Otro transporte terrestre de pasajeros
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Transporte público de viajeros
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Transporte terrestre urbano y suburbano de pasajeros
Transporte terrestre urbano y suburbano de pasajeros
Urban and suburban passenger land transport
It is a private limited company primarily engaged in passenger transportation. The company operates the Spanish capital's subway system which has grown from a single four kilometer line covering the route from the Puerta del Sol station to Cuatro Caminos, to 12 lines covering 226 kilometers. It was inaugurated by King Alphonse XII of Spain in 1919. The company has a registered office located in Madrid, Spain. It is the second largest metro subway in Europe (after London), overtaking Moscow as a result of the addition of the MetroSur stations in 2003. The company is also one of the largest metro systems in the world, which is especially remarkable considering Madrid's population of approximately 3.5 million (Madrid city) to six million (metropolitan area). The network can be divided into two separate networks: The small-profile network includes the older Lines 1-5 and R, plus, temporarily, Line 11. Initially platforms were only built 60 m long, these were later extended on Line 1 (1960s) and 3 (2004-06), except for Line 5 which was built with 90 m long platforms from the start. Trains are 2.3 m wide. Most tunnels were excavated below ground by the so-called Madrid Method, a mining technique suitable for Madrid's soft soil. Most stations are located not deeper than 20 m below street level (except e.g. La Latina on Line 5 - 28 m) and boast a vaulted ceiling. The average station distance is 630 m. The large-profile network includes the newer Lines 6-10 and Line 12 (MetroSur). Trains on these lines are 2.8 m wide and platforms were built approximately 115 m long. Many stations, especially on Lines 6 and 9, lie very deep (e.g. Cuatro Caminos - Line 6: 48 m, Avenida de América - Line 7: 36 m - Line 9: 44 m, Sainz de Baranda - Line 9: 43 m). Stations built since the 1990s are located as close as possible to the surface. On large profile lines, the average station distance is 850 m (except on L-8 and L-9 south of Puerta de Arganda). Besides the extensive metro network, it also has a dense network of suburban trains called Cercanías. Some routes (especially C-5 from Móstoles to Fuenlabrada via Atocha) operate a metro-like service.
