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Pinar de Chamartín |
11/04/2007 At Pinar de Chamartín Line 1 links with Line 4 at the same level, there are two side platforms for arrivals and 1 island platform for departures. Metro Ligero Line ML1 terminates underground on a viaduct running through the high vestibule. |
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Bambú |
11/04/2007 The intermediate station at Calle Bambú serves an area between the railway station and the M30 motorway, it will be more important when the so-called 'Operación Chamartín' is carried out, which includes construction above the railway tracks. |
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Chamartín |
30-03-2007 At Chamartín, a huge transfer station was built for a total of 4 metro lines (including the existing Line 10), with Line 1 stopping on level -4. The parallel trackbed is meant for the future Line 11 extension. |
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Plaza de Castilla |
04-02-1961 Plaza de Castilla is flanked by the two inclined KIO towers, also known as Puerta de Europa. There are 3 metro stations below ground, the present bus terminal is being put underground now too. |
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Valdeacederas | 04-02-1961 | |||
Tetuán | 06-03-1929 | |||
Estrecho | 06-03-1929 | |||
Alvarado | 06-03-1929 | |||
Cuatro Caminos |
17-10-1919 At Cuatro Caminos, the former road viaduct has recently been dimolished and the square recuperated by the city. |
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Ríos Rosas |
17-10-1919 Between Ríos Rosas and Iglesia, Line 1 is crossed by Line 7, but unlike Canal on Line 2, no transfer station was added here for the busy Line 1. |
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Iglesia |
17-10-1919 - The original line included one more station between Bilbao and Iglesia, called Chamberí, which was closed in 1966 when platforms along Line 1 were lengthened. |
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Bilbao | 17-10-1919 | |||
Tribunal | 17-10-1919 | |||
Gran Vía |
17-10-1919 Gran Vía is probably the deepest station on Line 1, lying below one of Madrid's main thoroughfares. |
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Sol |
17-10-1919 Puerta del Sol is Madrid's most central square, km 0 for all roads in Spain, and seat of the Government of the Comunidad de Madrid, responsible for metro expansion. |
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Tirso de Molina | 26-12-1921 | |||
Antón Martín |
26-12-1921 Like most of the older stations on small-profile lines, Antón Martín has been refurbished recently in the same style applied for all new stations. Walls are now clad in coloured enamelled panels instead of the former Paris-style tiles. |
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Estación del Arte |
26-12-1921 until Nov 2018 "Atocha" |
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Atocha |
24-07-1988 - This station was built along the existing line to provide better interchange with the Renfe mainline and Cercanías station, which was shifted further south. until Feb 2022 "Atocha Renfe" |
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Menéndez Pelayo | 08-05-1923 | |||
Pacífico |
08-05-1923 Pacífico is another typical example of recent refurbishments, this time in white as chosen for transfer stations on MetroSur. |
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Puente de Vallecas | 08-05-1923 | |||
Nueva Numancia | 02-07-1962 | |||
Portazgo | 02-07-1962 | |||
Buenos Aires | 07-04-1994 | |||
Alto del Arenal |
07-04-1994 The Line 1 extension from Portazgo to Miguel Hernández was the first section to use coloured enamelled panels for wall cladding which has since become the standard for all stations. The Metro's Central Control Centre is located within the station complex of Alto del Arenal. |
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Miguel Hernández | 07-04-1994 | |||
Sierra de Guadalupe |
04-03-1999 Transfer is provided at Sierra de Guadalupe to Cercanías trains, although that stations is called Vallecas (it was moved eastwards together with the metro extension). |
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Villa de Vallecas | 04-03-1999 | |||
Congosto | 04-03-1999 | |||
La Gavia | 16-05-2007 | |||
Las Suertes | 16-05-2007 | |||
Valdecarros | 16-05-2007 |
Special Features of Line 1:
Total length: ~23.8 km, 33 stations
Small profile line with 90 m long platforms (6-car trains of class 2000 in service) - platforms were extended from 60 m to 90 m during the 1960s.
Original metro car
on display at Alto del Arenal station
2006 © UrbanRail.Net (Robert Schwandl)