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Seville Metro line 1

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Ciudad Expo - Olivar de Quintos
  
Puerta Jerez station
Overview
StatusIn operation
OwnerJunta de Andalucía
LocaleSeville
Stations21 (+1 planned)
Service
TypeRapid transit
SystemSeville Metro
Operator(s)Ferroc. Junta de Andalucia
and Globalvia
Rolling stockCAF Urbos 2
History
Opened2 April 2009
Technical
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Route map

Ciudad Expo Bus interchange Parking
Cavaleri
San Juan Alto Parking
A-8058
San Juan Bajo Bus interchange Parking
SE-30
Blas Infrante
Parque de los Principes Bus interchange
Plaza de Cuba
Puerta Jerez MetroCentro (Seville)
Prado de San Sebastian Bus interchange MetroCentro (Seville)
San Bernardo Bus interchange MetroCentro (Seville)
Nervión
Gran Plaza Bus interchange
1º de Mayo
Amate
La Plata
Cocheras
Maintenance Yard
SE-30
Guadaíra (planned)
Pablo de Olavide Bus interchange
A-376
Condequinto Parking
Montequinto
Europa
Olivar de Quintos Parking

Line 1 of the Seville Metro connects the capital, Seville, with Ciudad Expo (Mairena del Aljarafe), San Juan de Aznalfarache, and Quinto (Dos Hermanas).

History

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Line 1 of the Seville Metro is the only one among those approved by the Junta de Andalucía in the year 2000 that makes use of a significant portion of the infrastructure built during the 1970s and 1980s.

Specifically, this new project includes more than 5 km of tunnel running between the stations of Nervión and La Plata, as well as the stations located along this route: Nervión, Gran Plaza, 1.º de Mayo , Amate, and La Plata. Construction of the current line 1 began in the municipality of Mairena del Aljarafe and was later extended to the rest of the route.

In August 2005, the tunnel boring machine began operating, but due to setbacks caused by Seville's heterogeneous soil and delays in preliminary studies, it took more than a year and a half to complete the first 2.5 km tunnel between the stations of Parque de los Príncipes and San Bernardo. The second twin tunnel was completed in just over six months, on April 21, 2008.[1]

Description

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Line 1 of the Seville Metro begins at Ciudad Expo in Mairena del Aljarafe, initially running underground through the neighborhood before reaching Cavaleri station. It then emerges above ground and continues toward the elevated section of San Juan de Aznalfarache, before descending back underground through the lower part of the neighborhood.

The line crosses the SE-30 highway via a viaduct and runs at ground level until it reaches Blas Infante station in Seville. From this point, it continues underground, serving the districts of Los Remedios (future connection with line ), Prado de San Sebastián (future connection with line ), and San Bernardo, which offers an interchange with suburban train services. It then proceeds through Nervión, 1.º de Mayo (future connection with line 4), Parque Amate, and Cocheras.

After Cocheras, the line resurfaces and once again crosses the SE-30 via a viaduct before arriving at Guadaíra station, currently out of service, which is planned to be an interchange with suburban trains. It continues above ground to Pablo de Olavide station and then crosses the Utrera highway via another viaduct before reaching Montequinto, a neighborhood with four metro stations. The final station in Montequinto serves as an interchange between the metro and bus networks.

Notably, line 1 does not have a direct connection with the future line of the Seville Metro.

General characteristics

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  • Method of construction: Tunnel boring machine, cut and cover, and viaduct.
  • Average depth: 16 metres (52 ft).
  • Cost: Around €650 million.
  • Municipalities served: Four.
  • Districts spanned: Four.
  • Population served: 227.974 approximately
  • Annual users: 22.690.753 approximately (2024)
  • Daily users: 61.997 approximately (2024)

Operation

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Schedules

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The closing time corresponds to the departure of the last train beginning from any of the starting stations in order to proceed serving the people waiting in other stations along the line.

Timetable
Weekdays Opening Closing
From Monday to Thursday
6:30 h
23:00 h
Fridays and weekdays preceding non-working days
6:30 h
2:00 h
Saturdays
7:30 h
2:00 h
Sundays and non-working days
7:30 h
23:00 h
*Applicable since 2009

Segmentation

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In line 1 of the metro of Seville, the various rates are established according to the number of segment transfers that the user requires in order to travel from the original station to the final one. For this reason, the line is subdivided zones with different rates, which generally correspond with the borders of the municipalities of Seville and the rest of the metropolitan area through which the line runs. The stations of Blas Infante and Pablo de Olavide serve as the two nexuses between the three zones, and as such, any user moving from a zone to one of these two points does not pay the segment transfer fee.

Distribution of segments

Stations

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   Ciudad Expo - Olivar de Quintos
Municipality District Station Opened Zone Connections
Mairena del Aljarafe Ciudad Expo Ciudad Expo 2009 M-101, M-150, M-151, M-152, M-153, M-155
Cavaleri 2009 M-150, M-151, M-152, M-153, M-155
San Juan de Aznalfarache Barrio Alto San Juan Alto 2009 M-150, M-151, M-152, M-153, M-155
Barrio Bajo San Juan Bajo 2009 Ascensor panorámico Panoramic elevator
M-101, M-150, M-151, M-152, M-153, M-154A, M-154B, M-155
Seville Los Remedios Blas Infante 2009
41, A2
M-140, M-150, M-151, M-152, M-153, M-162
Parque de los Príncipes 2009 5, 6, C1, C2
M-140, M-150, M-151, M-152, M-153, M-162
Plaza de Cuba 2009 5, 40, A2
M-140, M-150, M-151, M-152, M-153
Casco Antiguo Puerta Jerez 2009 T1 Metrocentro tram
3, 5, 21, 37, 40, 41, C3, C4, A2, EA
M-140, M-151, M-152, M-153
Prado de San Sebastián 2009 (under construction)
T1 Metrocentro tram
1, 21, 22, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 31, 34, 37, 38, C1, C2, C3, C4, EA, CJ, LE, LN, A5
M-121, M-122, M-123, M-130, M-131, M-132, M-132B, M-133, M-134, M-221
Nervión San Bernardo 2009 Cercanías Sevilla
T1 Metrocentro tram
22, 25, 26, 28, 29, 38, 52, B4, C1, C2, A5, EA, CJ, LE, LN
M-121, M-122, M-123, M-130
Nervión 2009 T1 Metrocentro tram
5, 22, 28, 29, 32, 52, B3, B4, C1, C2, A4, EA
M-121
Gran Plaza 2009 5, 22, 29, 32, 52, B3, B4, A4
M-121, M-122, M-221
Cerro-Amate 1.º de Mayo 2009 5, 24, 52
Amate 2009 24, 25, 52
La Plata 2009 25
Cocheras 2009 26
Pablo de Olavide 2009
TM Alcalá de Guadaíra tram (under construction)
38
M-123, M-130
Dos Hermanas Quinto Condequinto 2009 M-123, M-130
Montequinto 2009 M-130
Europa 2009 M-130
Olivar de Quintos 2009 M-130, M-133

References

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  1. ^ "La tuneladora llega a Nervión y acaba el segundo túnel de metro". diariodesevilla.es. Retrieved 9 March 2025. {{cite web}}: Check |archive-url= value (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)