Rapid transit in Spain

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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[]

  1. ^ Indicates lines that are in operation for operational systems, lines that are under construction for under construction systems and proposed lines for proposed systems.
  2. ^ Indicates stations that are in operation for operational systems, stations that are under construction for under construction systems and proposed stations for proposed systems.
  1. ^ "Transport in figures – Basic transport data". TMB. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2014. – length of TMB lines.
  2. ^ a b "Metro in figures - Network features". Metro Bilbao S.A. Retrieved 2014-05-13.
  3. ^ "Metro de Madrid Figures". Metro de Madrid. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
  4. ^ "Who we are". Metro Sevilla. Retrieved 2012-11-04.
  5. ^ "Línies / Metro Palma" [Lines / Metro Palma] (in Catalan). TIB - Consorci de Transports de Mallorca (CTM). Retrieved 2014-05-14.
  6. ^ "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.
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