Line 12 (Madrid Metro)

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Line 12, also known as MetroSur, is a line of the Madrid Metro. Opened on 11 April 2003, Line 12 is a circular line that is not in fact in Madrid, but links five small towns and one small village south of Madrid. The towns linked by Line 12 are Alcorcon, Leganés, Getafe, Fuenlabrada and Móstoles. The village of Loranca, between Fuenlabrada and Mostoles, is also served by the line. The line runs underground, apart from a few stations at surface level. Line 12 uses 3-car trains of class 8000, but up to three extra coaches per train can be ordered if passenger numbers increase.

Line 12 stations have elements of art, such as the murals in the Hospital Severo Ochoa Station honoring the Nobel Prize winning biochemist, Severo Ochoa. Surface level stations are covered by massive roofs, with some glass to allow daylight - a similar system is used in Copenhagen and Prague Metro systems.

There are plans to build two new stations: Fuenlabrada Oeste between Loranca and Hospital De Fuenlabrada, and secondly Fuenlabrada Este between Arroyo Culebro and Parque De Las Estados. No completion dates for these new stations have been given, as it is still under planning.