Line 8 (Madrid Metro)

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Madrid-MetroLinea8.svg Line 8
Aeropuerto T4 1411.jpg
Aeropuerto T4
Overview
Native nameLínea 8
Owner CRTM
Locale Madrid
Termini
Stations8
Website www.metromadrid.es/en/linea/linea-8
Service
Type Rapid transit
System Madrid Metro
Operator(s) CRTM
Rolling stock CAF 8000
History
Opened24 June 1998;25 years ago (1998-06-24)
Technical
Line length16.467 km (10.232 mi)
CharacterUnderground, at-grade
Track gauge 1,445 mm (4 ft 8+78 in)
Route map

Contents

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Aeropuerto T4
BSicon FLUG.svg Cercanias Logo.svg
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Barajas
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Aeropuerto T1-T2-T3
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Corralejos
(proposed)
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Line 5 (proposed)
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Feria de Madrid
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Mar de Cristal
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Pinar del Rey
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Colombia
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Nuevos Ministerios
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Line map Madrid Metro Line 8.svg
Line map

Line 8 of the Madrid Metro opened between Mar de Cristal and Campo de las Naciones (now Feria de Madrid) on 24 June 1998. An extension to Barajas via Madrid Airport was opened in 1999 and in 2002 an extension to Nuevos Ministerios and Colombia opened. Originally this line was a small-profile line, but in 2002 it became a large rolling stock line. The line uses 4-car versions of class 8000 trains. In 2007 an intermediate station called Pinar del Rey opened between Colombia and Mar de Cristal, as did an extension to the new Terminal 4 of Madrid Airport.

The line was temporarily closed for renovation from 26 January to 12 April 2017.

The old Line 8

Route map of old line 8 Antigua Linea 8 del Metro de Madrid.png
Route map of old line 8

As part of network extension plans in the 1970s, the construction of a north–south line along the Castellana-Recoletos-Prado axis originating in Fuencarral and headed toward Madrid Atocha and further to the south was initiated. The southern stretch toward Carabanchel is now the current Line 11. From this project the construction of the section between Fuencarral and Nuevos Ministerios which opened on 9 June 1982 on the occasion of the celebration of the World Cup in Spain began, as the line gave service to Santiago Bernabeu Stadium.

Given the economic difficulties of the Metro in the 70s and 80s, the rest of the project from the original Line 8 was discarded, and instead only tunnel that connected via line 8 to line 7 is enabled. This way, on Tuesday 23 December 1986, the extension of line 8 from Nuevos Ministerios and Americas Avenue was opened.

The project developed between 1995 and 1998 to merge lines 8 and 10 by building a tunnel between Alonso Martínez and Nuevos Ministerios, left down the stretch Nuevos Ministerios - Avenida de America. Subsequently, on 10 December 1996 the tunnel was opened, after which the line 8 disappeared to lease its infrastructure to line 10. To make this possible, it was necessary to install the platforms projections because, since then, the stretch began to exploit narrow gauge trains.

Stations

StationOpenedZoneConnections
Aeropuerto T4 Wheelchair symbol.svg 2007A Cercanías Madrid: C-1 light blue.svg C-10 lime.svg
Barajas Wheelchair symbol.svg 1999A
Aeropuerto T1-T2-T3 Wheelchair symbol.svg 1999A
Feria de Madrid Wheelchair symbol.svg 1998A
Mar de Cristal Wheelchair symbol.svg 1998A Madrid Metro: Madrid-MetroLinea4.svg
Pinar del Rey Wheelchair symbol.svg 2007A
Colombia Wheelchair symbol.svg 2002A Madrid Metro: Madrid-MetroLinea9.svg
Nuevos Ministerios Wheelchair symbol.svg 2002A Madrid Metro: Madrid-MetroLinea6.svg Madrid-MetroLinea10.svg
Cercanías Madrid: C-1 light blue.svg C-2 green.svg C-3 dark pink.svg C-4 dark blue.svg C-7 red.svg C-8 green.svg C-10 lime.svg

Future of Line 8

Plans exist to extend Line 8 in the future beyond Nuevos Ministerios. Projected stops are:

StationConnections
Gregorio Marañón Madrid-MetroLinea7.svg Madrid-MetroLinea10.svg
Rubén Darío Madrid-MetroLinea5.svg
Colón Madrid-MetroLinea4.svg
Recoletos Madrid-MetroRENFE.svg
Banco de España Madrid-MetroLinea2.svg
Prado
Atocha Cercanias Logo.svg Madrid-MetroRENFE.svg Madrid-MetroLinea1.svg , future Madrid-MetroLinea11.svg
Mendez Alvaro Madrid-MetroRENFE.svg Madrid-MetroLinea6.svg
 
Key:

Madrid-MetroLinea1.svg Madrid-MetroLinea2.svg Madrid-MetroLinea4.svg Madrid-MetroLinea5.svg Madrid-MetroLinea6.svg Madrid-MetroLinea7.svg Madrid-MetroLinea10.svg Madrid-MetroLinea11.svg Madrid Metro lines
Cercanias Logo.svg Renfe suburban services
Madrid-MetroRENFE.svg Renfe intercity services

A date for this extension has not yet been given, as it is only in the planning stage. [1] An additional station called Corralejos is planned to be built between Feria de Madrid and Aeropuerto T1-T2-T3, where transfer to the planned line 5 extension will be made.

See also

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References

  1. Barqueros, Isidro (2011-12-07). "El transporte que no fue (9): La ampliación sur de la línea 8". ecomovilidad.net (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-09-05.