de Maig
• Camp de l'Arpa
• Sagrera (L1, L4, L9, L10)
• Congrés
• Maragall (L4)
• Virrei Amat
• Vilapicina
• Horta
• El Carmel
• La Teixonera
• Vall d'Hebron (L3)

External links

• Official site for Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona
• Catalan Wikipedia article on the metro network