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 Madrid
Of approximately 300 km of metro lines in Spain's capital, more than 100 km have been built in just a few years around the turn of the millennium. Many of the newer stations and some of the older ones have interesting designs or architecture.
Photo [wikimedia.org]: Entrance building of Lago station of 1961. |
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Photo [unknown origin, skyscrapercity.com]: Nuevos Ministerios station in Madrid, inaugurated in 2002. |
Try this itinerary, recommended by residents or metro enthusiasts:
Interesting stations on line L8 are Campo de las Naciones (one station away from Aeropuerto station, impressive mural about people from all the countries) and Nuevos Ministerios (big mural about Madrid and other works of art). Change there to line L10 and go to Chamartín (new big mezzanine for the L1 extension), Alonso Martínez (walk north to the historic Andén 0 Chamberí underground station which has been turned into a museum), Príncipe Pio (built under the Norte railway station, with nice views of the old station). Change there to line L2 and go to Retiro (nice station with tile murals by Mingote).
Andén 0 Chamberí. The goal is showing the public a little piece of underground life in the capital at the start of the 20th century. The museum consists of a metro station abandoned in 1966. Forty-two years later, the station was restored to its original ceramic-tiled glory as envisioned by the first architect of the metro, Antonio Palacios. Old ticket counters and gates and old ceramic advertisements are still present, videos are on display. Since 2008. Location: Abandoned Chamberí metro station from 1919.
Address: Corner of Calle de Luchana and Calle de Sta Engracía. At Iglesia, Bilbao, Rubén Darío. metro station.
Hours (check before visiting): Tuesday to Friday 11am - 7pm. Saturdays, Sundays and holidays 10am to 2pm. Admission: free.
Reference: notesfrommadrid.com, typicallyspanish.com, esmadrid.com.
Other Rail Transport in Madrid Cercanias (suburban metro)
Isolated circle - Line 12 ('MetroSur') - 40.5 km - 28 stations - round trip 75 minutes - opened 2000 - completed 2003 - in southern suburbs.
Isolated circle - Line 6 - 23 km - 28 stations - round trip 67 minutes - opened 1979 - completed 1995.
Pan-shaped loop - Cercanias Line C7 - 16 stations.
Buzzing before departure. Before arriving to the station, a recorded announcement says: "Próxima estación [name], correspondencia con línea [number]". This is Castilian and means: "Next station [name], transfer with line [number]". Sometimes, especially in old stations on line 1 they have also this text: "Próxima estación: Tirso de Molina. ¡Atención! Estación en curva, al salir tengan cuidado de no introducir el pie entre coche y andén", which means: "Next station: Tirso de Molina. Attention! Station is in a curve; while you get off the train, mind your step, don't step between the train and the platform." Line 6 and 7 have older trains and those have a whistle sound when the doors close.
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