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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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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

Evolution of Line 5, 1959–2010
  • 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

Sagrada Família metro station
Municipality or District Station Opened Connections
Cornellà de Llobregat Cornellà Centre 1983 Rodalies de Catalunya: R1, R4
Trambaix: T1, T2
Gavarra 1983
Sant Ildefons 1976
L'Hospitalet de Llobregat Can Boixeres 1976
Can Vidalet 1976
Pubilla Cases 1973
Ernest Lluch 2021 Trambaix: T1, T2, T3
Collblanc 1969 Barcelona Metro: L3, L9, L10
Sants-Montjuïc, Barcelona Badal 1969
Plaça de Sants 1965 Barcelona Metro: L1
Sants Estació 1965 Renfe Operadora: AVE, Alvia, Euromed, Alaris, Talgo, TGV, Trenhotel (at Barcelona Sants)
Renfe Media Distancia: R11, R12, R13, R14, R15, R16, 34 (at Barcelona Sants)
Rodalies de Catalunya: R1, R2, R2 Nord, R2 Sud, R3, R4, RG1 (at Barcelona Sants)
Barcelona Metro: L3
Eixample, Barcelona Entença 1969
Hospital Clínic 1969
Diagonal 1969 Barcelona Metro: L3
FGC: L6, L7, S1, S2, S5, S6, S7 (at Provença)
Verdaguer 1973 Barcelona Metro: L4
Sagrada Família 1970 Barcelona Metro: L2
Sant Pau | Dos de Maig 1970
Sant Martí, Barcelona Camp de l'Arpa 1970
Sant Andreu, Barcelona La Sagrera 1957 Renfe Media Distancia: R12
Rodalies de Catalunya: R3, R4
Barcelona Metro: L1, L4, L9, L10
Congrés 1959
Nou Barris, Barcelona Maragall 1959 Barcelona Metro: L4
Horta-Guinardó, Barcelona Virrei Amat 1959
Vilapicina 1959
Horta 1967
El Carmel 2010
El Coll | La Teixonera 2010
Vall d'Hebron 2010 Barcelona Metro: L3

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