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 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, 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 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.
Stations DistrictStationOpenedZoneConnectionsLatina / Moncloa-Aravaca 2002 A Madrid Metro: Latina 1961 A 1961 A 1961 A Cercanías Madrid: 1999 A Carabanchel 1961 A 1968 A 1968 A Madrid Metro: 1968 A 1968 A Arganzuela 1968 A Cercanías Madrid: 1968 A Cercanías Madrid: Arganzuela / Centro 1968 A Centro 1968 A 1925 A Madrid Metro: 1941 A Madrid Metro: 1919 A Madrid Metro: Cercanías Madrid: 1970 A Centro / Chamberí 1944 A Madrid Metro: Chamberí 1970 A Salamanca 1970 A Madrid Metro: 1932 A Madrid Metro: 1924 A Madrid Metro: Ciudad Lineal 1964 A 1964 A 1964 A Madrid Metro: Ciudad Lineal / San Blas-Canillejas 1964 A San Blas-Canillejas 1980 A 1980 A 1980 A Barajas 2006 A 2006 A
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See also Madrid Transport in Madrid List of Madrid Metro stations List of metro systems
References
External links
Madrid Metro (official website) Schematic map of the Metro network – from the official site Madrid at UrbanRail.net ENGLISH User guide, ticket types, airport supplement and timings Network map (real-distance) Madrid Metro Map