Empalme metro station
Line 1, Line 2 and Line 4 · Zone A · Burjassot
Empalme station
Empalme does not serve a large population: its job is a different one. It lies beside calle Antonio Maura in Burjassot, next to the northern ring road (Bulevar Norte, CV-30) and close to the CV-35, and it exists mainly so that metro and tram can meet. It has four tracks for passenger trains, plus one for stabling trams and another that works as a loop for turning round. This is also where the metro routes split: Line 1 branches off north-east towards BéteraES and Line 2 carries on north towards Llíria.
The junction goes back a long way: from 1891 it handled the meeting of the metre-gauge line between València-Pont de Fusta and Llíria with the branch to Bétera (its name means “junction”). On 8 October 1988, when the underground section opened, it was renamed Ademús and became a through station on lines 1 and 2 and the terminus of line 4. It got the name Empalme back in 1998, and in March 2001 it was redesigned as an interchange between metro, tram and the EMT and MetroBús buses. It is one of the four stations the operator counts twice, as it has two numbers attached to different platforms.
First and last train at Empalme
| Line and direction | Monday to Thursday first – last | Friday first – last | Saturday first – last | Sunday and public holidays first – last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L1 towards Torrent via Beniferri | 05:06 – 23:13 | 05:06 – 02:37 | 05:02 – 02:37 | 06:57 – 23:14 |
| L1 towards Bétera via Burjassot | 04:59 – 22:25 | 04:59 – 02:53 | 05:40 – 02:53 | 07:10 – 22:30 |
| L2 towards Torrent Avinguda via Beniferri | 05:36 – 23:53 | 05:36 – 02:47 | 06:07 – 02:47 | 07:27 – 23:57 |
| L2 towards Llíria via Cantereria | 05:25 – 22:31 | 05:25 – 02:51 | 05:27 – 02:33 | 06:40 – 22:40 |
| L4 towards Mas del Rosari via La Granja | 05:10 – 23:29 | 05:10 – 02:38 | 05:10 – 02:38 | 06:29 – 23:29 |
| L4 towards Dr. Lluch via Palau de Congressos | 05:45 – 23:56 | 05:45 – 02:41 | 05:45 – 02:41 | 07:05 – 23:56 |
Times at Empalme from the timetable published by Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat Valenciana. This is not live information: FGV publishes no real-time running data, and the arrivals shown on its own website are these same times. The timetable we publish is the official file valid from 20 October to 27 December 2026; after that date check it again on metrovalencia.es.
How often it runs
Services per hour in each direction, counted over the line’s full timetable.
Services per day at this station
Stations next to Empalme
Travel time measured in the official timetable between Empalme and the stations on either side.
| Line | Next | Time |
|---|---|---|
| L1 | BeniferriES | 2 min |
| L1 | BurjassotES | 2 min |
| L2 | BeniferriES | 2 min |
| L2 | CantereriaES | 2 min |
| L4 | La GranjaES | 3 min |
| L4 | Palau de CongressosES | 1 min |
Interchanges and connections
- Metro and tram: you can change here between Line 1, Line 2 and Line 4 without leaving the station: FGV numbers it as a single facility.
- Two sets of platforms: in FGV’s official count Empalme counts as two facilities because it has two numbers attached to different platforms. For passengers it is a single station.
- Park-and-ride car park (P+M): 40 spaces, according to FGV.
About this station
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Address | C/ Antonio Maura, s/n; CP 46100. Burjassot (as published by FGV) |
| Park and ride (P+M) | 40 spaces |
| FGV station number | 29 |
What is near Empalme
The surroundings are infrastructure rather than neighbourhood: tracks, roads and the Bulevar Norte alongside. Open data records very little within 400 m, just the archaeological site of Las lenguas del Raig, about 60 m away, and the Parque Albán shopping centre, about 233 m away. Nearly all the activity at the station is people changing between lines or to the EMT and MetroBús buses, and drivers arriving from the northern approaches of the metropolitan area.
| Place | What it is | Straight-line distance |
|---|---|---|
| Las lenguas del Raig (S X-XI) | ruins | 60 m |
| Centro Comercial Parque Albán | shopping centre | 233 m |
Named places less than 400 m away, from OpenStreetMap, under their local names. The distance is in a straight line: on foot it is always a bit further.
Frequently asked questions
Yes, for a decade. On 8 October 1988, when the underground section to Sant Isidre opened, the name Empalme was replaced by Ademús, and the station became a through stop on lines 1 and 2 and the terminus of line 4. The original name came back in 1998.
A halt created when Line 4 was extended to Lloma Llarga-Terramelar in December 2005, because a new turning loop could not be built to serve that section. It was no longer needed once the double-ended Series 4200 trams arrived, which since 2007 have covered the route without having to turn round, and the stop was closed.