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Line 5, currently known as Cornellà Centre – Vall d'Hebron, its termini, and often called "Línia Blava" (Blue line), is a rapid transit metro line belonging to the Barcelona Metro network operated by TMB, and part of the ATM fare-integrated transport network.
Overview
It opened in 1959 as the line 2 (originally). Line 5 is 18.8 km (11.7 mi) long and has 26 stations, from Cornellà to Vall d'Hebron in the northern part of Barcelona, where it meets L3.
Chronology
Evolution of Line 5, 1959–2010
1959 – Sagrera-Vilapicina section opened (as the former L2)
1967 – Vilapicina-Horta section opened (as the former L2)