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FCC completes
the south section of Line
9 of the Barcelona Metro
The south section of Line 9 of the Barcelona
Metro, built by FCC, which connects the
University Zone in the Les Corts districts,
with Terminals T-1 and T-2 of Prat Airport,
was opened to the public on 12 February.
The new subway line will improve mobility
in the metropolitan area, connecting
Barcelona, L’Hospitalet de Llobregat and
El Prat de Llobregat. This metro section
will enable access to Ciutat de la Justícia,
Mercabarna and Fira 2 in L’Hospitalet, as
well as to the two airport terminals.
The completed section includes 19.6
new kilometres of metro plus 15 stations
six of which are transfer stations. FCC
Construcción, in a joint venture with other
companies, was involved in the execution
of a large part of this infrastructure, building
14.95 km of tunnel with two EBP tunnel-
boring machines, 7 stations, and 13
ventilation wells as well as the fittings of all
the medium and low voltage installations,
fire-fighting equipment, ventilation and air
conditioning.
This section is part of a mobility project that
will be completed with the construction
of a section of Line 10 that will reach the
industrial parks in customs-free zone and
with the future connection with the central
hub that will link the north and south metro
sections of Line 9.
The start of operations of Line 9 South, worth
an investment of 2,899 million euros, and an
automatic drive system with no operator
onboard, implies the most important
expansion of the Metro system in the last 50
years and is expected to meet the demand
of 23 million travellers each year.
With the inauguration of this new suburban
metro section FCC consolidates its
experience in railway infrastructures and
bolsters its positioning as a leader worldwide.