Line 12, also known as MetroSur (Spanish for MetroSouth), is a line of the Madrid Metro inaugurated on 11 April 2003.[1] Line 12 is a circle line that is not in the city of Madrid, but links five suburban towns south of Madrid, serving around one million people. The towns linked by Line 12 are Alcorcón, Leganés, Getafe, Fuenlabrada and Móstoles. Despite parts of the line running through uninhabited territory, there are no above-ground sections in an effort to facilitate future urban development. At a total length of 40.6 km, it is the longest line in the network and even more extensive than Lines 9 and 10 with their appendages to the north and south. Despite this, Line 12 accumulated only about 32 million trips in 2018, down from 34.8 million in the previous year,[2] making it the only line to lose users in that time and the third least used after the yet-to-be-completed Line 11 and the airport connection Line 8. This decrease was mainly caused by renovation works necessitating the temporary closure of sections of the line.[3]
Line 12 stations have elements of art, such as the murals in the Hospital Severo Ochoa Station honoring the Nobel Prize winning biochemist, Severo Ochoa. Surface level stations are covered by massive roofs, with some glass to allow daylight - a similar system is used in Copenhagen Metro and Prague Metro systems.
Proposed
There are plans to build two new stations: Fuenlabrada Oeste between Loranca and Hospital de Fuenlabrada, and secondly Fuenlabrada Este between Arroyo Culebro and Parque de los Estados. No completion dates for these new stations have been given, as they are still in the planning stage.[4]
Rolling stock
Line 12 uses CAF's 8000 and AnsaldoBreda's 9000 series in MRM composition. Both series use 3-car train, as there is not enough demand, up to three extra coaches per train can be ordered
^Muñoz, Pedro (2013-04-11). "Metrosur cumple 10 años". Metro histórico (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-08-04.
^"Datos estadísticos". Metro de Madrid (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-08-04.
^todos, El dinero de. "La ruina de MetroSur: 1.700 millones, tres cierres y problemas de infraestructura desde el primer año". eldiario.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-08-04.
^"Vecinos y ayuntamientos piden abrir las estaciones "fantasma" de Metrosur". abc (in Spanish). 2018-09-23. Retrieved 2019-08-04.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Madrid Metro.
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Madrid.
Madrid Metro (official website)
Schematic map of the Metro network – from the official site (in English)
Madrid at UrbanRail.net
ENGLISH User guide, ticket types, airport supplement and timings
line, madrid, metro, vteline, 12legendzone, nicasiopuerta, surparque, lisboaalcorcón, centralparque, oestelos, rosalesuniversidad, juan, carlosmóstoles, centralpradillohospital, móstolesmanuela, malasañamóstoles, surlorancael, viverohospital, fuenlabradaparque. vteLine 12LegendZone San NicasioPuerta del SurParque LisboaAlcorcon CentralParque OesteLos RosalesUniversidad Rey Juan CarlosMostoles CentralPradilloHospital de MostolesManuela MalasanaMostoles SurLorancaEl ViveroHospital de FuenlabradaParque EuropaFuenlabrada CentralParque de los EstadosLa PollinaArroyo CulebroConservatorioAlonso de MendozaGetafe CentralJuan de la CiervaEl CasarLos EspartalesEl BercialEl CarrascalJulian BesteiroCasa del RelojHospital Severo OchoaLeganes CentralSan NicasioPoza del Agua Puerta del SurLine 12 also known as MetroSur Spanish for MetroSouth is a line of the Madrid Metro inaugurated on 11 April 2003 1 Line 12 is a circle line that is not in the city of Madrid but links five suburban towns south of Madrid serving around one million people The towns linked by Line 12 are Alcorcon Leganes Getafe Fuenlabrada and Mostoles Despite parts of the line running through uninhabited territory there are no above ground sections in an effort to facilitate future urban development At a total length of 40 6 km it is the longest line in the network and even more extensive than Lines 9 and 10 with their appendages to the north and south Despite this Line 12 accumulated only about 32 million trips in 2018 down from 34 8 million in the previous year 2 making it the only line to lose users in that time and the third least used after the yet to be completed Line 11 and the airport connection Line 8 This decrease was mainly caused by renovation works necessitating the temporary closure of sections of the line 3 Contents 1 Stations 1 1 Existing 1 2 Proposed 2 Rolling stock 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksStations Edit Alcorcon Central Metro Station Existing Edit Line 12 stations have elements of art such as the murals in the Hospital Severo Ochoa Station honoring the Nobel Prize winning biochemist Severo Ochoa Surface level stations are covered by massive roofs with some glass to allow daylight a similar system is used in Copenhagen Metro and Prague Metro systems Proposed Edit There are plans to build two new stations Fuenlabrada Oeste between Loranca and Hospital de Fuenlabrada and secondly Fuenlabrada Este between Arroyo Culebro and Parque de los Estados No completion dates for these new stations have been given as they are still in the planning stage 4 Rolling stock EditLine 12 uses CAF s 8000 and AnsaldoBreda s 9000 series in MRM composition Both series use 3 car train as there is not enough demand up to three extra coaches per train can be orderedSee also EditMadrid Transport in Madrid List of Madrid Metro stations List of metro systems Portals Spain Trains Transport EngineeringReferences Edit Munoz Pedro 2013 04 11 Metrosur cumple 10 anos Metro historico in Spanish Retrieved 2019 08 04 Datos estadisticos Metro de Madrid in Spanish Retrieved 2019 08 04 todos El dinero de La ruina de MetroSur 1 700 millones tres cierres y problemas de infraestructura desde el primer ano eldiario es in Spanish Retrieved 2019 08 04 Vecinos y ayuntamientos piden abrir las estaciones fantasma de Metrosur abc in Spanish 2018 09 23 Retrieved 2019 08 04 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Madrid Metro Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Madrid Madrid Metro official website Schematic map of the Metro network from the official site in English Madrid at UrbanRail net ENGLISH User guide ticket types airport supplement and timings Network map real distance Madrid Metro Map Coordinates 40 20 05 N 3 45 09 W 40 3347 N 3 7525 W 40 3347 3 7525 This Madrid Metro article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Line 12 Madrid Metro amp oldid 1054215587, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
