Sainz de Baranda is a station on Line 6 and Line 9 of the

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, located at the intersection of Doctor Esquerdo and Alcalde Sainz de Baranda streets in the Retiro district in

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. It is located in fare Zone A. The station is named after the street, which in turn is named after the first mayor of Madrid, . The station opened on 10 October 1979 when the first section of Line 6 was inaugurated. On 31 January 1980, the first section of Line 9 was opened from

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to Sainz de Baranda, where it connected to the rest of the Madrid Metro network. It ceased to be a terminus station when Line 9 was extended to Avenida de América on 24 February 1986.

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Madrid Metro stations located underground Line 6 (Madrid Metro) stations Line 9 (Madrid Metro) stations Railway stations in Spain opened in 1979 Buildings and structures in Retiro District, Madrid {{Madrid-metro-stub