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The Seville metro (Metro de Sevilla in Spanish) is light metro network covering the city of Seville, Spain and its metropolitan area. Currently it is under construction.

Old project

The project of the Seville metro started in 1974 with three lines projected, only covering the city of Seville:

Line 1:
- Stops: La Plata, Puerta Jerez, Plaza Nueva, Plaza del Duque, Alameda, Macarena, Pino Montano.
Line 2:
- Stops: Santa Clara, Polígono San Pablo, Alhóndiga, Plaza del Duque, Marqués de Paradas, El Tardón, Rubén Darío.
Line 3:
- Stops: Heliópolis, San Bernardo, Menéndez y Pelayo, Recaredo, Macarena, Cartuja.

This project was canceled in 1983, when some tunnels were constructed. The reasons to cancel the project were a fear of damage historic buildings and a possible loss of profits, because the city really grow less than the estimations of the project.

New project

In 1999 a new metro project was started by the Seville Metro Society (in Spanish, Sociedad del Metro de Sevilla), founded by a prior major of Seville.

The new project plans a network covering Seville and its metropolitan area (2,200,000 inhabitants) formed by six lines:

Line 1, West-South:
- Stops: Ciudad Expo, Cavaleri (Mairena del Aljarafe), San Juan Alto, San Juan Bajo (San Juan de Aznalfarache), Blas Infante, Parque de los Príncipes, Plaza de Cuba, Puerta de Jerez, Prado de San Sebastián, San Bernardo, Nervión, Gran Plaza, F. Mayo, Amate, La Plata, Cocheras, Guadaira, Pablo de Olavide University (Seville), Condequinto, Montequinto, Cineápolis, Parque de los Pinos, Europa, Olivar de Quinto (Dos Hermanas).
- Length: 19 Km.
- Number of trains: 17, manufactured by CAF.
- Start of the works: Late 2003.
- End of the works: Initially mid 2006, currently late 2007 (approx.).
- License holder: Dragados.

Metrocentro (T1), surface tram by the center of Seville:
- Stops: Amador de los Ríos, Ponce de León, Encarnación, Plaza de la Magdalena, Plaza Nueva, Archivo de Indias, San Fernando, Carlos V.
- Length: 2.7 Km.
- Number of trains: 7, manufactured by CAF.
- End of the works: Late 2007 (approx.).

Line 2, West-East.
Line 3, North-South.
Line 4, Semicircular.
Line 5, Aljarafe tram
Line 6 (maybe and extension to the Line 2), Congress Hall-Airport.

In contrast with the old project, the new project will be a light metro, that is, not all sections are underground.

The Seville metro is being a cause of discussion between politicians due to different interpretations of a 1975 law that points out how to pay the construction of the old metro network, and how fits to the new project.

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+The '''Seville metro'''  (''Metro de Sevilla'' in Spanish) is [[light metro]] network covering the city of [[Sevilla|Seville]], [[Spain]] and its [[metropolitan area]]. Currently it is under construction.
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+== Old project ==
+The project of the Seville metro started in [[1974]] with three lines projected, only covering the city of Seville:
+*  '''Line 1:'''
+** '''Stops:''' La Plata, Puerta Jerez, Plaza Nueva, Plaza del Duque, Alameda, Macarena, Pino Montano.
+* '''Line 2:'''
+** '''Stops:''' Santa Clara, Polígono San Pablo, Alhóndiga, Plaza del Duque, Marqués de Paradas, El Tardón, Rubén Darío.
+* '''Line 3:'''
+** '''Stops:''' Heliópolis, San Bernardo, Menéndez y Pelayo, Recaredo, Macarena, Cartuja.
+This project was canceled in [[1983]], when some [[tunnel]]s were constructed. The reasons to cancel the project were a fear of damage historic buildings and a possible loss of profits, because the city really grow less than the estimations of the project.
+== New project ==
+In [[1999]] a new metro project was started by the ''Seville Metro Society'' (in Spanish, ''Sociedad del Metro de Sevilla''), founded by a prior major of Seville.
+The new project plans a network covering Seville and its metropolitan area (2,200,000 inhabitants) formed by six lines:
+* '''Line 1, West-South:'''
+** '''Stops:''' Ciudad Expo, Cavaleri ([[Mairena del Aljarafe]]), San Juan Alto, San Juan Bajo ([[San Juan de Aznalfarache]]), Blas Infante, Parque de los Príncipes, Plaza de Cuba, Puerta de Jerez, Prado de San Sebastián, San Bernardo, Nervión, Gran Plaza, F. Mayo, Amate, La Plata, Cocheras, Guadaira, Pablo de Olavide University (Seville), Condequinto, Montequinto, Cineápolis, Parque de los Pinos, Europa, Olivar de Quinto ([[Dos Hermanas]]).
+** '''Length:''' 19 [[Km]].
+** '''Number of trains: ''' 17, manufactured by [[CAF]].
+** '''Start of the works:'''  Late [[2003]].
+** '''End of the works:''' Initially mid [[2006]], currently late [[2007]] (approx.).
+** '''License holder:''' [[Dragados]].
+* '''Metrocentro (T1), surface [[tram]] by the center of Seville:'''
+**'''Stops:''' Amador de los Ríos, Ponce de León, Encarnación, Plaza de la Magdalena, Plaza Nueva, Archivo de Indias, San Fernando, Carlos V.
+**'''Length:''' 2.7 Km.
+**'''Number of trains:''' 7, manufactured by [[CAF]].
+** '''End of the works:''' Late [[2007]] (approx.).
+* '''Line 2, West-East.'''
+* '''Line 3, North-South.'''
+* '''Line 4, Semicircular.'''
+* '''Line 5, [[Aljarafe]] tram'''
+* '''Line 6 (maybe and extension to the Line 2), Congress Hall-Airport.'''
+In contrast with the old project, the new project will be a [[light metro]], that is, not all sections are [[underground]].
+The Seville metro is being a cause of discussion between politicians due to different interpretations of a [[1975]] law that points out how to pay the construction of the old metro network, and how fits to the new project.
+== External links ==
+* [http://www.urbanrail.net/eu/sev/sevilla.htm History, construction details and maps.]
+* (es) [http://www.metrodesevilla.net/ Official site.]
+== See also ==
+* [[Sevilla|Seville]].
+* [[TUSSAM]], company that operates the [[bus]] network of Seville.
+* [[Consorcio de Transportes de Sevilla]], consortium that operates the [[intercity bus]] network of the metropolitan area of Seville.
+* [[RENFE]], company that operates the [[commuter train]] system of Seville.
+[[Category:Tram transport]]
+[[Category:Metros in Europe]]
+[[es:Metro de Sevilla]]