Metro Ligero

Metro Ligero de Madrid

An LRV on Line ML-1 in 2011.
Overview
Locale	Madrid
Transit type	Light rail/Tramway
Number of lines	3
Number of stations	37
Website	Metro Ligeros de Madrid
Operation
Began operation	May 24, 2007
Technical
System length	28 km (17 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) (standard gauge)

The Metro Ligero de Madrid is a light rail tram system in Madrid, Spain. It has three lines, totaling 27.8 kilometres (17.3 mi), and 37 stations.

Line ML-1 opened between Pinar de Chamartín and Las Tablas on May 24, 2007, with 5.4 kilometres (3.4 mi) and nine stations, five of which are underground. Both termini offer connections to lines of the Madrid Metro. The only above-ground stations are Antonio Saura, Álvarez de Villaamil, Palas del Rey, and Las Tablas. Line ML-1 serves the new neighbourhoods of Sanchinarro and Las Tablas, in the Fuencarral district.

Line ML-2 opened on July 27, 2007, between Colonia Jardín and Estación de Aravaca in the neighbourhood of Aravaca, in the western communities of Boadilla del Monte and Pozuelo de Alarcón. It is 8.7 kilometres (5.4 mi) long and has 13 stations, three of which are underground. They are Colonia Jardín, Somosaguas Sur, and Avenida de Europa. Line ML-2 also serves the Complutense University of Madrid. As part of the project, provision has been made for a future station at Prado de las Bodegas, which is subject to further development. The station will also provide a connection to the planned Metro Ligero Line ML-4, to Estación de Las Rozas.