A 19,6 km Barcelona driverless metro line started services on February 12. The longest of its kind in Europe, the north-south Line 9 Sud in the west of the city connects the area with stations at both terminals of the airport. Barcelona Metro Operator TMB says with the opening of Line 9 Sud city’s total length of the metro network increased about 20 %. The 15-station section of Line 9 is El Prat’s second rail connection after the existing suburban line. The line has 15 stations including six interchanges. Trains operate at seven-minute headways.
It is expected that ridership on the line reach 23 million passenger per year. With this line Barcelona has 30,5 km driverless metro line.
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