Line 2 (Metrovalencia)

Line 2 of Metrovalencia opened on March 6, 2015 in the city of Valencia, Spain. The line, which featured no new stations, was created as part of a restructuring of public transport in the city. It replaced the branch of Line 1 which ran from Llíria to Torrent.[2]

Line 2
Benimàmet station, September 2018.
Overview
StatusActive
OwnerGeneralitat Valenciana
LocaleValencia, Spain
Termini
Stations33
Color on mapPink
Service
TypeUrban rail
SystemMetrovalencia
Route number2
Operator(s)FGV
Ridership5,251,071 (2020)[1]
History
Opened1988
Technical
Line length39.445 km (24.51 mi)
Track gauge1,000 mm (3 ft 3+38 in) metre gauge
Operating speed80 km/h (50 mph)
Route map

Llíria
Benaguasil
Fondo de Benaguasil
La Pobla de Vallbona
Gallipont-Torre del Virrei
L'Eliana
Montesol
El Clot
Entrepins
La Vallesa
Zone
B
AB
La Canyada
Fuente del Jarro
Santa Rita
Paterna
Campament
Les Carolines-Fira
Benimàmet
Cantereria
Zone
AB
A
Empalme
Beniferri
Campanar
Túria
Àngel Guimerà
Plaça Espanya
Jesús
Patraix
Safranar
Sant Isidre
FGV headquarters
València Sud
Zone
A
AB
Paiporta
Picanya
Torrent
Torrent Avinguda

History

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The original line 2 of Metrovalencia was opened with the rest of the network in 1988 and ran from Llíria to Villanueva de Castellón. On 16 September 1999, line 2 ceased to exist when it was merged into line 1.

In the 2000s, a new line 2 was planned, to run from Tavernes Blanques to Valencia's Natzaret district. After years of delays, it opened in May 2022 as line 10.[3] The line 2 designation is now used for existing branches of the network. The frequency of trains on these branches will remain unchanged.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Metrovalencia registra 36,9 millones usuarios en 2020, un 46,7% menos que en 2019 debido a la crisis de la Covid-19" [Metrovalencia sees 36.9 million users in 2020, a 46.7% drop from 2019 due to the Covid-19 crisis]. 20 Minutos (in Spanish). 15 January 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Así serán las nuevas líneas de Metrovalencia". ABC (in Spanish). 27 November 2014. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  3. ^ "La T2 del metro de Valencia cambia de nombre". Levante-EMV. 29 April 2022.
  4. ^ Andrés Durà, Raquel (5 January 2015). "Metrovalencia pasa de cinco a nueve líneas sin ampliar la red". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 January 2022.
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