Line 1 of the
Madrid Metro
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is an underground metro line running from
Pinar de Chamartín
Costillares, also known as Pinar de Chamartín, is a neighborhood part of the Ciudad Lineal district, in north Madrid, Spain.
Neighborhood
The neighborhood has 22,616 residents. It is named for a ''pinar'' (a small forest of pine trees) near the ...
in the north to
Valdecarros in the southeast, via
Sol. Today it has 33 stations and spans from end to end.
The line was the first metro line of the Madrid Metro, and the first metro line built in all of Spain. It originally contained only 8 stops connecting
Cuatro Caminos in the north to the city center at
Puerta del Sol
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. Line 1 marks the start of the Madrid Metro with its inauguration on 17 October 1919 and public service beginning 14 days later on 31 October. There have been various extensions to the line since it opened including the most recent northern extension to Pinar de Chamartin on 11 April 2007 and a southern extension on 16 May 2007 to Valdecarros.
Line 1 is the second busiest line on the Madrid Metro, behind
Line 6, with more than 7.5 million monthly trips.
History
Original line
The Line 1 was the first line of the Madrid Metro, and was inaugurated on 17 October 1919. It was opened to the public on 31 October 1919. It originally ran from and , containing 6 intermediate stops:
Red de San Luis (now Gran Vía),
Hospicio (now Tribunal),
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Chamberí
Chamberí is a district of Madrid, Spain. It is further subdivided into six neighborhoods ( Gaztambide, Arapiles, Trafalgar, Almagro, Ríos Rosas and Vallehermoso). The district junta is headquartered at the . The current urban outline was born ...
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Martinez Campos (now Iglesia), and
Ríos Rosas.
The original line was extended from Sol to in 1921, then further to in 1923. It was extended from
Cuatro Caminos to in 1929.
Early extensions
The line was expanded from Tetuán to in 1961, and from Puente de Vallecas to in 1962.
Between 1964 and 1966, station platforms were extended from 60 meters to 90 meters in order to allow 6-car trains, due to heavy increasing passenger flow. This resulted in the closing of Chamberí station, whose platforms could not be lengthened due to it being located on a sharp curve near Iglesia station. The old Chamberí station, however, was reopened to the public in 2008 as part of the Madrid Metro's project, now functioning primarily as a historic exhibition.
Recent improvements
In recent years, the line has been extended both north and south. Firstly, in 1988 Atocha Renfe was added between the stations of Atocha and Menéndez Pelayo to serve the new long-distance rail station of Atocha. On 1 April 1994, it was extended from Portazgo to Miguel Hernández and on 4 March 1999 from Miguel Hernández to Congosto.
In 2007, the line was extended to Pinar de Chamartin in two stages. First, on 30 March 2007, the line was extended from Plaza de Castilla to Chamartin, which provides interchange with Line 10 and RENFE services. The new metro complex has line 1 and in the future, line 11 on the lower level and line 10 on the upper level. On 11 April 2007 the extension to Pinar de Chamartin was completed. Here, there is interchange available to Line 4. There are two side platforms for arrivals and an island platform for departures. In May 2007, interchange to Metro Ligero 1 was available, which terminates one level higher.
On 16 May 2007, the line was extended south from Congosto to Valdecarros with two intermediate stations.
The Line 1 was closed for reforms from 3 July 2016 to October 2016. 25 of the 33 stations were closed for a €70 million refurbishment project meant to modernize the line, the oldest in the system, and repair tunnel linings and replacing power cables. Replacement buses were offered to patrons during the closure.
Rolling stock
Since the summer of 2007, the line uses
CAF class 2000A rolling stock trains.
Stations
See also
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Madrid
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Transport in Madrid
Madrid is served by highly developed transport infrastructure. Road, rail and air links are vital to maintain the economic position of Madrid as a leading centre of employment, enterprise, trade and tourism, providing effective connections with ...
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List of Madrid Metro stations
This is a list of the stations of the Madrid Metro.
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List of metro systems
This list of metro systems includes electrified rapid transit train systems worldwide. In some parts of the world, metro systems are referred to as subways, U-Bahn or undergrounds. , 205 cities in 61 countries have a metro system.
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References
External links
Madrid Metro(official website)
Schematic map of the Metro network – from the official site
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01 (Madrid Metro)
Railway lines opened in 1919
1919 establishments in Spain