Opening of the south section of the Barcelona Metro Line 9

Opening of the south section of the Barcelona Metro Line 9

Feb 18, 2016  | Civil engineering 

Opening of the south section of the Barcelona Metro Line 9
(Photo by: GPO Group)

The south section of line 9 of the Barcelona Metro was opened last 12th of February, in which GPO Group has had an active participation.

With an investment of 2.899 million Euros, this new line 9 section is 20 km long and has 15 new stations - six of which are interchange stations - and will join the Zona Universitaria of Barcelona with Barcelona Airport in El Prat. The route is taken with an automatic driving system without driver in 32 minutes, through a double track tunnel constructed mostly with tunnel boring machine.

GPO Group, through its Spanish companies GPO Ingeniería y Arquitectura and Ingeniería de Instalaciones y Trenes (2IT), has been awarded, among many other services, with the Construction Supervision of the line and with the Project Monitoring of the stations concession, as well as with the Health and Safety Coordination of the communication systems and stations access. 

The commissioning of this new section of the Barcelona Metro is a step forward to finish the line that will be the biggest one in Europe, with 47,8 km of length, 52 stations and 120 million of estimated passenger flow. GPO Group is still working on Line 9 with the aim of joining the North and South sections, which are currently into operation.

Via GPO Group
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