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Barcelona Metro line 5 | |
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![]() 5000 series train at Badal | |
Overview | |
Service type | Rapid transit |
System | Barcelona Metro |
Locale | Barcelona |
First service | 1959 |
Current operator(s) | TMB |
Route | |
Termini | Cornellà Centre Vall d'Hebron |
Stops | 27 |
Distance travelled | 18.8 km (11.7 mi) |
Average journey time | 30 minutes |
Technical | |
Rolling stock | 5000 series Can Boixeres, Vilapicina, Sant Genís depots |
Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
Electrification | 1,200 V DC rigid overhead wire |
Track owner(s) | TMB |
Line 5, often known as "Línia Blava" (Blue line), is a rapid transit line of the Barcelona Metro network, operated by TMB and part of the ATM fare-integrated transport network.
Originally opened in 1959, Line 5 crosses the north of L'Hospitalet de Llobregat and Barcelona's Eixample district, with its termini serving the municipality of Cornellà and the district of Horta-Guinardó.