Casa de Campo is a station on Line 5 and Line 10 of the

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that is situated near the Paseo de la Puerta de Batán in the

Moncloa-Aravaca Moncloa-Aravaca is a district of the municipality of Madrid, Spain. It is located to the northwest of the city centre, spanning across both banks of the Manzanares. It is made up of the neighborhoods of Aravaca, Argüelles, Casa de Campo, Ciuda ...

district. It is located in fare Zone A. The

Madrid Zoo The Madrid Zoo Aquarium is a zoo and aquarium located in the Casa de Campo in Madrid, Spain. The zoo is owned by the city, but is managed by the international entertainment operator Parques Reunidos. Opened in 1770, it is one of the largest z ...

is located from the station's entrance.

History

The station was opened on 22 October 2002 as part of the extension of Line 10 from Batán to Puerta del Sur, which was one of two parts of the

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expansion project. As part of the project, the segment between Casa de Campo and

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was transferred to Line 5; the station itself was designed to have space for four tracks and two island platforms, but one of the tracks is covered by an expanded island platform to enable cross-platform transfers between Line 5 and Line 10. Prior to the construction of the station, Line 10 trains passed through the station site without stopping, so this station is considered to be an

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on Line 10.

References

Madrid Metro stations located underground Line 5 (Madrid Metro) stations Line 10 (Madrid Metro) stations Railway stations opened in 2002 2002 establishments in Spain {{Madrid-metro-stub