Argüelles (Madrid Metro)

Argüelles [aɾˈɣweʝes] is a station on Line 3, Line 4, and Line 6 of the Madrid Metro in Madrid, Spain. It is located underneath the intersection of Princesa and Marqués de Urquijo streets, between the districts of Moncloa-Aravaca and Chamberí, in fare Zone A.^[1][2][3] The station is named after the neighborhood of Argüelles, which is in turn named after the 19th century Spanish politician Agustín Argüelles.

Argüelles
Madrid Metro station
Line 3 platforms, Argüelles
General information
Location	Centro / Chamberí / Moncloa-Aravaca, Madrid Spain
Coordinates	40°25′50″N 3°42′57″W / 40.4306636°N 3.7159686°W / 40.4306636; -3.7159686
Owned by	CRTM
Operated by	CRTM
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	A
History
Opened	15 July 1941; 82 years ago (1941-07-15)
Services
Preceding station Madrid Metro Following station Ventura Rodríguez towards Villaverde Alto Line 3 Moncloa Terminus Terminus Line 4 San Bernardo towards Pinar de Chamartín Moncloa clockwise / outer Line 6 Príncipe Pío anticlockwise / inner
Location
Argüelles Location within Madrid

History

The station was inaugurated on 15 July 1941 when Line 3 was extended from Sol to Argüelles. The platforms were built underneath Princesa street between the intersections with Marqués de Urquijo/Alberto Aguilera and Altamirano streets. The station was part of the extensive renovations of Line 3 during the summers of 2004, 2005, and 2006, during which the platforms were expanded from 60 m (200 ft) to 90 m (300 ft) and improvements were made for accessibility.^[4]

The Line 4 platforms were inaugurated on 23 March 1944 when Line 4 first opened.^[5] The platforms were built under Alberto Aguilera street between the intersections with Gaztambide and Andrés Mellado streets. Argüelles is a terminus station, and the platforms were built at the same level as the Line 3 platforms, which prevents the line from being extended westward.

The Line 6 platforms were inaugurated on 10 May 1995 when the segment between Laguna and Ciudad Universitaria was opened, converting Line 6 into a circular route.^[6][7] They are deeper than the other platforms, and are located between Marqués de Urquijo and Buen Suceso streets.

References

1. "Línea 3". Metro de Madrid. from the original on 2019-08-01. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
2. "Línea 4". Metro de Madrid. from the original on 2019-08-01. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
3. "Línea 6 Circular". Metro de Madrid. from the original on 2019-08-01. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
4. "La renovada línea 3 de metro abre sus puertas a 260.000 usuarios" [Renovated Metro Line 3 opens doors to 260,000 riders]. El País (in Spanish). 1 October 2006. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
5. "El Ministro de Obras Públicas preside la inauguración de la nueva línea de "Metro"" [Minister of Public Workds presides over inauguration of new "Metro" line]. ABC (in Spanish). 24 March 1944. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
6. Lucía Enguita Mayo (11 May 1995). "Madrid estrena la línea redonda del metro" [Madrid debuts round metro line]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 March 2014.
7. Mercedes Contreras (11 May 1995). "Abiertas las 27 estaciones sin fin del Metro circular" [The 27 stations of the endless circular Metro are open]. ABC (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 March 2014.

 

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