Barcelona Metro line 5
Line 5 (L5), currently known as Cornellà Centre - Vall d'Hebron, its termini, and often simply called "Línia Blava" (Blue line) is a line belonging to the Barcelona Metro network operated by TMB, and part of the ATM fare-integrated transport network.
Overview
[change | change source]It first opened in 1959. Line 5 is currently 16.6 km. long and has 27 stations, from Cornellà to Vall d'Hebron, meeting L3.
Chronology
[change | change source]- 1959 - Sagrera-Meridiana-Vilapicina 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.
- 2021 - Ernest Lluch station opened.
Technical details
[change | change source]- Colour on map: Blue
- Number of stations: 27
- Type: Conventional metro
- Length: 16.7 km (10.4 mi)
- Rolling stock: Unitats 1100
- Journey time: 30 minutes
- Track gauge: 1435
- Traction: Electricity
- Power supply: Rigid overhead wire
- Open-air sections: Yes (Can Boixeras)
- Mobile phone coverage: Partial
- Depots: Can Boixeres, Vilapicina
- Operator: TMB
Current stations
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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
- 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
- La Sagrera (L1, L4, L9, L10)
- Congrés
- Maragall (L4)
- Virrei Amat
- Vilapicina
- Horta
- El Carmel
- El Coll | La Teixonera
- Vall d'Hebron (L3)
Other websites
[change | change source]- Official site for Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona Archived 2008-08-20 at the Wayback Machine