Rapid transit in Spain
Appearance
Rapid transit in Spain consists of four metro systems, two hybrid metro-suburban systems, and several tram/light rail systems.
Rapid transit systems
City | System | Start of operations | System length | Lines[a] | Stations[b] | Gauge | Operator |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Barcelona | Barcelona Metro | 1924 | 144.3 km (89.7 mi) (102.6 km (63.8 mi) owned by TMB[1]) |
12 | 180 | 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)[2] | 3 | 48[2] | 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) | Biscay Transport Consortium (CTB) |
Madrid | Madrid Metro | 17 October 1919 | 293 km (182 mi)[3] | 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[4] |
Hybrid metro/suburban systems
City | System | Start of operations | System length | Lines | Stations | Gauge | Operator |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Palma de Mallorca | Palma Metro | 25 April 2007 | 15.6 km (9.7 mi) | 2[5] | 16 | 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) | SFM |
Valencia | Metrovalencia | 5 May 1995 | 156.4 km (97.2 mi)[6] | 9 | 137 | 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) | FGV |
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Transport in figures – Basic transport data". TMB. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2014. – length of TMB lines.
- ^ 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.