Line 1 (Metrovalencia) (original) (raw)

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Line 1
A train in Rocafort station.
Overview
Status Active
Owner Generalitat Valenciana
Locale Valencia, Spain
Termini BéteraCastelló
Stations 40
Color on map Yellow
Service
Type Urban rail
System Metrovalencia
Route number 1
Operator(s) FGV
Ridership 5,469,643 (2020)[1]
History
Opened 1988
Technical
Line length 72.145 km (44.83 mi)
Track gauge 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge
Operating speed 80 km/h (50 mph)
Route map Legend Bétera Horta Vella Zone BAB Masies Seminari-CEU Montcada-Alfara Massarrojos Rocafort Godella Burjassot-Godella Burjassot Zone ABA Line 2 Empalme Beniferri Campanar Túria Àngel Guimerà Plaça Espanya Line 7 Jesús Patraix Safranar Sant Isidre FGV headquarters València Sud Zone AAB Paiporta Picanya Torrent Line 2 & Line 7 Col·legi El Vedat Realón Sant Ramon Picassent Omet Espioca Zone ABB Font Almaguer Alginet Ausiàs March Carlet Benimodo L'Alcúdia Montortal Massalavés Alberic Castelló This diagram: viewtalkedit

Line 1 is the oldest rail service in Metrovalencia, in Valencia, Spain. The line opened in 1988 and has 40 stations with a total track length of 72.145 kilometres (44.829 mi). This makes Line 1 the longest line of the Metrovalencia, almost two times longer than Line 2.

The 1 operates during the day, stopping at the most important stations between Bétera station and Castelló station, specially the ones in the metropolitan area. For most stops outside the metropolitan area, passengers must request stop before alighting.

On July 3, 2006, an accident occurred on this line, between Jesús and Plaça d'Espanya station. 43 people were killed.

  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.

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