| 1988 |
| In October 1988,
the first underground section
of the network was opened
which, with a length of
7 kilometres, connected
the suburban lines of Llíria,
Bétera and Rafelbunyol
to the north of the city
with the Villanueva de
Castellón line to
the south. |
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| 1994 |
In May 1994
the first section of
the Line 4 tramline went
into operation. Through
this project, Valencia
became a pioneer in Spain
in reintroducing this
form of transport.
The first section of
Line 4 covered 9.7 kilometres
and had 21 stations.
Its
route, following to a
great extent the old
Ademuz –Grao
line, made it possible
to connect the Metro system
with high-demand areas
such as the Polytechnic
University, the new Campus
of the Literary University
of Valencia and Malvarrosa
Beach.
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| 1995 |
| In May 1995,
the new underground section
of Line 3 was opened to
the public, running from
Palmaret station to Alameda.
On this 2.9 kilometre section,
four new stations were
built. |
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| 1998 |
In September 1998,
Line 3 was extended from
Alameda station to Avenida
del Cid and the branch
between Colón
and Jesús was
put into operation. This
project constituted a
key milestone in the
evolution of the Valencia
Metro and the development
of public transport in
Valencia and its metropolitan
area.
The two new sections
by which Line 3 was extended
cover some of the most
highly populated urban
districts and its inception
allowed the different
Metro and tram lines
to be connected with
the RENFE central station.
The launch of these new
extended sections of
the line resulted in
a spectacular increase
in the number of passengers
on the network as a whole.
Coinciding with the
inauguration of these
two sections on Line
3, Lines 1 and 2 were
combined to operate as
a single line (Line 1)
which forks at Empalme
station towards either
Bétera or Llíria. |
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| 1999 |
In
March 1999, Line 4 was
extended to TVV (Valencia
TV). The new section
has five stops and services
high-demand areas such
as the Granja outpatients’ department,
the university campus
at Burjassot and the
TVV centre itself.
In May 1999
Line 3 was completed,
extending as far as Mislata-Almassil
and offering this town
of over 42,000 inhabitants
an efficient and convenient
alternative for getting
to Valencia city centre.
This final stretch of
Line 3 is 2.198 kilometres
in length and has 3 stations.
In September
1999 the Line 4 branch
went into operation as
far as Feria Valencia,
facilitating the access
of exhibitors, trade
visitors and the general
public to the various
trade fairs that take
place there. This project
fulfilled a long-held
dream of the trade fair
organisation, which plays
an extremely important
role in the Valencian
economy.
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| 2001 |
In
March 2001 the new Empalme
station was inaugurated,
which has become a significant
intermodal hub for Valencia
and its metropolitan
area. The new station
acts as a link between
Line 1 of the Metro and
tramline 4 and allows
interchange with the
EMT and MetroBus services. |
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| 2003 |
In
April 2003 the first
section of the new Line
5 went into operation,
which in the future will
provide a connection
between the Valencia
seafront (Balcón
al Mar) and Manises Airport.
The first section will
have three new stations
and 2.3 kilometres of
track.
This new line will form
a major artery connecting
the three main traffic-generating
centres in the area – the
Port, the Airport and the
RENFE central station – which
will be completely connected
by an urban and metropolitan
public transport network,
as well as bringing the
Metro network to the towns
of Quart de Poblet, Manises
and Ribarroja.
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