Passengers get on board Spain's first driverless metro line

Passengers get on board Spain's first driverless metro line
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By m.p. - Dec 13, 2009 - 3:25 PM

The route of the first stretch of Line 9 to come into operation. Photo – Generalitat de Catalunya

Line 9 of the Barcelona metro will be the longest in Europe once fully constructed

Spain’s first fully automatic, driverless metro line opened in Barcelona this Sunday, when the first stretch of Line 9 of the city’s metro system officially opened to passengers. There are five stations on this section: Can Zam, Singuerlín, Església Major, Fondo and Can Peixauet. It runs for almost 4 kms, connecting the districts of Santa Coloma and linking up with Line 1 at Fondo.

It’s Spain’s first experience of the driverless system, which Europa Press notes already operates in other cities such as Paris, Dubai and Singapour.

Once fully constructed, Line 9 will be the longest metro line in Europe, with 47.8 kms of track linking up 52 stations. The Badalona section is set to open in the first quarter of next year, with the entire line planned to be in operation in 2014.

An average of 350,000 people are expected to use it every day.

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