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40-397: Valencia Metro may refer to: Metrovalencia , the rapid transit network for the city of Valencia, Spain and its metropolitan area Valencia Metro (Venezuela) , the light metro system serving the city of Valencia, Carabobo, Venezuela Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with

80-400: 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

120-457: A student of this university. In the seventeenth century, the university divided into two factions, the Thomists and the anti-Thomists. The discussions were heated and aroused partisan feelings throughout the entire Kingdom of Valencia. The university possessed a library of 27,000 volumes which was destroyed by the soldiers under the command of General Suchet. Among the most noted professors of

160-761: Is among the top ten universities in Europe. The university has partnered with International Studies Abroad, a study abroad provider based in Austin, Texas , to bring inbound students from the United States and Canada. Research is conducted through several ways. The Academic Departments within each School, the Research Institutes, the Science Park and some others. The Research Institutes are conceived as multi-disciplinary research structures beyond

200-505: 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

240-548: Is considered to be the 'founding' of the university. In 1501, Pope Alexander VI signed the bill of approval and one year later Ferdinand II the Catholic proclaimed the Royal Mandatory Concession. Its foundation was due to the zeal of Vincent Ferrer (later canonised) and to the donation of a building by Mosen Pedro Vilaragut. Only very meagre accounts have been preserved of the practical workings of

280-521: Is located in the metropolitan area of Valencia, in the municipalities of Burjassot and Paterna . The current chancellor is María Vicenta Mestre Escrivá. At the request of James I the Conqueror , Pope Innocent IV in 1246 authorized (by a Bull ) the establishment of estudis generals in Valencia. The University Statutes were passed by the municipal magistrates of Valencia on 30 April 1499; this

320-400: 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

360-608: 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

400-711: 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,

440-484: 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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480-498: 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

520-578: 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,

560-462: 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

600-757: 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

640-570: 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

680-515: The Valencian graduates of medicine became famous. Pedro Ximeno discovered the third small bone of the ear. He was professor at Alcalá and had for a pupil the celebrated Vallés . Luis Collado, professor of botany, made some valuable discoveries and carried on exhaustive studies of the plants of the Levant; Vicente Alfonso Lorente wrote works on botany; and the famous botanist Cavanilles was also

720-579: The courses are taught in Spanish , however their plan is to increase the number of courses available in Valencian and English as well. It is located in the Mediterranean Spanish baseline, in the city of Valencia which is the capital and most populous city of the autonomous community of Valencia and the third largest city in Spain, with a population of 829,705 in 2014. One of its campuses

760-522: The end of 2023, after winning 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,

800-500: 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

840-732: The last in 1643. During the Spanish Civil War , in 1938, a fire badly damaged the library. The University of Valencia has three main urban campuses located in Valencia city and in Burjassot-Paterna, and some other buildings and facilities in the hearth of Valencia town, such as the Historic Building, Botanical Garden , Cerveró Palace, the Rectorate and others, and the astronomical observatory , located in

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880-422: The names of illustrious students that of Tosca , Evangelista Torricelli 's friend, noted physicist and author of important mathematical works, stands out prominently. Escolano says that it was the leading university in mathematics, the humanities, philosophy, and medicine. Large anatomical drawings were made by the students. Valencia was the first university of Spain to found a course for the study of herbs. Many of

920-419: 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

960-513: 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,

1000-491: 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

1040-467: 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

1080-615: The plans had been abandoned. This would have been 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

1120-859: 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

1160-593: 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

1200-458: 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 University of Valencia The university was founded in 1499, and currently has around 55,000 students. Most of

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1280-745: The town of Aras de los Olmos . The University of Valencia has 18 Schools and Faculties located in its three main campuses. Each one allocates different academic departments and offers undergraduate, official masters and PhD programs. The University of Valencia offers degrees in almost all of the academic fields: Arts and Humanities, Engineering, Health sciences, Science, and Social sciences. The exchange programs with foreign universities, as well as other programs of International Cooperation and Development Aid, allow students to study in other academic institutions from Europe, North America, Latin America, and Asia. Regarding student mobility through Erasmus program, it

1320-494: 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

1360-488: The university was D. Francisco Pérez Bayer , a man of wide culture and great influence in the reign of Charles III of Spain . Around the university several colleges for poor students sprang up: the first was founded by St. Thomas of Villanova in 1561 and then followed those founded by Doña Angela Alonsar, and Mosen Pedro Martín. The most famous, called Corpus Christi, was founded by Blessed Juan de Ribera ; Philip II founded that of San Jorge; and Melchor de Villena founded

1400-401: The university. From the time of its foundation the courses included Latin , Greek , Hebrew , Arabic , philosophy , mathematics , and physics , theology , Canon law , and medicine . The closing years of the seventeenth, and the whole of the eighteenth century, witnessed the most prosperous era of the university, Greek, Latin, mathematics, and medicine being specially cultivated. Among

1440-428: 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

1480-400: 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

1520-481: 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

1560-625: 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

1600-521: 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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