Line 5 (Madrid Metro)

Line 5
Oporto Station
Overview
Native name	Línea 5
Owner	CRTM
Locale	Madrid
Termini	Casa de Campo Alameda de Osuna
Stations	32
Website	metromadrid.es/en/linea/linea-5
Service
Type	Rapid transit
System	Madrid Metro
Operator(s)	CRTM
Rolling stock	CAF 2000-B and 3000
History
Opened	5 June 1968; 56 years ago (1968-06-05)
Technical
Line length	23.217 km (14.426 mi)
Character	Underground, at-grade
Track gauge	1,445 mm (4 ft 8+7⁄8 in)
Route map Legend Alameda de Osuna El Capricho Canillejas Torre Arias Suanzes Ciudad Lineal Pueblo Nuevo (Line 7) Quintana El Carmen Line 2 Ventas Line 6 Line 4 Diego de León Line 9 Núñez de Balboa Madrid–León line Rubén Darío Line 10 Alonso Martínez (Line 4) Chueca Atocha-Chamartín line Gran Vía (Line 1) Callao (Line 3) Ópera (Line 2) Ramal La Latina Puerta de Toledo Embajadores (Cercanías line C-5) Acacias Line 3 Pirámides (C-1, C-7, C-10) Madrid–Barcelona line Marqués de Vadillo Urgel Oporto (Line 6) Vista Alegre Carabanchel Eugenia de Montijo Aluche (Cercanías line C-5) Empalme Campamento Casa de Campo Line 10 This diagram: view talk edit

Line 5 is a rapid transit line in the Madrid Metro system since 5 June 1968. It is the fourth most used line of the Madrid system, transporting 64 million passengers a year. It is 27 kilometers long.^[1]

Line 5 also contains the only elevated ground platform in the Madrid Metro, at Aluche station. Aluche is also the only station where the metro is above the Cercanías commuter train, which generally runs above ground.