Banco de España (Madrid Metro)

Banco de España [ˈbaŋko ðe esˈpaɲa] is a station on Line 2 of the Madrid Metro located in the Center of Madrid in the Calle de Alcalá, next to the Plaza de Cibeles, perpendicular to the Paseo del Prado.^[1][2][3][4]

Banco de España
Madrid Metro station
General information
Location	Centro, Madrid Spain
Coordinates	40°25′09″N 3°41′42″W / 40.4190564°N 3.6949689°W / 40.4190564; -3.6949689
Owned by	CRTM
Operated by	CRTM
Construction
Accessible	No
Other information
Fare zone	A
History
Opened	15 June 1924; 99 years ago (1924-06-15)
Services
Preceding station Madrid Metro Following station Retiro towards Las Rosas Line 2 Sevilla towards Cuatro Caminos
Location
Banco de España Location within Madrid

History

Banco de España station opened on 14 June 1924 with the first stretch of Line 2 between Sol and Ventas. The station is named after the Bank of Spain building located nearby. Another prominent monuments situated near this station are: Cibeles Fountain, Palacio de Linares, Círculo de Bellas Artes, The Communications Palace (currently the Madrid City Hall), the church of San José, the Palacio de Buenavista, the building of the Interior Ministry of Spain and the Fine Arts Theatre.

References

1. "Metro station Banco de España - Metro de". gps-data-team.com. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
2. "Madrid metro - Banco de España". flickr.com. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
3. Corrigan, Damian. . gospain.about.com. Archived from the original on 29 September 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
4. "Línea 2". Metro de Madrid. from the original on 2 June 2019. Retrieved 21 March 2020.