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Moncloa |
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17-07-1963
Moncloa
is a busy interchange station with a bus terminal for buses serving the
northwestern suburbs.
In view
of a possible extension of L-3 to Cuatro Caminos, and to allow the enlargement
of the underground bus terminal, the former Moncloa station had to be
given up (1), and a new station was built parallel to the L-6 station
(2+3).
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Pedro Muñoz Román
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Argüelles
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15-07-1941
Stressing
its function as a transfer station Argüelles was refurbished with
white wall cladding. Platform lengthening was completed in 2006.
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Ventura
Rodríguez |
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15-07-1941
In 2005/06
the access to Ventura Rodríguez station was rebuilt, the southbound
platform now being accessible from the vestibule via a ramp. Platforms
were extended to 90 m as in all other stations of the line and the walls
were clad in enamel panels.
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Plaza
de España |
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15-07-1941 |
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Callao |
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15-07-1941
Madrid's
busiest shopping streets are located between Callao and Sol. Callao station
lies below Gran Vía.
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Sol |
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09-08-1936
Puerta del
Sol is the most central square in Madrid and km 0 for Spanish roads.
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Lavapiés |
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09-08-1936 |
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Embajadores |
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09-08-1936 |
(2) 2006 ©
Pedro Muñoz Román
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Palos
de la Frontera |
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26-03-1949 |
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Delicias |
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26-03-1949
The station
name Delicias refers to a former mainline station nearby, from where long-distance
trains used to depart for Portugal. It closed in 1969, and since 1984
it has been the home to the Railway Museum.
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Legazpi |
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01-03-1951
Refurbished
in 2006, with new vestibule.
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Almendrales |
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21-04-2007 |
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Hosp.
12 de Octubre |
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21-04-2007 |
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San
Fermín-Orcasur |
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21-04-2007 |
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Ciudad
de los Ángeles |
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21-04-2007 |
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Villaverde Bajo-Cruce |
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21-04-2007 |
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San Cristóbal |
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21-04-2007 |
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Villaverde
Alto |
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21-04-2007 |
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Casar) |
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Special Features
of Line 3:
Total length:
15 km, 18 stations
Small profile
line with 90 m long platforms (6-car trains of class 3000 in service) - platforms
being extended from 60 m to 90 m 2004-2006.
Line 3 is among
the busiest lines of the network and offers a 2.5-3 minute headway during most
of the day. At Moncloa, trains reverse automatically with the drivers swapping
to avoid long reversing times. The arriving driver leaves the train while the
next driver gets into the back cabin, from where he makes the trains go into
the reversing siding, to come back immediately on the departure track.
After completion
of the southern extension in 2007, the line has more than doubled its length.
Further extensions are planned at both ends.
The 2007-2011
expansion programme includes a southern extension from Villaverde Alto to El
Casar where interchange will be provided to Cercanías and Line 12 (MetroSur)
2006
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