Metro Ligero de Madrid
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An LRV on Line ML-1 in 2011.
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| Overview | |
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| Locale | Madrid |
| Transit type | Light rail/Tramway |
| Number of lines | 3 |
| Number of stations | 37 |
| Website | Metro Ligeros de Madrid |
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| Began operation | May 24, 2007 |
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| 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.
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