La Cadena tram stop
Line 4, Line 6 and Line 8 · Zone A · Poblats Marítims
La Cadena stop
La Cadena opened on 21 May 1994, when the Line 4 tram began running, on avenida de los Naranjos, already inside the Poblats Marítims district. The site had a railway past: very close by was a stop on the line linking València-Pont de Fusta with the Grao, closed in 1990 because of its ruinous state and later converted into today’s tram corridor. The operator does not publish opening dates, so treat this chronology as a guide only.
This is where Line 4 and Line 6 stop behaving like an ordinary two-way line. La Cadena is the gateway to the beach loop, which trams always run in the same direction: they head into it towards Platja Malva-rosa, continue through Platja les Arenes, Canyamelar and Dr. Lluch, pass Cabanyal and come back through La Cadena before carrying on inland towards Beteró. So the same tram stops here twice, once on entering the loop and once on leaving it.
First and last tram at La Cadena
| Line and direction | Monday to Thursday first – last | Friday first – last | Saturday first – last | Sunday and public holidays first – last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L4 towards Mas del Rosari via Beteró | 05:05 – 23:01 | 05:05 – 02:10 | 05:03 – 02:10 | 06:23 – 23:01 |
| L4 towards Dr. Lluch via Platja Malva-rosa | 04:55 – 00:25 | 04:55 – 03:10 | 04:53 – 03:10 | 06:13 – 00:25 |
| L6 towards Tossal del Rei via Beteró | 06:28 – 23:07 | 06:28 – 02:25 | 06:38 – 02:25 | 07:48 – 23:08 |
| L6 towards Marítim via Platja Malva-rosa | 06:04 – 22:34 | 06:04 – 01:58 | 06:01 – 01:58 | 07:22 – 22:40 |
| L8 towards Marítim via Platja Malva-rosa | 07:30 – 07:30 | 07:30 – 07:30 | 08:49 – 08:49 | 09:11 – 09:11 |
Times at La Cadena 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 stop
How the beach loop works
The one-way beach loop
Trams always run round this ring in the same direction and come back to where they started; there is no service in the opposite direction.
Cabanyal is served only in the direction Dr. Lluch → La Cadena. Platja Malva-rosa and Platja les Arenes only in the opposite direction, after leaving La Cadena. To get from Cabanyal to either of the two Platja stops you have to go all the way round the loop.
Interchanges and connections
- Tram: you can change here between Line 4, Line 6 and Line 8 without leaving the stop: FGV numbers it as a single facility.
About this stop
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Address | Av. de los Naranjos, frente 39. CP: 46011 - València (as published by FGV) |
| FGV station number | 95 |
What is near La Cadena
The platforms are on avenida de los Naranjos, opposite number 39, at the edge of the Cabanyal – Canyamelar neighbourhood. The Jardí de la Remonta garden is about 140 m away and the Camp de futbol Malva-Rosa football ground about 202 m. Within the same radius are two hospitals, the Hospital Vithas Nisa Valencia al Mar, about 257 m away, and the Hospital Malva-rosa, about 345 m, as well as the Parc del Doctor Lluch (about 369 m) and the parish church of Nuestra Señora de la Buena Guía.
| Place | What it is | Straight-line distance |
|---|---|---|
| Jardí de la Remonta | garden | 140 m |
| Camp de futbol Malva-Rosa | stadium | 202 m |
| Hospital Vithas Nisa Valencia al Mar | hospital | 257 m |
| Iglesia Cristiana Evangélica Malvarrosa | place of worship | 317 m |
| Parroquia de Nuestra Señora de la Buena Guía | place of worship | 333 m |
| Hospital Malva-rosa | hospital | 345 m |
| Parc del Doctor Lluch | park | 369 m |
| Parroquia de Nuestra Señora de los Ángeles | place of worship | 371 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, but not the short way. The final stretch by the beach is a one-way loop, and from La Cadena trams can only enter it towards Platja Malva-rosa. To get to Cabanyal you have to go all the way round the loop, calling first at Platja les Arenes, Canyamelar and Dr. Lluch.
Yes. In the published Line 4 timetable, 63 trams turn back here instead of running round the beach loop; the rest carry on towards Platja Malva-rosa and complete it. It is one of three points where the line short-turns services, along with Empalme and Vicent Andrés Estellés.