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| Madrid Metro | |||
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| Overview | |||
| Native name | Metro de Madrid | ||
| Locale | Madrid, Spain | ||
| Transit type | Rapid transit | ||
| Number of lines | 13[1] | ||
| Number of stations | 301[1] | ||
| Annual ridership | 560.9 million (2014)[1] | ||
| Website | Metro De Madrid | ||
| Operation | |||
| Began operation | October 17, 1919 | ||
| Operator(s) | Metro De Madrid | ||
| Number of vehicles | 2404[citation needed]] | ||
| Technical | |||
| System length | 293.0 km (182.1 mi)[1] | ||
| Track gauge | 1,445 mm (4 ft 8+7⁄8 in), 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge | ||
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The Madrid Metro (Spanish: Metro de Madrid) is a metro system serving the city of Madrid, capital of Spain. The system is the 7th longest metro in the world, having a total length of 293 km (182 mi), though Madrid is approximately the fiftieth most populous metropolitan area in the world. Its fast growth in the last 20 years has also put it among the fastest growing networks in the world, rivalling many Asian metros such as the Shanghai Metro, Guangzhou Metro, Beijing Subway, and Delhi Metro. Unlike normal Spanish road and rail traffic, which uses right hand drive, Madrid Metro trains use left-hand running on all lines because traffic in Madrid drove on the left until 1924, well after the Madrid Metro started operation. The Madrid Metro operates every day from 6 am until 1:30 am.[2]
A light rail system feeding the metro opened in 2007 called Metro Ligero (light metro).[3] The 'Cercanias' system works in conjunction with the metro servicing commuter train services to and across the city.
Some underground stations are large enough to hold public events, such as the three-day fitness festival in May 2011, which attracted 2,600 visitors. One station contains a 200-square-meter archaeological museum.
The Madrid Metro has 1,698 escalators, the most of any system in the world. It also has 522 elevators.
System Map[edit]
| Madrid Metro Map | |
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 Line 1Between Pinar de Chamartín and Valdecarros |
 Line 2Between Las Rosas and Cuatro Caminos |
 Line 3Between Villaverde Alto and Moncloa |
 Line 4Between Argüelles and Pinar de Chamartín |
 Line 5Between Alameda de Osuna and Casa de Campo |
 Line 6Between Laguna and Laguna (Circular line) |
 Line 7Between Hospital del Henares and Pitis |
 Line 8Between Nuevos Ministerios and Aeropuerto T4 station |
 Line 9Between Paco de Lucía and Arganda del Rey |
 Line 10Between Hospital Infanta Sofía and Puerta del Sur |
 Line 11Between Avenida de la Ilustración and La Fortuna |
 Line 12Between Puerta del Sur and Puerta del Sur (Circular line) |
 RamalBetween Ópera and Príncipe Pío |
 Line ML-3Between Pinar de Chamartín and Las Tablas |
 Line ML-2Between Colonia Jardín and Estación de Aravaca |
 Line ML-3Between Colonia Jardín and Puerta de Boadilla |
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- ^ a b c d "Metro De Madrid Figures". Metro De Madrid. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
- ^ "Public transport in Madrid in Spain: spain.info in english". Retrieved 18 August 2016.
- ^ Von Mach, Stefan (March 2008). "Madrid Light Rail: Three lines to feed the metro". Metro Report International, of Railway Gazette International (UK).