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Line 12, also known as MetroSur (Spanish for "MetroSouth"), is a circle line of the
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Madrid Metro
(official website)
Schematic map of the Metro network – from the official site
* ttp://www.cityrailtransit.com/maps/madrid_map.htm Network map (real-distance)
Madrid Metro Map
12 Railway loop lines Railway lines opened in 2003 2003 establishments in Spain {{Madrid-metro-stub
Line 12, also known as MetroSur (Spanish for "MetroSouth"), is a circle line of the Madrid Metro
The Madrid Metro (Spanish: ''Metro de Madrid'') is a rapid transit system serving the city of Madrid, capital of Spain. The system is the 14th longest rapid transit system in the world, with a total length of . Its growth between 1995 and 200 ...
inaugurated on 11 April 2003. Line 12 is a circular line; it is the only route of the Madrid Metro that is completely outside the city of Madrid
Madrid ( ; ) is the capital and most populous municipality of Spain. It has almost 3.5 million inhabitants and a metropolitan area population of approximately 7 million. It is the second-largest city in the European Union (EU), and ...
(as well as fare zone A). The line connects five suburban towns southwest of the city, serving around one million people. The towns linked by Line 12 are Alcorcón
Alcorcón () is a city and municipality of Spain located in the Community of Madrid. As of 2022, it had a population of 170,296.
Geography
The municipality, largely flat, lies at an average altitude of 711 metres above sea level, with the hi ...
, Leganés
Leganés () is a city in the Community of Madrid, Spain. Considered part of the Madrid metropolitan area, it is located about 11 km southwest of the centre of Madrid. , it has a population of 188,425, making it the region's fifth most popu ...
, Getafe
Getafe () is a municipalities in Spain, municipality and a city in Spain belonging to the Community of Madrid. , it has a population of 180,747, the region's sixth most populated municipality.
Getafe is located 13 km south of Madrid's city c ...
, Fuenlabrada
Fuenlabrada () is a city and municipality of Spain located in the Community of Madrid. , it has a population of 193,586, making it the region's fourth most populated municipality.
Placename
The etymology of ''Fuenlabrada'' comes from the contra ...
and Móstoles
Móstoles () is a municipalities of Spain, municipality of Spain located in the Community of Madrid. With over 200,000 inhabitants, it is the region's second most populated municipality after Madrid. Móstoles was a small town for a long time, but ...
. Despite parts of the line running through uninhabited territory, there are no above-ground sections in an effort to facilitate future urban development.
At a total length of , it is the longest line in the network and even more extensive than Lines 9 and 10 with their appendages to the north and south. Despite this, Line 12 accumulated only about 32 million trips in 2018, down from 34.8 million in the previous year, making it the only line to lose users in that time and the third least used after the yet-to-be-completed Line 11 and the airport connection Line 8. This decrease was mainly caused by renovation works necessitating the temporary closure of sections of the line.
The line interchanges two lines of the Madrid Metro at two stations: With Line 10 at and with Line 3 at El Casar
El Casar () is a municipality located in the province of Guadalajara, Castile-La Mancha, Spain.
Located in the border with the Community of Madrid
The Community of Madrid (; ) is one of the seventeen autonomous communities and 50 provinces ...
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MetroSur is one of the longest tunnels in the world. At the time of its opening it was the second longest fully underground subway in Europe. As of 2024 it remains the longest subway tunnel in the European Union.
Rolling stock
Line 12 uses CAF's 8000 andAnsaldoBreda
Hitachi Rail Italy S.p.A. is a multinational rolling stock manufacturer company based in Pistoia, Italy. Formerly AnsaldoBreda S.p.A., a subsidiary of state-owned Finmeccanica, the company was sold in 2015 to Hitachi Rail of Japan. After the dea ...
's 9000 series in MRM composition. Both series use a three-car train, as there is not enough demand for additional cars. Up to three extra coaches per train can be ordered.
Future
There are plans to build two new stations: "Fuenlabrada Oeste" between and , and secondly "Fuenlabrada Este" between and . No completion dates for these new stations have been given, as they are still in the planning stage.Stations
Line 12 stations have elements of art, such as the murals in the Hospital Severo Ochoa Station honoring theNobel Prize
The Nobel Prizes ( ; ; ) are awards administered by the Nobel Foundation and granted in accordance with the principle of "for the greatest benefit to humankind". The prizes were first awarded in 1901, marking the fifth anniversary of Alfred N ...
winning biochemist, Severo Ochoa
Severo Ochoa de Albornoz (; 24 September 1905 – 1 November 1993) was a Spanish physician and biochemist, and winner of the 1959 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine together with Arthur Kornberg for their discovery of "the mechanisms in the ...
. Surface level stations are covered by massive roofs, with some glass to allow daylight – a similar system is used in Copenhagen Metro and Prague Metro
The Prague Metro () is the rapid transit network of Prague, Czech Republic. Founded in 1974, the system consists of three lines (Line A (Prague Metro), A, Line B (Prague Metro), B and Line C (Prague Metro), C) serving 61 stationsCounting the thre ...
systems.
See also
* Madrid
Madrid ( ; ) is the capital and List of largest cities in Spain, most populous municipality of Spain. It has almost 3.5 million inhabitants and a Madrid metropolitan area, metropolitan area population of approximately 7 million. It i ...
* Transport in Madrid
Madrid is served by highly developed transport infrastructure. Road, rail and air links are vital to maintain the economic position of Madrid as a leading centre of employment, enterprise, trade and tourism, providing effective connections with n ...
* List of Madrid Metro stations
This is a list of the metro station, stations of the Madrid Metro.
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* List of metro systems
This list of metro systems includes electrified rapid transit train systems worldwide. In some parts of the world, metro systems are referred to as subways, undergrounds, tubes, mass rapid transit (MRT), metrô or U-Bahn. 204 cities in 65 cou ...
References
External links
Madrid Metro
(official website)
Schematic map of the Metro network – from the official site
* ttp://www.cityrailtransit.com/maps/madrid_map.htm Network map (real-distance)
Madrid Metro Map
12 Railway loop lines Railway lines opened in 2003 2003 establishments in Spain {{Madrid-metro-stub