Barcelona Metro line 5

Route map
	Legend
	to Can Tries – Gornal
	Zona Universitària
	Rodalies
	to El Prat de Llobregat
	Provença
	Barcelona–Vallès line
	Line 9 & Line 10
	to Bon Pastor
	Rodalies
	to Montcada Junction [ es ]
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Barcelona Metro line 5
Barcelona Metro line 5
	5000 series train at Badal
Overview
Service type	Rapid transit
System	Barcelona Metro
Locale	Barcelona
First service	1959;66 years ago
Current operator(s)	TMB
Route
Termini	Cornellà Centre ; Vall d'Hebron
Stops	27
Distance travelled	18.8 km (11.7 mi)
Average journey time	30 minutes
Technical
Rolling stock	5000 series; Can Boixeres, Vilapicina, Sant Genís depots
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	1,200 V DC rigid overhead wire
Track owner(s)	TMB
Route map
Route map
	Legend
	to Can Tries – Gornal
	Zona Universitària
	Rodalies
	to El Prat de Llobregat
	Provença
	Barcelona–Vallès line
	Line 9 & Line 10
	to Bon Pastor
	Rodalies
	to Montcada Junction [ es ]
	This diagram: view ; talk ; edit ;

Last updated February 27, 2025 • 3 min readFrom Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia

Line 5, often known as "Línia Blava" (Blue line), is a rapid transit line of the Barcelona Metro network, operated by TMB and part of the ATM fare-integrated transport network.

Overview

Line 5 is 18.8 km (11.7 mi) long and has 27 stations. As most lines in the Barcelona Metro network, the line has 1,435 mm standard-gauge track and overhead wire electrification. Its current termini are Cornellà Centre, which provides connections to the Rodalies and Trambaix networks and Vall d'Hebron, which is an interchange station with Line 3 of the Barcelona Metro.

The line runs from Cornellà, in the Baix Llobregat comarca, to the Horta-Guinardó district of Barcelona, serving the northern boroughs of Hospitalet and the districts of Sants-Montjuïc and Eixample. Line 5 is currently the only Barcelona Metro line that serves the municipality of Esplugues, with the station of Can Vidalet having both of its accesses in the municipality (while the station itself is located within the limits of L'Hospitalet).

Line 5 is the second most used line in the Barcelona Metro after Line 1, with 111 million passengers using it in 2024.^[1]

History

Line 5's initial section was opened on July 21, 1959.^[2] It was initially known as Line II and was part of the Ferrocarril Metropolitano de Barcelona (FMB), one of the two rapid transit companies that would merge to form the Barcelona Metro. The initial section was a 5 station, 2.3 km route linking Vilapicina to La Sagrera, where a connection to FMB's Metro Transversal was provided.^[3] The line saw the pioneer use of a photoelectric cell-based automatic train operation system developed by the Barcelona Metro in 1960.^[3] In 1967, it would be extended from Vilapicina to Horta.

A separate project, known as Transversal Alt or Line V would open in 1969, with the initial section running from Collblanc (then known as Sant Ramon) to Diagonal. In 1970, the line would be extended from Diagonal to La Sagrera, with Line II merging into Line V.^[4] The line was expanded towards Hospitalet and Cornellà in the 1970s, with an extension to Pubilla Cases opening in 1973 and a further one to Sant Ildefons in 1976. The line would reach its current terminus in Cornellà Centre in 1983.^[5]

In 1982, with a major reorganization of TMB's network, several stations were renamed (such as General Mola, which became Verdaguer) and Line V became Line 5, as Roman numerals were abandoned.^[5]

The line would be extended from Horta towards Vall d'Hebron during the 2000s. While works began in 2002, construction ran into trouble as tunneling works caused a major collapse in El Carmel neighborhood in 2005. 3 buildings had to be demolished and around a thousand neighbors were displaced.^[6] The extension to the line's current terminus at Vall d'Hebron would finally open in 2010, providing a new connection to Line 3.^[7]

A new infill station, Ernest Lluch, opened in 2021 in Les Corts, providing a connection to the existing Trambaix station.^[8]

Chronology

1959 – La Sagrera-Vilapicina section opened (as the former Line II)
1967 – Vilapicina-Horta section opened (as the former Line II)
1969 – Collblanc-Diagonal section opened as Line V.
1970 – Diagonal-Vilapicina section opened. The line then known as Line II is integrated into Line V.
1973 – Collblanc-Pubilla Cases section opened.
1976 – Pubilla Cases-Sant Ildefons section opened.
1982 – Line V becomes Line 5 and several stations change names.
1983 – Sant Ildefons-Cornellà Centre section opened.
2010 – Horta-Vall d'Hebron section opened.
2021 – Ernest Lluch opened.

Evolution of Line 5, 1959-2010 L5.svg — Evolution of Line 5, 1959–2010

Stations

Station	Location	Opened
Cornellà Centre	Cornellà de Llobregat	23 December 1983
Gavarra		23 December 1983
Sant Ildefons		23 November 1976
Can Boixeres	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	23 November 1976
Can Vidalet		23 November 1976
Pubilla Cases		5 February 1973
Ernest Lluch		25 July 2021
Collblanc		3 November 1969
Badal	Sants-Montjuïc, Barcelona	3 November 1969
Plaça de Sants		3 November 1969
Sants Estació		3 November 1969
Entença	Eixample, Barcelona	3 November 1969
Hospital Clínic		3 November 1969
Diagonal		3 November 1969
Verdaguer		26 June 1970
Sagrada Família		26 June 1970
Sant Pau \| Dos de Maig		26 June 1970
Camp de l'Arpa	Sant Martí, Barcelona	26 June 1970
La Sagrera	Sant Andreu, Barcelona	21 July 1959
Congrés	Sant Andreu, Barcelona	21 July 1959
Maragall	Nou Barris, Barcelona	21 July 1959
Virrei Amat	Horta-Guinardó, Barcelona	21 July 1959
Vilapicina		21 July 1959
Horta		5 October 1967
El Carmel		30 July 2010
El Coll - La Teixonera		30 July 2010
Vall d'Hebron		30 July 2010