Rapid transit in Spain

Rapid transit in Spain consists of four metro systems, three ^[1] hybrid metro-suburban systems. ^[2] Spain also has several light rail systems, some with sections built to rapid transit standards.

Rapid transit systems

City	System	Start of operations	System length	Lines [a]	Stations [b]	Gauge	Operator
Barcelona	Barcelona Metro	1924	170 km (110 mi)	12	189	1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) (L8) 1,668 mm (5 ft 5+21⁄32 in) (L1) 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) (all other lines)	TMB/FGC
Bilbao	Metro Bilbao	11 November 1995	43.28 km (26.9 mi) [3]	3	48 [3]	1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)	Biscay Transport Consortium (CTB)
Madrid	Madrid Metro	17 October 1919	293 km (182 mi) [4]	13	301	1,445 mm (4 ft 8+7⁄8 in) (lines 1, 2, 3 4, and R) 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) (other lines)	Metro de Madrid
Seville	Seville Metro	2 April 2009	18 km (11 mi)	1	21	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)	Sociedad Concesionaria de la Junta de Andalucía [5]

Hybrid metro/suburban systems

City	System	Start of operations	System length	Lines	Stations	Gauge	Operator
Cadiz	Trambahía	26 October 2022	24 km (14.9 mi)	1	22	1,668 mm (5 ft 5+21⁄32 in)	Renfe
Palma de Mallorca	Palma Metro	25 April 2007	15.6 km (9.7 mi)	2 [6]	16	1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)	SFM
Valencia	Metrovalencia	5 May 1995	156.4 km (97.2 mi) [7]	9	137	1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)	FGV

Light rail systems

City	System	Start of operations	System length	Lines	Stations	Gauge	Operator
Granada	Granada Metro	21 September 2017	15.92 km (9.9 mi)	1	26	1,445 mm (4 ft 8+7⁄8 in),	Metro De Granada/ Junta de Andalucía
Malaga	Malaga Metro	30 July 2014	11.3 km (7 mi)	2	17	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)	Metro de Málaga

References

1. Indicates lines that are in operation for operational systems, lines that are under construction for under construction systems and proposed lines for proposed systems.
2. Indicates stations that are in operation for operational systems, stations that are under construction for under construction systems and proposed stations for proposed systems.

1. Source is from 2019, yet Cádiz Bay tram-train opened in 2022.
2. Forero‐Ortiz, Edwar (2020). Flood Risk Assessment in an Underground Railway System under the Impact of Climate Change. Basel, Switzerland: MDPI. p. 2. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
3. "Metro in figures - Network features". Metro Bilbao S.A. Archived from the original on 2013-10-18. Retrieved 2014-05-13.
4. "Metro de Madrid Figures". Metro de Madrid. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
5. "Who we are". Metro Sevilla. Archived from the original on 2012-11-05. Retrieved 2012-11-04.
6. "Línies / Metro Palma" [Lines / Metro Palma] (in Catalan). TIB - Consorci de Transports de Mallorca (CTM). Retrieved 2014-05-14.
7. "FGV en cifras > Metrovalencia en cifras > Datos de la red de Metrovalencia" [FGV figures > Metrovalencia figures > Data on the Metrovalencia network] (in Spanish). FGV. 2014.