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Line 5 (Madrid Metro)

Rapid transit line of the Madrid Metro

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name	Line 5
native_name	Línea 5
native_name_lang	es
color
logo_width	100px
image	Oporto L5 1947.jpg
caption	Oporto Station
type	Rapid transit
system	Madrid Metro
locale	Madrid
start
end
stations	32
planopen
open
yearcommenced
yearcompleted
close
owner	CRTM
operator	CRTM
character	Underground, at-grade
stock	CAF 2000-B and 3000
linelength_km	23.217
gauge
website
map
map_state	collapsed

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Map of the line 5.

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 256,000 m of signaling cables were replaced, along with 42,000 m of fiber optic cable, 68,000 m of lighting, and 18,000 m 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

District	Station	Opened	Zone	Connections
Latina / 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

Gallery

File:Aluche station.JPG|The above ground island platform at Aluche File:Casa de Campo station.JPG|The terminal station at Casa de Campo

References

Barroso, F. Javier. (September 3, 2017). "La línea 5 de metro abre con cuatro estaciones aún en obras".
(September 1, 2017). "La línea 5 de metro reabre el próximo domingo".
Razón, La. (2019-09-09). "La Comunidad inicia los trámites para abrir el Metro 24 horas los fines de semana".

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