44-537: [REDACTED] Metrovalencia is an urban rail including rapid transit and trams , serving Valencia and its metropolitan area . The network is a modern amalgamation of former FEVE narrow gauge electric-operated suburban railways. It is a large suburban network that crosses the city of Valencia, with all trains continuing out to the suburbs . It also has destinations on lines that make it more closely resemble commuter trains . The unique system combines light railway , metro and several tram operations north of
88-403: A 2006 article, the political scientist Ted Balaker and the urban planner Cecilia Juong Kim stated that public rail transit provides certain benefits for a community but also that the goals of policymakers are not often met. They also note some American economists claim that contrary to popular belief, rail transit has failed to improve the environment, serve the poor, or reduce highway congestion in
132-413: A constant speed. Individual cars stop and start by releasing and gripping the cable as required. Cable cars are distinct from funiculars (whose cars are permanently attached to the cable) and cable railways (which are similar to funiculars but have rail vehicles that are attached and detached manually). Transit agencies' names for lines do not necessarily reflect their technical categorization. For example,
176-400: A red signal. The second used its emergency brakes to avoid a collision, but was hit by a third train. The force of the impact severely damaged the drivers' cabs at the front of the last train and at the rear of the second train. The crash occurred between Paiporta and Picanya about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) south-east of the city centre. The 3729 and 3730 EMUs are now a single EMU with 3729A and
220-459: A switched network. A funicular is a cable-driven inclined railway that uses the weight of descending cars to help pull the ascending cars up the slope. The term funicular derives from the Latin word funiculus , the diminutive of funis , meaning 'rope'. A cable car, in the context of mass transit, is a system using rail cars that are hauled by a continuously moving cable that runs at
264-560: A tram line connecting Valencia's north and south boulevards with the towns of Alboraya , Mislata and Xirivella . It would have brought metro service to Valencia's Tres Forques, L'Olivereta and Malilla districts. Only a small part of the line was constructed through Valencia's Torrefiel and Orriols districts and opened as part of the new Line 6 in September 2007. This line, initially designated as line 8, would have begun at La Fe. It would have run through Valencia's district of La Torre and
308-1161: Is a railway in which the track consists of a single rail, as opposed to the traditional track with two parallel rails . The term possibly comes from 1897, from German engineer Eugen Langen , who called an elevated railway system with wagons suspended the Eugen Langen One-railed Suspension Tramway (Einschieniges Hängebahnsystem Eugen Langen). A commuter rail, regional rail or suburban rail system operates on mainline trackage, which may be shared with intercity rail and freight trains . Systems tend to operate at lower frequencies than rapid transit or light rail systems but tend to travel at higher speeds, have more widely spaced stations and cover longer overall distances. They have high passenger capacities per single train. Though many European and East Asian commuter rail systems operate with frequencies and rolling stock similar to that of rapid transit, they do not qualify as such because they share tracks with intercity/freight trains, or they have at grade crossings. For example, S-trains are hybrid systems combining
352-877: Is named the "Underground" and is commonly nicknamed the "tube". Systems in Germany are called "U-Bahn", which stands for Untergrundbahn ("underground rail"). Many systems in East, Southeast and South Asia like Taipei , Chennai and Singapore , are called "MRT", which stands for "mass rapid transit". Systems that are predominantly elevated may be referred to as "L", as in Chicago , or "Skytrain", as in Bangkok and Vancouver . Other less common names include "T-bane", which stands for "tunnelbana" (in Scandinavia, literally tunnel track ) and "MTR" (mass transit railway). A monorail
396-400: Is not represented on maps.) One year later, Lines 1 and 5 were extended from Torrent to Torrent Avinguda, a distance of 2.3 kilometres (1.4 mi). On 3 October 2005, an infill station between Colón and Jesús was opened on Line 5 with a connection to València-Nord . Additionally, Line 4 was extended to Mas del Rosari, and on December 20 to Lloma Llarga-Terramelar. On 2 April 2007, Line 5
440-428: Is not, unlike rapid transit, fully grade-separated from other traffic. Light rail also generally operates with multiple-unit trains , rather than single tramcars. It emerged as an evolution of trams/streetcars. Light rail systems vary significantly in terms of speed and capacity and range from slightly improved tram systems to systems that are essentially rapid transit but with some level crossings. The term "light rail"
484-611: Is sometimes known as "heavy rail" to distinguish it from light rail. Both heavy and light often refer to the capacity and sometimes to investment costs. In most parts of the world, such systems are known as a "metro", short for "metropolitan", which is itself short for " Metropolitan Railway ", the first such system in the world. The term "subway" is used in many American systems, as well as in Glasgow and in Toronto . The system in London
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#1732794623448528-547: Is the most common term especially in Americas, but German systems are called Stadtbahn , which translates to "city railway". Additionally " tram-train " systems are called Regionalstadtbahn and " semi-metro " systems are called U-Stadtbahn or U-Strab . A rapid transit system is a railway , usually in an urban area , with high passenger capacities and frequency of service and (usually) full grade separation from other traffic, including other rail traffic. It
572-434: Is used in most parts of the world. In North America, such systems are referred to as "streetcar" or "trolley" systems. In Germany, such systems are called Straßenbahn , which literally translates as "street train" or "street railway". A light rail system is a rail-based transit system that has higher capacity and speed than a tram, usually by operating in an exclusive right-of-way separated from automobile traffic, but it
616-473: Is used to refer to various methods of providing faster bus services and the systems that use it have similar characteristics to light rail . Guided buses are buses capable of being steered by external means, usually on a dedicated track or roll way that excludes other traffic. Some cities experimenting with guided bus technologies, such as Nancy , have chosen to refer to them as 'trams on tires' ( rubber-tired trams ) and given them tram-like appearances. In
660-543: The 2023 Valencian regional election on a programme which included completing Line 10, the People's Party of the Valencian Community began considering various options for northern extensions, including the original idea to Tavernes Blanques or alternative routes to Empalme station. Plans were made for an extension of Line 9 to Vilamarxant . However, by 2015, the plans had been abandoned. This would have been
704-887: The Green Line in Boston is referred to as a subway although it is mostly made up of above-ground portions. Conversely, the Docklands Light Railway in London , C Line in Los Angeles , and some metro lines in China are referred to as "Light Rail" but qualify as rapid transit because they are fully grade-separated and provide a high frequency of service. Many cities use names such as subway and elevated railway to describe their entire systems, even if they combine both methods of operation. Slightly less than half of
748-673: The London Underground 's tracks, for example, are actually underground. The New York City Subway also combines elevated and subterranean stations, and the Chicago "L" and the Vancouver SkyTrain use tunnels to run through central areas. A bus shares many characteristics with light rail and trams but does not run on rails. Trolleybuses are buses that are powered from overhead wires . Vehicles that can travel both on rails and on roads have been tried experimentally but are not in common use. The term bus rapid transit
792-608: The Malvarrosa Beach [ es ] , replacing the former line from Empalme to El Grau. In May 1995, Line 3 was created via a new tunnel from El Palmaret in Alboraria to Alameda . The extension reused an existing railway line from Pont de Fusta to Rafelbunyol , of which part was scrapped (between Pont de Fusta - Sant Llorenç - El Palmaret). The remainder was switched from 750 V to 1500 V. Further alterations followed five years later. On 16 September 1998, Line 2
836-710: The Trenet were later built between 1891 and 1912. In 1917, both the Valencian Tramway Corporation and the Compagnie Génerale des Tramways de Valence (Espagne) Société Lyonnaise ( es ) were merged into a single company called the Valencia Tram and Rail Company ( es:Compañía de Tranvías y Ferrocarriles de Valencia ) . After years of losses, the rail operations of CTFV were finally acquired by FEVE in 1964. On 8 October 1988,
880-482: The University of Valencia , with 1,951,080 users. The remaining stations in the top eight were Plaça de Espanya (1,807,538 passengers), Amistat (1,552,281) and Mislata (1,505,106). The first two of these were located in areas near Valencia centre, while Mislata was the main station for the satellite town of the same name . In 2014, the system carried 60,111,000 passengers. In 2015, 60,686,589 passengers used
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#1732794623448968-496: The floods on 29 October 2024 , with the lines south of the city particularly badly affected, halting service. The tram lines 4, 6 and 8 resumed service on 9 November 2024, with a bus replacement service covering the route of the other lines. Line 9 is planned to be extended to the centre of Riba-roja de Túria . A tunnel will be built between Bailén and Alameda stations, with a new station near Valencia city hall, in order to improve service frequency. Line 10 will be extended north from
1012-577: The tunnel through which Line 1 crosses Valencia was opened between Sant Isidre and Empalme (at the time called Ademuz ), allowing through-running via València-Jesús to Castelló de la Ribera . Line 2 went from València-Sud to Llíria , with some trains terminating in Paterna . The opening was marked by a ceremony in Plaça Espanya station attended by Transport Minister José Barrionuevo and Valencian President Joan Lerma . In May 1994,
1056-518: The 3730A cars, the 'B' cars were severely damaged and are currently at València-Sud workshop, waiting to be scrapped. The date 3 July 2006 was a dark day for the Valencia metro. In a severe accident , a two-car EMU derailed between Jesús and Plaça d'Espanya stations. At least 43 people were killed and 47 injured. It was the worst metro accident in Spanish history. The system was severely damaged by
1100-753: The Natzaret terminus to Valencia's marina and Malvarosa beach. Three more lines are planned. Of those, Line 12 will use part of the track of line 10 and add 4 new stations. In 2006, the Generalitat Valenciana proposed a number of new lines and extensions which were abandoned due to lack of funds after the financial crisis of 2007–2008 . Line 10 was originally planned to have run underground through Ciutat Vella (Valencia's historic centre) before emerging at surface level at Pont de Fusta station and continuing to Tavernes Blanques . One station on this line, Mercat Central, began construction in 2007 and
1144-567: The Túria riverbed park with line 4. Trains of lines 1, 3, 5 and 9 have automatic train operation (ATO) in 25.3 kilometers of underground system. Tram lines 4, 6, 8 and 10 are operated by modern trams. This network consists of more than 161.7 km of route, of which 29.8 km is underground. The system authority Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat Valenciana (FGV) uses bilingual signage in Valencian and Spanish . Notes: In 1998, Line 2
1188-1321: The United States. They also claim economists are somewhat more optimistic about rail transit's impact on economic development. Compagnie G%C3%A9nerale des Tramways de Valence (Espagne) Soci%C3%A9t%C3%A9 Lyonnaise Look for Compagnie Génerale des Tramways de Valence (Espagne) Société Lyonnaise on one of Misplaced Pages's sister projects : [REDACTED] Wiktionary (dictionary) [REDACTED] Wikibooks (textbooks) [REDACTED] Wikiquote (quotations) [REDACTED] Wikisource (library) [REDACTED] Wikiversity (learning resources) [REDACTED] Commons (media) [REDACTED] Wikivoyage (travel guide) [REDACTED] Wikinews (news source) [REDACTED] Wikidata (linked database) [REDACTED] Wikispecies (species directory) Misplaced Pages does not have an article with this exact name. Please search for Compagnie Génerale des Tramways de Valence (Espagne) Société Lyonnaise in Misplaced Pages to check for alternative titles or spellings. You need to log in or create an account and be autoconfirmed to create new articles. Alternatively, you can use
1232-565: The characteristics of both rapid transit and commuter rail systems. Generally, S-trains share tracks with mainline passenger and freight trains, but the distances between stations and the service headway resemble metro systems. Automated guideway transit systems tend to operate with medium passenger capacities. Larger systems span a variety of conceptual designs, from subway-like advanced rapid transit (ART) systems to smaller (typically two to six passengers) vehicles known as personal rapid transit (PRT) which offer direct point-to-point travel along
1276-550: The first tranvia in the system, Line 4, opened. Valencia was the first city in Spain to use this mode of transport in the modern era as trams had been withdrawn from Valencia in the 1970s and replaced by buses. Initially, the line was 9.7 kilometres (6.0 mi) long and had 21 stations. The line connected the suburban lines with high demand zones such as the Polytechnic University , the new university campus, and
1320-416: The following categories, which sometimes overlap because some systems or lines have aspects of multiple types. A tram , streetcar , or trolley system is a rail-based transit system that runs mainly or completely along streets (with street running ), with a relatively-low capacity and frequent stops; however, modern trams have a greater passenger capacity than traditional trams. Passengers usually board at
1364-419: The neighborhoods of Orriols and Torrefiel to the metro system for the first time. Additionally a new infill station, Torre del Virrei, was added to Line 1, between L'Eliana and La Pobla de Vallbona. On 12 December 2010, two overground stations on Lines 3, Alboraya and Palmaret, were replaced by new subterranean stations: Alboraia Peris Aragó and Alboraia - Palmaret, respectively. Additionally, on Line 1, Jesús
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1408-512: The network, reversing a decline which had occurred in previous years. Seventeen stations reported more than 1 million users in that year. In 2019, patronage reached an all-time high of over 69 million. The ten busiest stations were Xàtiva with 5,459,784 passengers, Colón (4,520,931); Àngel Guimerà (3,067,957); Túria (2,044,393); Plaça d'Espanya (2,035,060); Facultats (1,951,546); Benimaclet (1,837,812); Amistat (1,817,120); Mislata (1,708,658); Avinguda del Cid (1,598,112). In 2022,
1452-488: The number of fare zones was reduced from four to two, as part of a reduction in ticket prices, with a supplemental fare applying to Aeroport station . Additionally, the names of 21 stations were changed to make the names more readily identifiable, to adapt them to the urban changes in their areas, and to promote "linguistic normalisation" (favouring Valencian language names rather than Spanish language ones.) The changes took effect alongside other changes made in preparation for
1496-464: The opening of the new tram Line 10 , which opened for service on 17 May 2022. Between 2002 and the first quarter of 2012, 83 accidents had occurred on the network, costing the lives of 56 people. On 9 September 2005, two trains crashed into each other on Line 1 . Nobody was killed, but according to early reports 35 people were injured, 4 of whom were taken to hospital, their condition described as serious. The first train had been stationary waiting for
1540-859: The service, a decline of 2.8% from the 65,074,726 who had used it in 2011. The 2011 figures had shown a 5% decline compared to 2010. On average 172,887 passengers a day used the service in 2012 with the busiest day being 18 March, the final day of the Fallas festival, when 482,960 passengers used the service. The three most used stations on the network were all in the centre of Valencia: Xàtiva , beside Valencia's main train station , with 4,769,628 passengers in 2012, Colón , in one of Valencia's main shopping streets, with 4,189,736 passengers and Àngel Guimerà , an interchange station for lines 1,4 and 5 situated beside Valencia old town, with 2,461,012 users. The fourth and fifth busiest stations were Túria , next to Valencia's main bus station, with 2,035,521 and Facultats , serving
1584-462: The street or curb level, but low-floor trams may allow level boarding. Longer-distance lines are called interurbans or radial railways . Modern trams also operate as self-propelled trains coupled through a multiple unit instead of individual trams and are often included within the broader term light rail ; however, they differ in that trams frequently share the platform with vehicular traffic and do not have signal priority. The term "tram"
1628-592: The system carried 63,361,626 passengers. The Metrovalencia network traces its origins to the Trenet de València ( ca ; es ) system of narrow-gauge interurban railways , of which its first section, built by the Valencian Tramway Society ( es:Sociedad Valenciana de Tranvías ) was opened in 1888 between Valencia (near the Pont de Fusta, or Fusta Bridge) and Llíria. Several further extensions of
1672-574: The terminus at Faitanar. The coastal tram ( es ), originally designated as Line 10, would have connected Alboraya 's Port Saplaya and Patacona beach with Valencia's Malvarosa and Las Arenas beaches before terminating at Marítim station. [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Media related to Metrovalencia at Wikimedia Commons Urban rail Urban rail transit is a wide term for various types of local rail systems providing passenger service within and around urban or suburban areas. The set of urban rail systems can be roughly subdivided into
1716-494: The towns of Sedaví , Alfafar and Benetússer before dividing into two. The southern branch would have gone through Massanassa , Catarroja , Albal , Beniparrell before terminating in Silla . The western branch was to run through Paiporta , Torrent , Alaquàs and Aldaia . It would then have split into 2 further branches. One would have terminated at Bonaire shopping centre with the other continuing through Quart de Poblet to
1760-427: Was combined with Line 1; it became a separate branch again in 2015. Lines 7 to 9 were created in 2015 by splitting existing branch lines, with the only new stations for these lines consisting of the extension from Manises to Riba-roja de Túria. The network includes five unmanned stations: Rocafort, Fuente del Jarro, Massarojos, Fondo de Benaguasil and Font de l'Almaguer. In 2012, an estimated 63,103,814 passengers used
1804-429: Was completed at a cost of 27 million euros, but remains a ghost station . In March 2021, the director of Valencian railways said that the project had been abandoned and that a decision would be taken on how to use the completed station. In 2023 the Valencia regional government began feasibility studies in connecting the disused station with the rest of the network through a new tunnel. Also at the end of 2023, after winning
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1848-481: Was extended eastward to Marítim (originally planned to be called Jerónimo Monsoriu). This station allows transfers to a tram operating to the port at Neptú station (opening two weeks later on the 18th), which was originally listed only as an extension of Line 5. Simultaneously, Line 5 was extended west with Line 3 to a new station at the Valencia Airport . On 22 September 2007, Line 6 was opened, linking
1892-624: Was merged with Line 1, and Line 3 was extended from Alameda to Avinguda del Cid in the west with a branch to Torrent in the south (with some trains only going as far as Jesús). Then, in May 1999, Line 3 was extended again from Avinguda del Cid to Mislata-Almassil. In April 2003, Line 5 was opened, taking over the Torrent branch of Line 3 together with a newly constructed 2.3-kilometre (1.4 mi) branch from Alameda to Ayora . (Although some very early morning trains still travel from Machado to Torrent, this
1936-519: Was renamed Joaquin Sorolla, while the Hospital station was renamed Safranar. On 6 March 2015, a 4-station spur from Rosas to Riba-roja de Túria was opened as Line 9. This followed the path of a regional train line, which had been closed in 2005. In April 2015, the metro map was redrawn with several of the branches split into separate lines, increasing the number of lines to 9. On 1 February 2022,
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