Sol is a station on
Line 1,
Line 2 and
Line 3 of the
Madrid Metro
The Madrid Metro (Spanish: ''Metro de Madrid'') is a rapid transit system serving the city of Madrid, capital of Spain. The system is the 14th longest rapid transit system in the world, with a total length of 293 km (182 mi). Its gro ...
. It is located in Zone A and is the most central station on the Metro, located at the
Puerta del Sol
The Puerta del Sol (English: "Gate of the Sun") is a public square in Madrid, one of the best known and busiest places in the city. This is the centre ('' Km 0'') of the radial network of Spanish roads. The square also contains the famous clo ...
square. Because of its location, it is one of the busiest stations of the
Madrid Metro
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.
History
Madrid Metro
Line 1 station became operational in 1919 with the opening of the first section of the
Madrid Metro
The Madrid Metro (Spanish: ''Metro de Madrid'') is a rapid transit system serving the city of Madrid, capital of Spain. The system is the 14th longest rapid transit system in the world, with a total length of 293 km (182 mi). Its gro ...
between Sol and
Cuatro Caminos. The station of
Line 2 was opened in 1924, it was built above the
Line 1 station and perpendicular to it. The station of
Line 3 was opened in 1936, located roughly at the same level as the
Line 1 station and perpendicular to the
Line 2. The first sections of the first three lines opened included Sol station.
In the 1960s platforms on the
Line 1 were enlarged from 60 to 90 m, but bad condition of the foundations of the surface buildings prevented doing that on both platforms in parallel. So one of the platforms was expanded to the north and another one to the south, resulting in the only
Madrid Metro
The Madrid Metro (Spanish: ''Metro de Madrid'') is a rapid transit system serving the city of Madrid, capital of Spain. The system is the 14th longest rapid transit system in the world, with a total length of 293 km (182 mi). Its gro ...
station with non-parallel platforms.
Between 2004 and 2006,
Line 3 platforms were also extended from 60 to 90 m, this time they are completely parallel. At the same time elevators installation began, that allowed access to lines
2 and
3 and from the street to the lobby since 2007, The last one that was missing (which gives access to platform 2 of
Line 1) was inaugurated in 2016, with the completion of the works on the line carried out between July and November.
The station has four entrances, which, given the large influx of passengers, often causes crowds at the entrance and exit stairs. The interior stands out for its large central room with a decorated ceiling, where there are various shops and a police station.
Since July 3, 2016, the platforms of
Line 1 have been closed due to improvement works on the facilities of
Line 1 between the stations of
Plaza de Castilla
The Plaza de Castilla ( en, "Castile Square") is a roundabout in the north of Madrid, Spain.
Location
It is located in the north of the city and is bisected by Paseo de la Castellana, one of the main thoroughfares of the capital, almost at its ...
and
Sierra de Guadalupe.
The line was reopened on 13 November 2016, although on September 14 the
Plaza de Castilla
The Plaza de Castilla ( en, "Castile Square") is a roundabout in the north of Madrid, Spain.
Location
It is located in the north of the city and is bisected by Paseo de la Castellana, one of the main thoroughfares of the capital, almost at its ...
-
Cuatro Caminos and
Alto del Arenal-
Sierra de Guadalupe sections were reopened.
And the opening of the
Atocha Renfe-
Alto del Arenal section was also brought forward.
Parallel to these works, they have carried out the necessary work to install the missing elevator in the station that communicates with platform 2 of line 1. These works began in February 2016, to achieve full accessibility of the station. The elevator connects the main lobby with the aforementioned platform and its inauguration was in November 2016, coinciding with the end of the improvement works on
Line 1.
Between April 24 and May 13, 2019, the platforms of
Line 2 remained closed to the public due to an incident on the line.
Sponsorships
![VodafoneSol PuertaDelSol](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/00/VodafoneSol_PuertaDelSol.jpg)
At present, the station has four entrances, which, given the large number of travelers, often causes crowds on the stairs. Its interior features a wide central room with decorated ceiling, where are several shops and a police station.
On 13 March 2012 Sol station was renamed as "Sol Galaxy Note" for a 1-month contract sponsorship by the company
Samsung
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advertising its mobile device. It was a pilot project of naming rights sale to finance public transportation. From 1 June 2013 to 31 May 2016, for sponsorship reasons, the
Line 2 station was renamed "Vodafone Sol".
Cercanias
![Sol Cercanías Platforms](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/87/Sol_Cercan%C3%ADas_Platforms.jpg)
In 2004 work began to connect the station to the
Cercanías Madrid
Cercanías Madrid is the commuter rail service that serves Madrid, the capital of Spain, and its metropolitan area. It is operated by Cercanías Renfe, the commuter rail division of Renfe, the former monopoly of rail services in Spain. Its to ...
network, digging tunnel
Atocha-
Chamartín, alternative to the
previously built one. This tunnel was opened to the public on 9 July 2008 and the station opened on 27 June 2009. The works suffered a 6-month break in 2006 due to discovery of archaeological remains, so the work of the station was considerably delayed with respect to the whole tunnel. From 25 June to 23 July 2008
Line 2 was temporarily interrupted to allow the construction of
Cercanías
The commuter rail systems of Spain's major metropolitan areas are called ''Cercanías'' () in most of Spain, ''Rodalia'' () in the Valencian Community, ''Aldiriak'' () in the Basque Country and ''Rodalies'' () in Catalonia. There are twelve ''Ce ...
station nearby. The
Line 1 service was also interrupted from August to 4 September 2008.
On July 16, 2021, the new corridor and exit to the
Gran Vía station were opened, which made it possible to link metro
Line 5 with the Cercanías de Sol station, becoming the Cercanías station where the most metro lines connect.
References
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Cercanías Madrid stations
Madrid Metro stations located underground
Line 1 (Madrid Metro) stations
Line 2 (Madrid Metro) stations
Line 3 (Madrid Metro) stations
Railway stations opened in 1919
1919 establishments in Spain