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{{short description|Rapid transit line of the Madrid Metro}}
{{Unreferenced|date=June 2010}}
{{More citations needed|date=June 2023}}
{{Infobox rail line
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| name = {{rint|madrid|6}} Line 6
| other_name = Línea 6 Circular
| native_name = Línea 6
| native_name_lang =es
| color = {{rail color|Madrid Metro|6}}
| logo = File:MetroMadridLogo.svg
| logo_width = 100px
| logo_alt =
| image = Guzmán el Bueno L6 anden.jpg
| image_width =
| image_alt = Line 6 train in Guzmán el Bueno station
| caption = Line 6 train in {{MdM|Guzmán el Bueno}} station
| type = [[Rapid transit]]
| system = [[Madrid Metro]]
| status =
| locale = [[Madrid]]
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| stations = 28
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| open = {{Start date and age|1981|5|7|df=y}}
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| owner = [[Consorcio Regional de Transportes de Madrid|CRTM]]
| operator = [[Consorcio Regional de Transportes de Madrid|CRTM]]
| character = Underground
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| stock = [[Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles|CAF]] 8400 and CAF 5000
| linelength_km = 23.5
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[[File:Metro Mad Linea 6.png|thumb|Map of the line, its stations and interchanges.]]
'''Line 6''' ({{langx|es|Línea 6 Circular}}) of the [[Madrid Metro]] opened originally between Cuatro Caminos and Pacifico in 1979. This is one of two [[circle route|circular]] lines in Madrid, but unlike [[Line 12 (Madrid Metro)|Line 12]], it did not open as a full circle. The circle was completed in 1995, taking four stages from its original opening. It has a length of {{cvt|23.5|km}} and is coloured grey on route maps.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metromadrid.es/en/linea/linea-6-circular |title=Línea 6 Circular &#124; Metro de Madrid |publisher=Metromadrid.es |date=2022-11-08 |accessdate=2023-06-05}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thegirlwhogoes.com/madrid-metro-guide/ |title=A Comprehensive Guide to the Madrid Metro |publisher=Thegirlwhogoes.com |date=2023-02-06 |accessdate=2023-06-05}}</ref>


The line is made up of 28 stations with 115-metre platforms, linked by 23.472 km of wide gauge tunnel tracks. It allows one to transfer twice to all the lines of the network (three times in the case of lines 3 and 4) with the exception of lines 8 and 11, which start from the circular route and do not enter it, and the peripheral lines. (such as line 12 and the Light Metro lines).
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| colspan="4" style="background: #999999; border-bottom: 4px solid #FFFFFF;"|[[Image:Madrid-MetroLinea6.png|45px|Línea 6]]
|-
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|bgcolor="#999999" style="padding: 0px;"|[[Image:Madrid-MetroLinea-c2.png|31px]]
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|align="right" style="padding:0px"|[[Image:Madrid-MetroLinea1.png|20px|Línea 1]][[Image:Madrid-MetroLinea2.png|20px|Línea 2]][[Image:Madrid-MetroLinea3.png|20px|Línea 3]]*
|bgcolor="#999999" style="padding: 0px;"|[[Image:Madrid-MetroLinea.png|31px]]
|[[Cuatro Caminos (Madrid Metro)|<span style="color:white;">Cuatro Caminos</span>]]
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|-
|style="padding-right:0px;" align="right"|[[Image:Madrid-MetroLinea8.png|20px|Línea 8]][[Image:Madrid-MetroLinea10.png|20px|Línea 10]][[Image:Madrid-MetroCercanias2.svg|20px]]
|bgcolor="#999999" style="padding: 0px;"|[[Image:Madrid-MetroLinea.png|31px]]
|[[Nuevos Ministerios (Madrid Metro)|<span style="color:white;">Nuevos Ministerios</span>]]
|bgcolor="#999999" style="padding: 0px;"|[[Image:Madrid-MetroLinea-no.png|31px]]
|-
|
|bgcolor="#999999" style="padding: 0px;"|[[Image:Madrid-MetroLinea-sin.png|31px]]
|[[República Argentina (Madrid Metro)|<span style="color:white;">República Argentina</span>]]
|bgcolor="#999999" style="padding: 0px;"|[[Image:Madrid-MetroLinea-no.png|31px]]
|-
|align="right" style="padding-right:0px"|[[Image:Madrid-MetroLinea4.png|20px|Línea 4]][[Image:Madrid-MetroLinea7.png|20px|Línea 7]][[Image:Madrid-MetroLinea9.png|20px|Línea 9]]
|bgcolor="#999999" style="padding: 0px;"|[[Image:Madrid-MetroLinea.png|31px]]
|[[Avenida de América (Madrid Metro)|<span style="color:white;">Avenida de América</span>]]
|bgcolor="#999999" style="padding: 0px;"|[[Image:Madrid-MetroLinea-no.png|31px]]
|-
|align="right" style="padding:0px"|[[Image:Madrid-MetroLinea4.png|20px|Línea 4]][[Image:Madrid-MetroLinea5.png|20px|Línea 5]]
|bgcolor="#999999" style="padding: 0px;"|[[Image:Madrid-MetroLinea.png|31px]]
|[[Diego de León (Madrid Metro)|<span style="color:white;">Diego de León</span>]]
|bgcolor="#999999" style="padding: 0px;"|[[Image:Madrid-MetroLinea-no.png|31px]]
|-
|align="right" style="padding:0px"|[[Image:Madrid-MetroLinea2.png|20px|Línea 2]]
|bgcolor="#999999" style="padding: 0px;"|[[Image:Madrid-MetroLinea.png|31px]]
|[[Manuel Becerra (Madrid Metro)|<span style="color:white;">Manuel Becerra</span>]]
|bgcolor="#999999" style="padding: 0px;"|[[Image:Madrid-MetroLinea-no.png|31px]]
|-
|
|bgcolor="#999999" style="padding: 0px;"|[[Image:Madrid-MetroLinea-sin.png|31px]]
|[[O'Donnell (Madrid Metro)|<span style="color:white;">O'Donnell</span>]]
|bgcolor="#999999" style="padding: 0px;"|[[Image:Madrid-MetroLinea-no.png|31px]]
|-
|align="right" style="padding:0px"|[[Image:Madrid-MetroLinea9.png|20px|Línea 9]][[Image:Madrid-MetroLinea11.png|20px|Línea 11]]*
|bgcolor="#999999" style="padding: 0px;"|[[Image:Madrid-MetroLinea.png|31px]]
|[[Sainz de Baranda (Madrid Metro)|<span style="color:white;">Sainz de Baranda</span>]]
|bgcolor="#999999" style="padding: 0px;"|[[Image:Madrid-MetroLinea-no.png|31px]]
|-
|
|bgcolor="#999999" style="padding: 0px;"|[[Image:Madrid-MetroLinea-sin.png|31px]]
|[[Conde de Casal (Madrid Metro)|<span style="color:white;">Conde de Casal</span>]]
|bgcolor="#999999" style="padding: 0px;"|[[Image:Madrid-MetroLinea-no.png|31px]]
|-
|align="right" style="padding:0px"|[[Image:Madrid-MetroLinea1.png|20px|Línea 1]]
|bgcolor="#999999" style="padding: 0px;"|[[Image:Madrid-MetroLinea.png|31px]]
|[[Pacífico (Madrid Metro)|<span style="color:white;">Pacífico</span>]]
|bgcolor="#999999" style="padding: 0px;"|[[Image:Madrid-MetroLinea-no.png|31px]]
|-
|align="right" style="padding:0px"|[[Image:Madrid-MetroCercanias2.svg|20px]]
|bgcolor="#999999" style="padding: 0px;"|[[Image:Madrid-MetroLinea.png|31px]]
|[[Méndez Álvaro (Madrid Metro)|<span style="color:white;">Méndez Álvaro</span>]]
|bgcolor="#999999" style="padding: 0px;"|[[Image:Madrid-MetroLinea-no.png|31px]]
|-
|
|bgcolor="#999999" style="padding: 0px;"|[[Image:Madrid-MetroLinea-sin.png|31px]]
|[[Arganzuela-Planetario (Madrid Metro)|<span style="color:white;">Arganzuela-Planetario</span>]]
|bgcolor="#999999" style="padding: 0px;"|[[Image:Madrid-MetroLinea-no.png|31px]]
|-
|align="right" style="padding:0px"|[[Image:Madrid-MetroLinea3.png|20px|]]
|bgcolor="#999999" style="padding: 0px;"|[[Image:Madrid-MetroLinea.png|31px]]
|[[Legazpi (Madrid Metro)|<span style="color:white;">Legazpi</span>]]
|bgcolor="#999999" style="padding: 0px;"|[[Image:Madrid-MetroLinea-no.png|31px]]
|-
|
|bgcolor="#999999" style="padding: 0px;"|[[Image:Madrid-MetroLinea-sin.png|31px]]
|[[Usera (Madrid Metro)|<span style="color:white;">Usera</span>]]
|bgcolor="#999999" style="padding: 0px;"|[[Image:Madrid-MetroLinea-no.png|31px]]
|-
|align="right" style="padding:0px"|[[Image:Madrid-MetroLinea11.png|20px|Línea 11]]
|bgcolor="#999999" style="padding: 0px;"|[[Image:Madrid-MetroLinea.png|31px]]
|[[Plaza Elíptica (Madrid Metro)|<span style="color:white;">Plaza Elíptica</span>]]
|bgcolor="#999999" style="padding: 0px;"|[[Image:Madrid-MetroLinea-no.png|31px]]
|-
|
|bgcolor="#999999" style="padding: 0px;"|[[Image:Madrid-MetroLinea-sin.png|31px]]
|[[Opañel (Madrid Metro)|<span style="color:white;">Opañel</span>]]
|bgcolor="#999999" style="padding: 0px;"|[[Image:Madrid-MetroLinea-no.png|31px]]
|-
|align="right" style="padding:0px"|[[Image:Madrid-MetroLinea5.png|20px|Línea 5]]
|bgcolor="#999999" style="padding: 0px;"|[[Image:Madrid-MetroLinea.png|31px]]
|[[Oporto (Madrid Metro)|<span style="color:white;">Oporto</span>]]
|bgcolor="#999999" style="padding: 0px;"|[[Image:Madrid-MetroLinea-no.png|31px]]
|-
|
|bgcolor="#999999" style="padding: 0px;"|[[Image:Madrid-MetroLinea-sin.png|31px]]
|[[Carpetana (Madrid Metro)|<span style="color:white;">Carpetana</span>]]
|bgcolor="#999999" style="padding: 0px;"|[[Image:Madrid-MetroLinea-no.png|31px]]
|-
|style="padding-right:0px;" align="right"|[[Image:Madrid-MetroCercanias2.svg|20px]]
|bgcolor="#999999" style="padding: 0px;"|[[Image:Madrid-MetroLinea.png|31px]]
|[[Laguna (Madrid Metro)|<span style="color:white;">Laguna</span>]]
|bgcolor="#999999" style="padding: 0px;"|[[Image:Madrid-MetroLinea-no.png|31px]]
|-
|
|bgcolor="#999999" style="padding: 0px;"|[[Image:Madrid-MetroLinea-sin.png|31px]]
|[[Lucero (Madrid Metro)|<span style="color:white;">Lucero</span>]]
|bgcolor="#999999" style="padding: 0px;"|[[Image:Madrid-MetroLinea-no.png|31px]]
|-
|
|bgcolor="#999999" style="padding: 0px;"|[[Image:Madrid-MetroLinea-sin.png|31px]]
|[[Alto de Extremadura (Madrid Metro)|<span style="color:white;">Alto de Extremadura</span>]]
|bgcolor="#999999" style="padding: 0px;"|[[Image:Madrid-MetroLinea-no.png|31px]]
|-
|
|bgcolor="#999999" style="padding: 0px;"|[[Image:Madrid-MetroLinea-sin.png|31px]]
|[[Puerta del Ángel (Madrid Metro)|<span style="color:white;">Puerta del Ángel</span>]]
|bgcolor="#999999" style="padding: 0px;"|[[Image:Madrid-MetroLinea-no.png|31px]]
|-
|style="padding-right:0px;" align="right"|[[Image:Madrid-MetroLinea10.png|20px|Línea 10]][[Image:Madrid-MetroRamal.png|20px|Ramal Ópera-Príncipe Pío]][[Image:Madrid-MetroCercanias2.svg|20px]]
|bgcolor="#999999" style="padding: 0px;"|[[Image:Madrid-MetroLinea.png|31px]]
|[[Príncipe Pío (Madrid Metro)|<span style="color:white;">Príncipe Pío</span>]]
|bgcolor="#999999" style="padding: 0px;"|[[Image:Madrid-MetroLinea-no.png|31px]]
|-
|align="right" style="padding:0px"|[[Image:Madrid-MetroLinea3.png|20px|Línea 3]][[Image:Madrid-MetroLinea4.png|20px|Línea 4]]
|bgcolor="#999999" style="padding: 0px;"|[[Image:Madrid-MetroLinea.png|31px]]
|[[Argüelles (Madrid Metro)|<span style="color:white;">Argüelles</span>]]
|bgcolor="#999999" style="padding: 0px;"|[[Image:Madrid-MetroLinea-no.png|31px]]
|-
|align="right" style="padding:0px"|[[Image:Madrid-MetroLinea3.png|20px|]]
|bgcolor="#999999" style="padding: 0px;"|[[Image:Madrid-MetroLinea.png|31px]]
|[[Moncloa (Madrid Metro)|<span style="color:white;">Moncloa</span>]]
|bgcolor="#999999" style="padding: 0px;"|[[Image:Madrid-MetroLinea-no.png|31px]]
|-
|
|bgcolor="#999999" style="padding: 0px;"|[[Image:Madrid-MetroLinea-sin.png|31px]]
|[[Ciudad Universitaria (Madrid Metro)|<span style="color:white;">Ciudad Universitaria</span>]]
|bgcolor="#999999" style="padding: 0px;"|[[Image:Madrid-MetroLinea-no.png|31px]]
|-
|
|bgcolor="#999999" style="padding: 0px;"|[[Image:Madrid-MetroLinea-sin.png|31px]]
|[[Metropolitano (Madrid Metro)|<span style="color:white;">Metropolitano</span>]]
|bgcolor="#999999" style="padding: 0px;"|[[Image:Madrid-MetroLinea-no.png|31px]]
|-
|align="right" style="padding:0px"|[[Image:Madrid-MetroLinea7.png|20px|Línea 7]]
|bgcolor="#999999" style="padding: 0px;"|[[Image:Madrid-MetroLinea.png|31px]]
|[[Guzmán el Bueno (Madrid Metro)|<span style="color:white;">Guzmán el Bueno</span>]]
|bgcolor="#999999" style="padding: 0px;"|[[Image:Madrid-MetroLinea-no.png|31px]]
|-
|style="padding: 0px;"|
|bgcolor="#999999" style="padding: 0px;"|[[Image:Madrid-MetroLinea-c4.png|31px]]
|bgcolor="#999999" style="padding: 0px;"|[[Image:Madrid-MetroLinea-cr2.png|31px]][[Image:Madrid-MetroLinea-cr2.png|31px]][[Image:Madrid-MetroLinea-cr2.png|31px]][[Image:Madrid-MetroLinea-cr2.png|31px]][[Image:Madrid-MetroLinea-cr2.png|31px]]
|bgcolor="#999999" style="padding: 0px;"|[[Image:Madrid-MetroLinea-c3.png|31px]]
|-
|colspan="2"|''<small><span style="color:white;">(*) planning stage</small></span>''
|}


Being built to allow transfers with many other lines and to cover the entire central area of the city, plagued by unevenness, it is one of the first lines, along with [[Line 5 (Madrid Metro)|line 5]], that was built at great depth, so that it would not suffer major damage from unevenness in its route. Thus, for example, the greatest depth of the Madrid Metro system is reached at the Cuatro Caminos station (a depth of 45 meters below ground) given that the tunnel is at the same altitude above sea level as, for example, in Príncipe Pío, its most superficial point (where it still remains two stories below the ground). This means that although the line is of very high utility in the system, sometimes some of the transfers are longer than the average in the network.
'''Line 6''' of the [[Madrid Metro]] opened originally between Cuatro Caminos and Pacifico in 1979. This is one of two [[Circular orbit|circular]] lines in Madrid, but unlike Line 12, it did not open as a full circle. The circle was completed in 1995, taking four stages from its original opening.


Along its route are some of the large interchanges built in recent years: [[Moncloa (Madrid Metro)|Moncloa]], [[Príncipe Pío (Madrid Metro)|Príncipe Pío]], [[Plaza Elíptica (Madrid Metro)|Plaza Elíptica]] and [[Avenida de América (Madrid Metro)|Avenida de América]], in addition to the correspondence with [[Cercanías Madrid|Cercanías Renfe]] in [[Nuevos Ministerios (Madrid Metro)|Nuevos Ministerios]], [[Laguna (Madrid Metro)|Laguna]] and [[Méndez Álvaro (Madrid Metro)|Méndez Álvaro]] (which also coincides with the South Bus Station of Madrid).
First on 7 May 1981, the line was extended from Pacifico to Oporto, then on 1 June 1983, the line was extended from Oporto to Laguna. Thirdly the line was extended from Cuatro Caminos to Ciudad Universitaria serving Madrid's Complutense university on 13 January 1987, and lastly the line was extended from Ciudad Universitaria to Laguna on 10 May 1995, completing the circle. Arganzuela-Planetario station opened on 26 January 2007 between Legazpi and Méndez Álvaro. This station serves Madrid's Planetarium and IMAX theatre.


==History==
Line 6 is one of the busiest lines on the network, so to ease congestion on the busiest stations, Madrid adopted the "[[Spanish solution|Barcelona method]]". This means that at some stations there are two side platforms, and an island platform. This was also used on Line S, but only two station preserves the original layout (Campamento and Carabanchel).
First on 7 May 1981, the line was extended from Pacifico to Oporto, then on 1 June 1983, the line was extended from Oporto to Laguna. Thirdly the line was extended from Cuatro Caminos to Ciudad Universitaria serving Madrid's [[Complutense University of Madrid|Complutense university]] on 13 January 1987, and lastly the line was extended from Ciudad Universitaria to Laguna on 10 May 1995, completing the circle. Arganzuela-Planetario station opened on 26 January 2007 between Legazpi and Méndez Álvaro. This station serves Madrid's Planetarium and IMAX theatre.<ref name="ecomovilidad1">{{cite web|author=Antonio Rodríguez |url=https://ecomovilidad.net/madrid/linea-6-circular/ |title=La línea 6 circular cumple 20 años: aniversario de una idea redonda |publisher=ecomovilidad.net |date= |accessdate=2023-06-05}}</ref>


==Operation==
Line 6 uses 6-car trains of mostly class 5000, but there are a few class 7000's on this line. In the future, the second batch of class 9000 is projected to run on line 6.
Line 6 is one of the busiest lines on the network, so to ease congestion on the busiest stations, Madrid adopted the "[[Spanish solution]]". This means that at some stations there are two side platforms, and an island platform. This was also used on Line 5, but only two stations preserve the original layout (Campamento and Carabanchel).
[[File:Madrid - Estación de Guzmán el Bueno.JPG|thumb|Route map and station list at [[Guzmán el Bueno (Madrid Metro)|Guzmán el Bueno]].]]
Line 6 uses 6-car trains of mostly class 8400, however the line still has class 5000s on the line.


Trains travelling clockwise (when viewing the route map from above) are designated as "Platform 2" ({{langx|es|Andén 2}}), while those travelling anticlockwise are designated as "Platform 1" ({{lang|es|Andén 1}}).<ref name="ecomovilidad1"/>
{{Line 6 - Madrid Metro}}

==Future==
On {{date|2024-08-02}}, ''Metro Madrid'' announced that they plan to have [[platform screen doors]] installed at all stations on line {{rint|madrid|6}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metromadrid.es/en/press-release/2024-08-02/the-community-of-madrid-invests-more-than-eu100-million-in-platform-screen-doors-for-the-automation-of-metro-line-6|title=The Community of Madrid invests more than €100 million in platform screen doors for the automation of Metro Line 6|access-date=26 October 2024|publisher=Metro de Madrid|date=2 August 2024}}</ref> The works are scheduled to begin in {{date|2025-06}}, coinciding with the major track renewal works that had already been planned for the line that year. This project is considered to be the first major step towards the eventual goal of fully driverless operations on the line.<ref name="nuevos trenes">{{cite web|url=https://www.metromadrid.es/en/press-release/2024-11-04/the-community-of-madrid-presents-the-design-of-the-new-metro-trains-with-automated-driving-system|title=The Community of Madrid presents the design of the new Metro trains with automated driving system|access-date=8 November 2024|publisher=Metro de Madrid|date=4 November 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.20minutos.es/noticia/5542323/0/la-l6-de-metro-tendra-puertas-en-los-andenes-para-bloquear-el-paso-a-la-via-hasta-la-llegada-del-tren/|title=La L6 de Metro tendrá puertas en los andenes para bloquear el paso a la vía hasta la llegada del tren|last=Gutiérrez Machio|first=Luis Miguel|date=2 August 2024|work=20minutos|access-date=26 October 2024}}</ref> The driverless trains have already been ordered, with the first sets expected to enter service in 2027.<ref name="nuevos trenes" />

==See also==
* [[Madrid]]
* [[Transport in Madrid]]
* [[List of Madrid Metro stations]]
* [[List of metro systems]]
{{Clear}}
{{Portal bar|Spain|Trains|Transport|Engineering}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons|Madrid Metro}}
{{Wikivoyage|Madrid}}
* [https://www.metromadrid.es/en/index.html Madrid Metro] (official website)
* [http://www.metromadrid.es/export/sites/metro/comun/documentos/planos/Planoesquematicoingles.pdf Schematic map of the Metro network – from the official site] {{in lang|en}}
* [http://www.urbanrail.net/eu/es/mad/madrid.htm Madrid at ''UrbanRail.net'']
* [http://www.madrid-guide-spain.com/madrid-metro.html ENGLISH User guide, ticket types, airport supplement and timings]
* [http://www.cityrailtransit.com/maps/madrid_map.htm Network map (real-distance)]
* [https://www.metrolinemap.com/metro/madrid/ Madrid Metro Map]

{{Madrid Metro station|line6=yes}}
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[[Category:Madrid Metro|Line 06 (Madrid Metro)]]
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[[Category:Railway loop lines]]
[[Category:Railway loop lines]]
[[Category:Railway lines opened in 1979]]

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Latest revision as of 22:51, 8 November 2024

Line 6
Line 6 train in Guzmán el Bueno station
Line 6 train in Guzmán el Bueno station
Overview
Other name(s)Línea 6 Circular
Native nameLínea 6
OwnerCRTM
LocaleMadrid
Stations28
Websitewww.metromadrid.es/en/linea/linea-6
Service
TypeRapid transit
SystemMadrid Metro
Operator(s)CRTM
Rolling stockCAF 8400 and CAF 5000
History
Opened7 May 1981; 43 years ago (1981-05-07)
Technical
Line length23.5 km (14.6 mi)
CharacterUnderground
Track gauge1,445 mm (4 ft 8+7⁄8 in)
Route map
Line 6
Legend
↑ Lucero
 Laguna
Carpetana
Oporto
Opañel
Plaza Elíptica
Usera
Legazpi
Arganzuela-Planetario
Méndez Álvaro
Pacífico
Conde de Casal
Sainz de Baranda
O'Donnell
Manuel Becerra
Diego de León
Avenida de América
República Argentina
Nuevos Ministerios
Cuatro Caminos
Guzmán el Bueno
Vicente Aleixandre
Ciudad Universitaria
Moncloa
Argüelles
Príncipe Pío
Bus interchange
 Puerta del Ángel
Alto de Extremadura
Lucero
↓ Laguna
Map of the line, its stations and interchanges.

Line 6 (Spanish: Línea 6 Circular) of the Madrid Metro opened originally between Cuatro Caminos and Pacifico in 1979. This is one of two circular lines in Madrid, but unlike Line 12, it did not open as a full circle. The circle was completed in 1995, taking four stages from its original opening. It has a length of 23.5 km (14.6 mi) and is coloured grey on route maps.[1][2]

The line is made up of 28 stations with 115-metre platforms, linked by 23.472 km of wide gauge tunnel tracks. It allows one to transfer twice to all the lines of the network (three times in the case of lines 3 and 4) with the exception of lines 8 and 11, which start from the circular route and do not enter it, and the peripheral lines. (such as line 12 and the Light Metro lines).

Being built to allow transfers with many other lines and to cover the entire central area of the city, plagued by unevenness, it is one of the first lines, along with line 5, that was built at great depth, so that it would not suffer major damage from unevenness in its route. Thus, for example, the greatest depth of the Madrid Metro system is reached at the Cuatro Caminos station (a depth of 45 meters below ground) given that the tunnel is at the same altitude above sea level as, for example, in Príncipe Pío, its most superficial point (where it still remains two stories below the ground). This means that although the line is of very high utility in the system, sometimes some of the transfers are longer than the average in the network.

Along its route are some of the large interchanges built in recent years: Moncloa, Príncipe Pío, Plaza Elíptica and Avenida de América, in addition to the correspondence with Cercanías Renfe in Nuevos Ministerios, Laguna and Méndez Álvaro (which also coincides with the South Bus Station of Madrid).

History

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First on 7 May 1981, the line was extended from Pacifico to Oporto, then on 1 June 1983, the line was extended from Oporto to Laguna. Thirdly the line was extended from Cuatro Caminos to Ciudad Universitaria serving Madrid's Complutense university on 13 January 1987, and lastly the line was extended from Ciudad Universitaria to Laguna on 10 May 1995, completing the circle. Arganzuela-Planetario station opened on 26 January 2007 between Legazpi and Méndez Álvaro. This station serves Madrid's Planetarium and IMAX theatre.[3]

Operation

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Line 6 is one of the busiest lines on the network, so to ease congestion on the busiest stations, Madrid adopted the "Spanish solution". This means that at some stations there are two side platforms, and an island platform. This was also used on Line 5, but only two stations preserve the original layout (Campamento and Carabanchel).

Route map and station list at Guzmán el Bueno.

Line 6 uses 6-car trains of mostly class 8400, however the line still has class 5000s on the line.

Trains travelling clockwise (when viewing the route map from above) are designated as "Platform 2" (Spanish: Andén 2), while those travelling anticlockwise are designated as "Platform 1" (Andén 1).[3]

Future

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On 2 August 2024, Metro Madrid announced that they plan to have platform screen doors installed at all stations on line .[4] The works are scheduled to begin in 1 June 2025, coinciding with the major track renewal works that had already been planned for the line that year. This project is considered to be the first major step towards the eventual goal of fully driverless operations on the line.[5][6] The driverless trains have already been ordered, with the first sets expected to enter service in 2027.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Línea 6 Circular | Metro de Madrid". Metromadrid.es. 2022-11-08. Retrieved 2023-06-05.
  2. ^ "A Comprehensive Guide to the Madrid Metro". Thegirlwhogoes.com. 2023-02-06. Retrieved 2023-06-05.
  3. ^ a b Antonio Rodríguez. "La línea 6 circular cumple 20 años: aniversario de una idea redonda". ecomovilidad.net. Retrieved 2023-06-05.
  4. ^ "The Community of Madrid invests more than €100 million in platform screen doors for the automation of Metro Line 6". Metro de Madrid. 2 August 2024. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  5. ^ a b "The Community of Madrid presents the design of the new Metro trains with automated driving system". Metro de Madrid. 4 November 2024. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
  6. ^ Gutiérrez Machio, Luis Miguel (2 August 2024). "La L6 de Metro tendrá puertas en los andenes para bloquear el paso a la vía hasta la llegada del tren". 20minutos. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
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