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Barcelona Metro line 5


Barcelona Metro line 5


Line 5, currently known as Cornellà CentreVall d'Hebron, its termini, and often called "Línia Blava" (Blue line), is a rapid transit metro line belonging to the Barcelona Metro network operated by TMB, and part of the ATM fare-integrated transport network.

Overview

It opened in 1959 as the line 2 (originally). Line 5 is 18.8 km (11.7 mi) long and has 26 stations, from Cornellà to Vall d'Hebron in the northern part of Barcelona, where it meets L3.

Chronology

  • 1959 – Sagrera-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-Vilapicina 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.

Current stations

External links

  • Official site for Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona
  • Catalan Wikipedia article on the metro network


Text submitted to CC-BY-SA license. Source: Barcelona Metro line 5 by Wikipedia (Historical)