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Lavapiés (Madrid Metro)
Lavapiés () is a station on 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 . Its growth between 1995 and 200 ..., serving the Lavapiés neighbourhood. It is located in fare Zone A. References Line 3 (Madrid Metro) stations Railway stations in Spain opened in 1936 {{Madrid-metro-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 . Its growth between 1995 and 2007 put it among the fastest-growing networks in the world at the time. However, the European debt crisis greatly slowed expansion plans, with many projects being postponed and canceled. Unlike normal Spanish road and rail traffic, which Left- and right-hand traffic, drive on the right, the Madrid Metro uses left-hand traffic on all lines as traffic in Madrid drove on the left until 1924, five years after the system had begun operation. Trains are in circulation every day from 6:00 am until 1:30 am, though during the weekends, this schedule was to be extended by one more hour in the morning in 2020. Furthermore, the regional government intended to keep stations opened around the clock during these days from 2023 onwards. It had onl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Centro (Madrid)
Centro (, "Centre") is a district of Madrid, Spain. It is approximately in size. It has a population of 149,718 people and a population density of . It roughly corresponds to the bulk of the housing formerly enclosed by the so-called Walls of Philip IV. The district is made up of the neighbourhoods of Cortes, Embajadores, Justicia, Universidad, Palacio and Sol. History The Centro district of Madrid is the oldest section of the city. Evidence of a stable settlement dates back to Spain's Muslim period. In the second half of the 9th century, the emir of Córdoba, Muhammad I (852–886), built a fortress on a promontory beside the river, the modern-day location of the Royal Palace. Its purpose was to watch the passes of the Sierra de Guadarrama and to initiate raids against the northern Christian countries. The remaining ruins of the fortress's wall are still preserved. A small suburb called Magerit developed to the east of the fortress. With the exception of the wall, fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madrid
Madrid ( ; ) is the capital and List of largest cities in Spain, most populous municipality of Spain. It has almost 3.5 million inhabitants and a Madrid metropolitan area, metropolitan area population of approximately 7 million. It is the Largest cities of the European Union by population within city limits, second-largest city in the European Union (EU), and its wikt:monocentric, monocentric Madrid metropolitan area, metropolitan area is the List of metropolitan areas in Europe by population, second-largest in the EU.United Nations Department of Economic and Social AffairWorld Urbanization Prospects (2007 revision), (United Nations, 2008), Table A.12. Data for 2007. The municipality covers geographical area. Madrid lies on the Manzanares (river), River Manzanares in the central part of the Iberian Peninsula at about above mean sea level. The capital city of both Spain and the surrounding Community of Madrid, autonomous community of Madrid (since 1983), it is also th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Consorcio Regional De Transportes De Madrid
The Consorcio Regional de Transportes de Madrid (CRTM; literally: ''Regional Consortium of Transportation for Madrid'') is an autonomous body created by Spanish law 5/1985 which is tasked with coordinating the public transport operations across multiple providers in the Community of Madrid. It harmonizes fares for commuter rail, rapid transit, light rail and bus transport services provided by entities such as Renfe Cercanías, Metro de Madrid S.A. or the Empresa Municipal de Transportes de Madrid (EMT). The Consorcio also extends into some councils of the nearby provinces of Toledo, Guadalajara and Cuenca, and, to a lesser extent, to some councils of the provinces of Segovia Segovia ( , , ) is a city in the autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Castile and León, Spain. It is the capital and most populated municipality of the Province of Segovia. Segovia is located in the Meseta central, Inner Pl ... and Avila. Its executive board is presided by th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Line 3 (Madrid Metro)
Line 3 is a rapid transit line of the Madrid Metro in Madrid. It contains 19 stations across . History The line was opened in August 1936 between and , a few days before the beginning of the Spanish Civil War. In 1941 it was extended from Sol to , in 1949 from Embajadores to , in 1951 from Delicias to , in 1963 from Argüelles to . In 2007, the platforms were lengthened to to allow for 6-car trains of CAF class 3000. During this process, all of the stations were modernized and rebuilt, thus giving the original section of Line 3 a brand new look. station was completely rebuilt adjacent to that of the Line 6, proving an easy connection between the two lines. On 21 April 2007, the line was extended from to , doubling its length. This was the first extension of the line since 1951. Further extensions on both ends of the line have been proposed. On 21 April 2025, the line was extended to station, connecting with Line 12 and Cercanías Line C-3. Stations See also * Madri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lavapiés
Lavapiés () is a historic neighbourhood in the city of Madrid, Spain. It is located in the administrative ward (barrio) of Embajadores in the downtown Centro District, southwest of neighbouring neighbourhood La Latina. The name literally means "wash feet", possibly in reference to the fountain in Plaza de Lavapiés which no longer exists. Location The neighborhood is centered on the Plaza de Lavapiés. The boundaries of the Lavapiés neighborhood are Calle Magdalena and Calle Duque de Alba to the north, Calle Embajadores to the southwest, Calle Sebastián Elcano and Paseo Santa María de la Cabeza to the southeast, and Calle Atocha to the northeast. Overview Lavapiés was long considered the most "typical" neighborhood of Madrid; humble and somewhat neglected. Now its large immigrant population has given it a diverse and cosmopolitan flavor and it draws many visitors from other parts of Madrid, as well as foreign tourists. An inscription on a fountain in Plaza de Cabestrer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Line 3 (Madrid Metro) Stations
3 Line or Line 3 may refer to: Public transport Asia *Line 3 (Chennai Metro), or Purple Line, under construction in India * Line 3 (Mumbai Metro), under construction in India *Line 3 (Pune Metro), under construction in India * Ampang Line or Line 3, in Klang Valley, Malaysia *MRT Line 3 (Metro Manila), Philippines * Busan Metro Line 3, in South Korea * Seoul Subway Line 3, in South Korea * Taipei Metro Line 3 or Songshan–Xindian or Green line, in Taiwan * Line 3 (Hanoi Metro) or Văn Miếu Line, under construction in Vietnam China * Line 3 (Beijing Subway), a subway line in Beijing * Line 3 (Changchun Rail Transit), a light rail line in Changchun, Jilin * Line 3 (Changsha Metro), a metro line in Changsha, Hunan * Line 3 (Chengdu Metro), a metro line in Chengdu, Sichuan * Line 3 (Chongqing Rail Transit), a monorail line in Chongqing * Line 3 (Dalian Metro), a metro line in Dalian, Liaoning * Line 3 (Dongguan Rail Transit), a planned metro line in Dongguan, Guangdong * Line 3 (Fos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
