All Organisations articles – Page 48
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Metro de Madrid SA
First line opened 1919. Network now comprises 13 lines with 237 stations.See Madrid network map. The metro network was expanded substantially between 1995 and 2007, with extensions to most lines and opening of Line 12 (MetroSur) growing the network by more than a quarter. Since then, growth has slowed with ...
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Metro de Palma de Mallorca
First line opened 2007, now two routes serving 17 stations. The network is operated by local railway Serveis Ferroviaris de Mallorca (SFM). The initial line M1 from Plaça d’Espanya to Universitat de les Illes Balears (UIB) opened on April 25 2007 (8·3 km, 7 stations), but flooding problems forced closure ...
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Metro de Málaga
Opened 2014; two light metro lines serving 19 stations. See Málaga network map. Work began on this mostly underground “Y”-shaped network in 2005. Both lines opened on July 30 2014, Line 1 running west in tunnel for 5·7 km before surfacing at Universidad for 3·1 km of surface route to ...
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Metro de Maracaibo
First section of Line 1 officially opened in 2006, with full opening from Altos de La Vanega northeast to the city centre at Libertador (6·5 km, 6 stations) in June 2009. Plans exist for an extension northwest from Libertador to La Curva de Molina. AddressAv Don Manuel BellosoSector Altos de ...
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Metro de Quito
Construction of the north-south line began in January 2016; see Quito network map. Opening of Line 1 between Quitumbe in the south and El Labrador in the north (15 stations) was originally scheduled for December 2019; funding was approved in 2012, with completion originally planned for 2016. A preview service ...
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Metro de Sevilla
Opened 2009; single light metro line with 21 stations. See Sevilla network map. The line runs northeast from Ciudad Expo to the city centre, then southeast to Olivar de Quintos; there is passive provision for an extra stop at Guadaíra. Trains are five-segment LRVs, rather than heavy metro vehicles. Several ...
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Metrocentro de Sevilla
Opened 2007; single tram route with seven stops. See Sevilla network map. This city-centre tram distributor line opened on October 28 2007 from Plaza Nueva in the historic centre south to Puerta de Jerez and then east to Prado De San Sebastian (1·5 km, 4 stops). The line was extended ...
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Metropolitano de Lisboa EPE (ML)
First line opened 1959. The network now comprises four lines with 56 stations. See Lisboa network map. The initial section of metro from Restauradores north to Sete Rios (now Blue line), and also a branch to Entre Campos (now Yellow line) opened on December 29 1959. On January 27 1963 ...
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Metropolitano de Tenerife SA
Opened 2007; two-line light rail network serving 25 stops. The initial east-west route linking Intercambiador in Santa Cruz de Tenerife and La Trinidad in La Laguna was opened on June 2 2007 (12·5 km, 19 stops). Two short branches, north to La Cuesta and south to Tíncer, were added on ...
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Régie des Transports de Marseille (RTM)
Opened in 1977. Two lines with 29 stations. See Marseille network map. Rubber-tyred metro Line 1 was opened in 1977-78, with the southern leg extended from Castellane to La Timone in September 1992. A further extension from La Timone to La Fourragère opened on May 6 2010 (2·5 km, 4 ...
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Sistema del Tren Electrico Urbano (Siteur), Guadalajara
Opened 1989. Network comprises 4 lines with 53 stations. See Guadalajara network map. Guadalajara’s inaugural north-south light metro Line 1 opened on September 1 1989 from Periférico Norte to Periférico Sur (15·6 km, 19 stops), with an extension north to Auditorio completed on November 23 2018 (1 km, 1 station). ...
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Maryland & Delaware Railroad (MDDE)
Runs three unconnected lines in Delaware and Maryland: Seaford – Cambridge (53 km); Townsend – Chestertown – Centreville (88 km); Frankford – Snow Hill (45 km). These carry mainly agricultural produce. All three lines connecting with the Delmarva Central Railroad, which in turn exchanges with Norfolk Southern. Address106 ...