They comprise six cars, four of them motored, with 24 doors on each side and a seating capacity of 1, with seats. Madrid Metro is strengthening its current trains as well as ordering complete new sets. The first line to benefit from longer trains will be Line 3, where 36 new sets will allow second headways and increase peak time capacity to 22, passengers per hour.
They feature automatic train control to govern speeds and stop trains passing signals at danger, and video surveillance. To feed the additional capacity created by the extension of Line 8 to the Airport, 14 new cars have been ordered to strengthen Series trains.
July saw the opening of a new control centre for the entire network, at Alto de Arenal. It unites the control of train services, stations, power supply and security previously handled from five separate locations. The centre has staff arranged into five groups, controlling train operations, passenger information, station equipment, security and power supply.
Six new depots will be needed to accommodate the new metro trainsets and 70 light rail vehicles. The extension of Line 8 to Barajas Airport will greatly increase business. Older stations are being refurbished to the standards of those built post, and 49 stations will be easier to access for those with reduced mobility.
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News Analysis Features Comment Projects. Around 10 years ago, the foundations of this church were uncovered, causing huge delays to the construction works. Ruins of a 16th-century fountain were discovered during renovation works at Opera and are now displayed in situ inside the station.
Remains of these prehistoric beasts can be seen on display inside the station entrance. Nestled among tall trees and bristly shrubs, Lago feels a world away from the bustling city just a kilometre to the east, and this was in fact the intention: the Franco administration wanted a station that reflected the great achievements of Spanish agriculture.
As you disembark the metro and start to climb the escalators, begin to imagine yourself ascending towards the top deck of an outdated space station. Picture s curves, steel walls, tonnes of concrete, and glassed-in circular apertures offering views through the floor to the track below. Fun fact: these skylights were also how the tunnelling machine was removed. Bringing a modern twist to this icon of traditional music, two local street artists painted a metre mural of Paco in the station.
The control centre for the entire metro network is located on line 1 at Alto de Arenal. But photographs of the interior reveal a vast array of screens and maps — like something straight out of Star Trek. Meanwhile, its modern-day relatives go about their business several metres below. When a new post is published. Once a week. Once a month. I also want to receive the newsletter. A Subway with Century-Old Construction. Juan Samaniego. Publicada el 17 de Octubre de With eyes wide open The first inauguration of the Madrid Metro took place on October 17, Expansion for line 4, at the Goya station.
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