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Special Features of Line 9:
Total length: 39 km - 28 stations (2011):
Mirasierra
- Puerta de Arganda - 21 km
Puerta de Arganda - Arganda del Rey - 18 km
Large profile, deep level line with 110 m long platforms (6-car trains of class 5000 and 6000 in service) - 600 V dc
Line 9 is actually operated as two separate lines, the proper Line 9 from Herrera Oria to Puerta de Arganda, and Line 9b from Puerta de Arganda to Arganda del Rey. The latter is operated with 3-car trains at longer intervals, so all passengers have to change at Puerta de Arganda. Line 9b runs almost entirely on the surface, through largely unpopulated areas, with underground stations at Rivas Urbanizaciones and Arganda del Rey.
From 1983 until 1986 the northern section from Herrara Oria to Avenida de América was operated as an isolated line labelled 9b.
The 2007-2011 expansion programme includes a northern extension from Herrera Oria to Mirasierra and further north to a point where interchange will be provided to Cercanías; this extension can take advantage of the existing access tracks to the Mirasierra metro depot.
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