Line 5 is a rapid transit line in the
Madrid Metro system since 5 June 1968. It is the fourth most used line of the
Madrid
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system, transporting 64 million passengers a year. It is 27 kilometers long.
Line 5 also contains the only elevated ground platform in the Madrid Metro, at station. Aluche is also the only station where the metro is above the
Cercanías commuter train, which generally runs above ground.
History
Line 5 was opened on 5 June 1968 and originally ran between and , with the Carabanchel station also running with what was then called Line S (for ''Suburbano'').
On 2 March 1970, the line was extended from Callao to , however the section between and Ciudad Lineal originally opened in 1964 as part of
Line 2.
In 1976, section of Line S from Carabanchel to was transferred to Line 5 in order to provide an easier transfer to downtown to new railroad line to
Alcorcón and
Móstoles
Móstoles () is a municipality of Spain located in the Community of Madrid. With over 200,000 inhabitants, it is the region's second most populated municipality after Madrid. Móstoles was a small town for a long time, but expanded rapidly in the ...
, now part of
Cercanías C-5 line. On 28 May 1980 the line was extended from Ciudad Lineal to .
On the 27 October 1999, was added as an infill station between Aluche and Carabanchel. The station is on the tunnel mouth of the line and is therefore at-grade.
The mostly overground section between Aluche and was transferred to Line 5 after Line 10 was extended south from Casa de Campo on 22 May 2002. On 24 November 2006, a two stop extension from to was opened.
2017 improvements
Line 5 was closed during the summer of 2017 for renovation. The renovation lasted 62 days and cost an estimated €66.5 million. Among the changes, more than of signaling cables were replaced, along with of fiber optic cable, of lighting, and of radiating cable.
Future
Line 5 is to be extended through the town of
Barajas and ultimately connect with
Valdebebas railway station, which at the time only serves the
Cercanías
The commuter rail systems of Spain's major metropolitan areas are called ''Cercanías'' () in most of Spain, ''Rodalia'' () in the Valencian Community, ''Aldiriak'' () in the Basque Country and ''Rodalies'' () in Catalonia. There are twelve ''Ce ...
network.
Rolling stock
Line 5 uses 6-car trains of mainly class 2000B, however there are a few class 2000As running on the line. It was the last line built in a narrow profile and gauge.
Gallery
File:Aluche station.JPG, The above ground island platform at Aluche
File:Casa de Campo station.JPG, The terminal station at Casa de Campo
See also
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Madrid
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Transport in Madrid
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List of Madrid Metro stations
This is a list of the stations of the Madrid Metro.
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References
External links
Madrid Metro(official website)
Schematic map of the Metro network – from the official site
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ttp://www.cityrailtransit.com/maps/madrid_map.htm Network map (real-distance)Madrid Metro Map
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05 (Madrid Metro)
Railway lines opened in 1968
1968 establishments in Spain