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Rapid transit in Spain

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Rapid transit in Spain consists of four metro systems, three[1] hybrid metro-suburban systems.[2] Spain also has several tram/light rail systems, some with sections built to rapid transit standards.

Rapid transit systems

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City System Start of operations System length Lines[a] Stations[b] Gauge Operator
Barcelona Barcelona Metro 1924 170 km (110 mi) 12 189 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+38 in) (L8)
1,668 mm (5 ft 5+2132 in) (L1)
1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) (all other lines)
TMB/FGC
Bilbao Metro Bilbao 11 November 1995 43.28 km (26.9 mi)[3] 3 48[3] 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+38 in) Biscay Transport Consortium (CTB)
Madrid Madrid Metro 17 October 1919 293 km (182 mi)[4] 13 301 1,445 mm (4 ft 8+78 in) (lines 1, 2, 3 4, and R)
1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) (other lines)
Metro de Madrid
Seville Seville Metro 2 April 2009 18 km (11 mi) 1 18 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) Sociedad Concesionaria de la Junta de Andalucía[5]

Hybrid metro/suburban systems

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City System Start of operations System length Lines Stations Gauge Operator
Cadiz Trambahía 26 October 2022 24 km (14.9 mi) 1 22 1,668 mm (5 ft 5+21⁄32 in) Renfe
Palma de Mallorca Palma Metro 25 April 2007 15.6 km (9.7 mi) 2[6] 16 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+38 in) SFM
Valencia Metrovalencia 5 May 1995 156.4 km (97.2 mi)[7] 9 137 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+38 in) FGV

Light rail/semi-metro systems

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City System Start of operations System length Lines Stations Gauge Operator
Granada Granada Metro 21 September 2017 15.92 km (9.9 mi) 1 26 1,445 mm (4 ft 8+7⁄8 in), Metro De Granada/
Junta de Andalucía
Malaga Malaga Metro 30 July 2014 11.3 km (7 mi) 2 17 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) Metro de Málaga

References

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  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. ^ Source is from 2019, yet Cádiz Bay tram-train opened in 2022.
  2. ^ Forero‐Ortiz, Edwar (2020). Flood Risk Assessment in an Underground Railway System under the Impact of Climate Change. Basel, Switzerland: MDPI. p. 2. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Metro in figures - Network features". Metro Bilbao S.A. Retrieved 2014-05-13.
  4. ^ "Metro de Madrid Figures". Metro de Madrid. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
  5. ^ "Who we are". Metro Sevilla. Retrieved 2012-11-04.
  6. ^ "Línies / Metro Palma" [Lines / Metro Palma] (in Catalan). TIB - Consorci de Transports de Mallorca (CTM). Retrieved 2014-05-14.
  7. ^ "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.