Line 9 of the
Madrid Metro is a
rapid transit
Rapid transit or mass rapid transit (MRT), also known as heavy rail or metro, is a type of high-capacity public transport generally found in urban areas. A rapid transit system that primarily or traditionally runs below the surface may be ...
line in
Madrid
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that originally opened on 31 January 1980 between
Sainz de Baranda and
Pavones. Later it was extended from
Avenida de América to
Herrera Oria on 3 June 1983, though this section was at the time separate from the original part until the missing fragment from Avenida de América to Sainz de Baranda was opened on 24 February 1986.
History
On 1 December 1998, the line was extended from to . The stations in this section were marked with a unique wall color in each station, making it easy to spot one's destination from the train. For example,
Pavones is white,
Valdebernardo is yellow,
Vicálvaro
Vicálvaro is a district in the southeast of Madrid, Spain. It is named after the former municipality absorbed into the municipality of Madrid in 1951.
History
When Spain's Civil Guard ( es, Guardia Civil) was established in 1844, the first headq ...
is a light shade of turquoise, and
San Cipriano is orange. This approach is being applied in many other new or recently refurbished stations like
Sevilla
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on
Line 2, though there is no representation of the colours on official system maps.
On 11 July 2008, the infill station
Rivas Futura opened, located between
Rivas-Urbanizaciones and
Rivas Vaciamadrid
Rivas-Vaciamadrid () is the 15th most populated city in the Community of Madrid, Spain. It belongs to the Madrid metropolitan area and is located just 15 km from central Madrid, to the south-east. In the southern part of the municipality, the ...
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On 28 March 2011, the line was extended north from
Herrera Oria to
Mirasierra. On 25 March 2015 the line was extended further north to . Originally, this station was to be named Costa Brava, but because musician and guitarist
Paco de Lucía
Francisco Sánchez Gómez (21 December 194725 February 2014), known as Paco de Lucía (;), was a Spanish virtuoso flamenco guitarist, composer, and record producer. A leading proponent of the new flamenco style, he was one of the first flam ...
died in 2014, the Transport Authorities decided to change its name to pay tribute. A
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 ...
railway station opened on 5 February 2018, providing a connection between the two rail systems.
Line 9B
At Puerta de Arganda, an island platform was built, so passengers who required to use the southern extension ("line 9B") can move directly across the platform to from the primary route ("line 9A"). This southern extension runs through mostly unpopulated areas connecting the two towns of
Rivas-Vaciamadrid
Rivas-Vaciamadrid () is the 15th most populated city in the Community of Madrid, Spain. It belongs to the Madrid metropolitan area and is located just 15 km from central Madrid, to the south-east. In the southern part of the municipality, the ...
and
Arganda del Rey
Arganda del Rey () is a municipality and city of Spain located in the Community of Madrid.
Geography
Located in the central part of the Iberian Peninsula, the city lies at roughly 613 metres above sea level, not far from the junction of the J ...
. The line runs with only two or three car trains at comparatively long intervals through scenic landscape of Spanish desert.
Rivas-Urbanizaciones and
Arganda del Rey
Arganda del Rey () is a municipality and city of Spain located in the Community of Madrid.
Geography
Located in the central part of the Iberian Peninsula, the city lies at roughly 613 metres above sea level, not far from the junction of the J ...
are underground stations with large island platforms, and
Rivas Futura,
Rivas Vaciamadrid
Rivas-Vaciamadrid () is the 15th most populated city in the Community of Madrid, Spain. It belongs to the Madrid metropolitan area and is located just 15 km from central Madrid, to the south-east. In the southern part of the municipality, the ...
and
La Poveda are surface stations with side platforms. Given the continuous growth of particularly Rivas-Vaciamadrid, there are many plans for the future of Line 9B. Most concretely, the municipal government intends to construct a new station at Calle José Saramago between Rivas-Urbanizaciones and Rivas Futura and to cover a stretch of tracks to remedy the current state of surface segments effectively cutting the city in half.
Rolling stock
Class 5000 and 9000 usually run on Line 9A with occasional class 6000s, and class 6000s usually run on Line 9B.
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Madrid
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Transport in Madrid
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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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Railway lines opened in 1980
1980 establishments in Spain