Metro de Madrid

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Metro de Madrid Official Site (http://www.metromadrid.es/es/index.html)


Madrid Railway Network

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http://www.rfimadrid.es/

New Expansion and Improvement Plan

The Public Transit Network Expansion Plan 2007-2011 is part of a long term strategy. The actions scheduled as part of the plan are divided into two transit categories: the conventional metro and the train.

Under the conventional metro category, the plans include the prolongation of lines 2, 9 and 11.

Under the train category, in coordination with the Ministry of Development and as part of the Local Train Infrastructure Plan for Madrid, the new Móstoles-Navalcarnero line will connect to the C-5 local line and there will be two innovative actions involving the shared use of tracks: the new Moncloa line and the alternate Torrejón de Ardoz line which will end at the Chamartín station.

In short, the expansion of the public transit network focuses on the prolongation of metro lines and the construction of kilometres of new train track.

Conventional Metro

Metro de Madrid is 90 years old this year. Since the beginning, in 1919, and particularly in recent years, Metro has been expanding continuously to the point where it now reaches most neighbourhoods in the capital and eleven municipalities in the surrounding metropolitan area of Madrid.

The 2007-2011 expansion reflects the ongoing commitment to this traditional mode of transport, which still offers the original advantages of safety, speed, reliability and comfort. Moreover, with the adaptations and improvements brought about by technological advances the Metro has become an integral part of the daily lives of Madrid’s residents. On this occasion, the Metro is being extended into densely populated communities such as Las Rosas, Mirasierra and La Fortuna in Leganés.

PROLONGATION OF LINE 11 TO LA FORTUNA

DESCRIPTION: Line 11 will be extended from the La Peseta station in Carabanchel Alto to the Cuatro Vientos depot, along with a new station to be built in the La Fortuna neighbourhood of Leganés.
OBJECTIVES: To provide services to the La Fortuna neighbourhood in Leganés.
AREAS SERVED: La Fortuna neighbourhood in the city of Leganés.
POPULATION SERVED: 18,000.
LENGTH: 3.25 km.
COMMENTS: Contract awarded to DRAGADOS, S.A. in March 2007. The project is being financed by FEDER

PROLONGATION OF LINE 2 TO LAS ROSAS

DESCRIPTION: The prolongation will begin at the La Elipa station and end in the vicinity of Paseo de Ginebra near the M40.
OBJECTIVES: To provide service to the Bilbao, Arcos and Las Rosas neighbourhoods, supplementing the coverage offered by Line 7 to provide a fast connection to the city centre.
AREAS SERVED: Ciudad Lineal and San Blas districts of Madrid.
POPULATION SERVED: 65,000
LENGTH: 4.6 km.
COMMENTS: Contract awarded to UTE FCC Construcción-ACCIONA Infraestructuras, S.A. in September 2008.

PROLONGATION OF LINE 9 TO MIRASIERRA

DESCRIPTION: Line 9 will be extended to the north through the Mirasierra neighbourhood, where a new station will be built which will connect to the local train network at an interchange located between the Pitis and Ramón y Cajal stations.
OBJECTIVES: To provide service to the Mirasierra neighbourhood and extend Line 9 to the north in order to connect with the local train.
AREAS SERVED: Fuencarral-El Pardo district and Mirasierra neighbourhood of Madrid.
POPULATION SERVED: 27,500
LENGTH: 3.0 km
COMMENTS: Contract awarded to the FERROVIAL AGROMAN, S.A.- SACYR, S.A.U. joint venture in September 2009.

Train lines

The train is a high capacity mode of transport which is ideal for transporting large numbers of passengers in cars capable of travelling at speed in excess of 100 km/hour which can be integrated with the rest of the conventional, non-international width rail network.

The new lines to be built are part of the actions being coordinated by the Ministry of Development as part of the Local Train Infrastructure Plan for Madrid.

NEW LINE: MÓSTOLES - NAVALCARNERO

DESCRIPTION: The C-5 local line will be prolonged starting from a point near the Retamas station in the direction of downtown Móstoles, where it will connect with Line 12 of the Metro (Metrosur). It will then run through the Móstoles-Logistics Platform slated for future development, continue to run parallel to the A-5 motorway, alongside Parque Coimbra and Xanadú and finally enter Navalcarnero from the north.
OBJECTIVES: To connect Navalcarnero with downtown Móstoles in approximately 15 minutes and with Atocha in 40 minutes. To satisfy the demand generated in recent years as a result of the urban development in both of these cities.
AREAS SERVED: Móstoles, Arroyomolinos and Navalcarnero
POPULATION SERVED: 31,000
ESTIMATED PASSENGERS: 20,000 trips/day
LENGTH: 14.50 km.

NEW LINE: PUENTE DE LOS FRANCESES - MONCLOA

DESCRIPTION: The purpose of this new line is to connect the existing local train infrastructure to Moncloa. It will share the existing local train tracks that run along the A-6 motorway to the vicinity of the Puente de los Franceses, where the track will split and a new underground section will be built that will run underneath the Parque del Oeste to end at the Moncloa interchange.
OBJECTIVES: To equip the train track that runs along the A-6 motorway with a fast and direct connection to the Moncloa interchange in Madrid.
AREAS SERVED: Pozuelo de Alarcón, Majadahonda, Las Rozas, Torrelodones, Collado Villalba.
POPULATION SERVED: 307,000
ESTIMATED PASSENGERS: 20,000 passengers/day
LENGTH: 2.1 km. (new construction).

NEW TORREJÓN DE ARDOZ-MADRID LINE (CHAMARTÍN).

DESCRIPTION: Like the project described above, the line will emerge from the Chamartín station sharing the local rail infrastructure to the vicinity of the M-45 in San Fernando de Henares. There, the track will split and a new underground section will be built which will enter Torrejón de Ardoz in a west to east direction just north of the downtown area, where three new stations will be built. The line will run longitudinally from west to east, ending near the Soto del Henares housing development.
OBJECTIVES: To provide public rail transport between Torrejón de Ardoz and Madrid (Chamartín) which will considerably improve upon the current level of coverage by bringing rail service to the downtown area while blending into the environment by building the lines underground.
AREAS SERVED: Torrejón de Ardoz. Can also be used by residents of Guadalajara, Azuqueca, Alcalá de Henares and San Fernando de Henares to get to Chamartín.
POPULATION SERVED: 100,000
ESTIMATED PASSENGERS: 25,000 passengers/day
LENGTH: 7.5 km. (new construction)
Plan to Improve the existing Metro network for the period 2007–2011

In the coming years Metro de Madrid will allocate 961 million € to the improvement of the existing metro network.

Among others, the following actions will be undertaken:

• Installation of lifts and escalators to improve accessibility in the following stations: Pacífico, Carpetana, Sainz de Baranda and Ópera.

• Improvement of accessibility by gradually removing architectural barriers, laying special floorings and implementing complementary measures.

• New technical rooms to increase the capacity of the lines, at Aluche, Pacífico, Carpetana and Sainz de Baranda.

• Climatic comfort improvements in stations.

• Refurbishments in Repair Shops and Engine Sheds.

• Track renovation to improve running comfort.

• Removal of old coverings, replacing them with other more environment-friendly and resistant materials.

• In collaboration with other organizations, important actions are also being carried out:

- Plaza de Castilla Interchanger
- Burying the Empalme – Campamento section underground
- New Aluche Interchanger
- Restructuring and enlargement of Méndez Álvaro and Sol stations.

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Chamartín Metro Station. Now operates with line 1 and 10, in the future with lines 1, 10, 11 and 14

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The map looks pretty awesome. The bright colors of the new trains aren't my thing though.

The inner colours are supposed to help people with vision problems.
The outer colour is blue with a transition to white. Th four central cars will be white with que black window stip.

Metro de Madrid in figures

Details of the network, information on daily operations of the service

GENERAL INFORMATION


Number of stations: 294

Number of interchanges: 26

Number of lines: 13+Branch

Number of entrance halls: 340

Escalators: 1587

Lifts: 483

Moving walkways and Ramps: 34

Kilometres of Network: 284

Passenger demand 2009: 649.977.853


Metro de Madrid (http://www.metromadrid.es/en/conocenos/infraestructuras/red/)

Madrid's metro is a surprise. I love it :D This map is fantastic

Fantastic underground system. I would say is one of the best undergrounds in terms of accessibility for disable people. Thanks!

good thread, Its amazing how impressive its got in the last few years

Series 8000 comprises 155 carriages.

The body of the series 8000 units is made of aluminium, including the chassis, and they have four doors on each side for passenger access/exit. The carriages have an interconnecting, interior continuous passageway and are joined in sets of three.

The series 8000 units are equipped with air-conditioning and heating. They have auxiliary systems control equipment, equipment to record safety parameters during operation, a passenger information system and a public address system. They also have a video-surveillance system, as well as digital radiotelephony. Likewise they are equipped with train protection systems (ATP and ATO).

The most important new features in the series 8000 (and also in the 7000) within Metro de Madrid's rolling stock are: Other features include systems for fire detection and extinction using water mist, lateral evacuation steps, video-training system, a continuous interconnecting passageway between carriages, panoramic cabins with no front door, photoluminiscent signalling, digital radiotelephony, and aluminium bodywork and chassis.


Basic details:

* Carbody structure: Aluminium
* Consist: M-R-M
* Doors clearance (mm): 1300
* Doors per side: 4
* Exterior width at belt (mm): -
* Height of floor (mm): 1125
* Length between bodyends (mm): 55552
* Supply (Vdc. catenary): 1500
* Track gauge (mm): 1445


Performance:

* Emergency deceleration (m/s2): 1,15
* Maximum speed (Km/h): 110
* Seating places per train unit: 72
* Service acceleration (m/s²): 1,2
* Service deceleration (m/s2): 1
* Standing places per car (6p/m2): 535
* Total places: 607
* Total power (kw): 1200


Equipment:

* Air conditioning
* Public Address System
* Radiotelephone
* Ramp to vacate passengers

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Will you do descriptions for some of the other trains too?

Of course, I´ll do it with all other trains. :)

The network currently has 432 series 3000 carriages.

The body of the series 3000 units is made of aluminium, including the chassis, and they have three doors on each side for passenger access/exit. These carriages have an interconnecting passageway, for a composition of four or six carriages, depending on the sub-series, which are fully interconnected inside.

The series 3000 units all have air-conditioning and heating and auxiliary systems control equipment, equipment to record safety parameters during operation, and a passenger information system. They also have a video-surveillance system, systems for fire detection and extinction using water mist, as well as a public address system and radiotelephony. Likewise they are equipped with train protection systems (ATP and ATO).

One of the most interesting novelties of the series 3000 carriages (as in the series 9000) is that they have been adapted to provide total accessibility, with the following systems:

-Folding ramps to provide access to wheelchairs on the doors, on both sides, closest to the drivers cabin.
-Automatic opening, in all cases, of the doors with ramps, which unfold automatically.
-Space reserved for wheelchairs, signposted and equipped with safety belt.
-Automatic opening, in all cases, of the other doors of the first carriage, to facilitate access to persons with sight problems.
-Optical and acoustic signals indicating that the doors are open, to permit easier location by persons with sight problems.
-All doors have contrasting colours to the colours around them
-Interior colour contrasts (doors, seats, handrails, etc.).

The series 3000 carriages came into service for passengers on Lines 2, 3, 4 and 11.

Info from manufacturer, CAF:


MADRID METRO S/3000

The new rolling stock of the Madrid Subway for the narrow gauge lines consists of two types of electric units: single voltage with 6 cars for the 1,500 dc voltage, and dual voltage with 4 cars for 600/1,500 dc voltage with full performance for both voltages. The 4 car unit can be extended to 6 cars.

These units are higly motorised: 4 motor cars in the single voltage units and 3 in the dual voltage units. The 3000 units carbody is constructed with large extruded sections of light aluminium alloy.

The passage between cars is unobstructed, with no doors, with a wide gangway which provides the unit with passage continuity and passenger safety.
3-phase traction equipment is used, which is directly supplied from the network, with the most modern power electronics technology, using IGBT type components.
There are two types of bogies: Motor and trailer. The first ones are each equipped with two 3-phase asynchronous motors.

The units are equipped with an electric brake and pneumatic brake by means of a disc. Access is via three wide double doors on the sides of each car, and in two of these in the end cars there is an access ramp for persons with reduced mobility.
The cars are air conditioned and equipped with the most modern comfort systems (soundproof wheels) and passenger information systems (video and audio).

With regards to passenger safety, the new units have been designed with special features for protection against head on crashes (absorption of the shock energy), against fire (fireproof materials, fire detection and extinguishing system), emergency signalling (photoluminescent lighting) and surveillance (video surveillance circuit).

The most advanced computer and communication technology are used for the computerised train control systems, video-information and entertainment systems, and in the broad band train-earth communication systems (Wireless - LAN).


Basic details:

* Carbody structure: Aluminium
* Doors clearance (mm): 1.300
* Doors per side: 3
* Exterior width at belt (mm): 2.300
* Height of floor (mm): 1.110
* Supply (Kv, Hz): 1.500 vcc. y 600/1.500 vcc.
* Track gauge (mm): 1.445


Performance:

* Maximum speed (Km/h): 80
* Service deceleration (m/s2): 1,2


Equipment:

* Broad band W-LAN train-land data exchange system
* Diaphanous gangway
* Fire extinguishing system
* Front destination indicators
* Passenger driver intercom
* Protection and automatic driving ATP-ATO system
* Public Address System
* Saloon and cab air conditioning
* Train recorder
* Train-land communication system
* Vehicle monitoring system
* Video indicators
* Video surveillance

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Metro de Madrid rigid catenary section:

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Madrid metro is colorful and very pleasant!

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This is a strange photo... It's a Line 5 station (I recognize the green panel on the platforms), but this line doesn't go to Moncloa. :)

It´s a train without service in transit to line 3. It´s a 1.500V train but can run on 600V lines like 5, with less performance.

The train says "Moncloa" but the station sign says "Casa del Campo" :lol:

I'm surprised that this thread is so tiny in comparison to some of the others in this forum.

IMO, Madrid has one of the best metro systems in the world.

The train says "Moncloa" but the station sign says "Casa del Campo" :lol:

Casa del Campo in the line 5 terminus but normally this kind of train run on line 3 and Moncloa is the line 3 terminus.
In that photo the line 3 train was running in a line 5 station but it was out of service.

I'm surprised that this thread is so tiny in comparison to some of the others in this forum.

IMO, Madrid has one of the best metro systems in the world.

Well , there are other old theads but I don´t know why they are closed.

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=397592

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=900888

Threads were closed if it hasn't been recently updated. Chris is trying to get a unified discussion with one (or more depending on the network) main threads per city.

^it's too bad madrid's metro gets so little attention on this website. for a forum about urbanism, developer-hyped, incremental advantages like sidewalks, cycling, and historicist detailing are stressed. but madrid's very thorough and very convenient transit system is close to ignored.

^it's too bad madrid's metro gets so little attention on this website. for a forum about urbanism, developer-hyped, incremental advantages like sidewalks, cycling, and historicist detailing are stressed. but madrid's very thorough and very convenient transit system is close to ignored.

Yes, it's an hurt. I love Madrid Metro, it's modern, fast, clean, efficient, safe and confortable. In my it is the best public transport system in the word but the majority of metro fans ignore it and I don't know why.

I think that Madrid forumers should advertise more about their Metro posting more pictures. I propose to do a photo gallery of all stations.

Series 7000 comprises 222 carriages.

The body of the series 7000 units is made of aluminium, including the chassis, and they have four doors on each side for passenger access/exit. The carriages have an interconnecting, interior continuous passageway and are joined in sets of six.

The series 7000 units are equipped with air-conditioning and heating. They have auxiliary systems control equipment, equipment to record safety parameters during operation, and a passenger information system. They also have a video-surveillance system, as well as a public address system and digital radiotelephony. Likewise, they are equipped with ATP and ATO systems.

The most important new features in the series 7000 (and also in the 8000) within Metro de Madrid's rolling stock are: the fire detection system and extinction system using water mist, the lateral evacuation steps, a video entertainment system, the interconnecting passageway between carriages, the panoramic cabin without a door at the front, the photoluminescent signs, digital radiotelephone, the automatic train protection (ATP) system, the body and chassis manufactured in aluminium, and the use of 600 V and 1,500 V line voltage.


Basic details:

* Manufacturer: Ansaldobreda
* Manufacturer date: 2002
* Composition: M+R+S+S+R+M / M+R+M
* Doors clearance (mm): 1300
* Doors per side: 4
* Length between bodyends (mm): 107 m (6 cars)
* Exterior width at belt (mm): 2.808
* Height of floor (mm): 1125
* Height of floor (mm):3,65 m
* Supply (Vdc. catenary): 1500/600
* Track gauge (mm): 1445 mm


Performance:

* Maximum speed (Km/h): 120
* Power por motor (kw): 198 kW
* Motors: 16 (Three phase asynchronous)
* Places: 178 sentadas / 1096 en total
* Security system: ATP


Ansaldo Breda brochure (http://www.ansaldobreda.it/upload/allegati_prodotti/16_ITA_madrid.pdf)

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Metro / Cercanías

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wow

Getafe central is one of my favorite station. Last year I went to Getafe only to see it! :)

On January 4, 2010 was presented the museum that has been enabled in the station on line 6 Carpetana Madrid metro, upon the discovery of a paleontological site during its renovation.

Because of the improved accessibility of the station by installing elevators, by the builder Sacyr and Metro de Madrid, were taken to establish their own wells, having the luck to find only 10 meters below the ground first deposit. At the start of the works and expected to find the archaeological reservoir, because the area had already been documented discoveries.

In total during the execution of the works of the elevators are found 15,000 remains, 10,000 of them easily identifiable for 14 million years ago with an extraordinary quality of preservation.

http://www.anden1.org/noticias/179

In spanish

this metro is nice.

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^^


Near subway station "PLAZA DE CASTILLA" :cheers:

Cute

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New train 8500 series in CAF´s factory:

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Pic from Metromurcia,SSC España...

Que estaciones mas extensas y modernas! Me gustan mucho los trenes. El grid del metro suplido por los trenes urbanos, esta muy completo.

Line 6: At Príncipe Pío interchange with Line 10 is provided on the same platform in the same direction. Line R terminates one level higher at the western side, and Cercanías trains stop at the eastern side, before crossing the metro tracks on a bridge and entering the tunnel towards Atocha.

http://img714.imageshack.us/img714/7089/ppioandenes6108.jpg (http://img714.imageshack.us/i/ppioandenes6108.jpg/)

Picture: http://www.madrid.org/metro/imagenes/estaciones/ppio/ppioandenes610_8.jpg

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Another picture from Principe Pío

http://img35.imageshack.us/img35/4610/imagenesprincipepioande.jpg (http://img35.imageshack.us/i/imagenesprincipepioande.jpg/)

Pic: http://4u.esmadrid.com/index.php/mod.imagenes/mem.detalle/id.4386

Nice station :okay:

The present Line 11 is only a short stretch of a long line planned to link MetroSur at Leganes city to Chamartin via Atocha and the eastern and Northwest districts. Palos de la Frontera (L3), Atocha (L1), Sainz de Baranda (L6, L9), La Elipa (L2), Ascao (L7), Ciudad Lineal (L5), Arturo Soria (L4), Pinar del Rey (L8), Chamartin (L1, L10), Herrera Oria (L9), and Avda. de la Ilustración (L7, station terminus). As of yet, it is only linked to the circular Line 6.

Other stations would be Puente de Praga, Arganzuela, Hospital del Niño Jesús, Fuente del Berro, Marques de Corbera, Hospital del Aire, San Juan Bautista, Avda. de San Luis, Monforte de Lemos and Ramón y Cajal.

http://img408.imageshack.us/img408/6556/linea11.jpg (http://img408.imageshack.us/i/linea11.jpg/)

Construction of a 1 station extension from La Peseta to La Fortuna began in 2009 for completion in late 2011.

Deputy Regional Minister for Sports, Javier Hernández, presented the 21st Comunidad de Madrid Indoor Trials, accompanied by rider Toni Bou. This qualifies for earning points towards the Championship of Spain and is due to take place in the Palacio de Deportes on 13 March. Madrid rider Alfredo Gómez will compete in this trial thanks to a wildcard entry which the organisers have given him. For the second year running the Repsol Honda MotoGP team has chosen this event to present its new motorbike.
http://img710.imageshack.us/img710/6875/trial9.jpg (http://img710.imageshack.us/i/trial9.jpg/)

http://www.metromadrid.es/en/comunicacion/prensa/noticia291.html

The present Line 11 is only a short stretch of a long line planned to link MetroSur at Leganes city to Chamartin via Atocha and the eastern and Northwest districts. Palos de la Frontera (L3), Atocha (L1), Sainz de Baranda (L6, L9), La Elipa (L2), Ascao (L7), Ciudad Lineal (L5), Arturo Soria (L4), Pinar del Rey (L8), Chamartin (L1, L10), Herrera Oria (L9), and Avda. de la Ilustración (L7, station terminus). As of yet, it is only linked to the circular Line 6.

Other stations would be Puente de Praga, Arganzuela, Hospital del Niño Jesús, Fuente del Berro, Marques de Corbera, Hospital del Aire, San Juan Bautista, Avda. de San Luis, Monforte de Lemos and Ramón y Cajal.

Construction of a 1 station extension from La Peseta to La Fortuna began in 2009 for completion in late 2011.

Extension to La Fortuna will be completed later this year. There are no dates yet to Chamartin extension.

I also think Madrid has the best underground system in the world!

I think Line 5 should terminate not in Casa del Campo, but in Colonia Jardin, to make transfer with the ML lines. :)

^^

Marciomarco, Colonia Jardin is a newer station that Casa de Campo,
Aluche and Batan, stations that have a history much older as
"Suburban" (now part of line 10) and old line 5.

^^

Marciomarco, Colonia Jardin is a newer station that Casa de Campo,
Aluche and Batan, stations that have a history much older as
"Suburban" (now part of line 10) and old line 5.

http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:Madrid-metro-map_1977.png

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Station Line 11 “La Peseta”

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Garaje trains at Loranca, Line 12 “Metrosur”

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Train model 2000 “burbuja” (bubble)

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Station “Nuevos Ministerios” of Line 8

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Train model 8000

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Checkpoint Metro Madrid

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Indoor train model 9000

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Train model 8000 in a tunnel

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Main lobby station “Chamartin” line 1 and 10, in future also lines 11 and 14 (?); also railway Chamartin – Barajas Airport

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Indoor train model 8000

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Other picture checkpoint Metro Madrid
http://www.metromadrid.es/en/index.html

I also think Madrid has the best underground system in the world!

I agree. :)

Not long ago, groups like Amaral, Pereza or Habana Blues Band went through the rehearsal spaces for the Community of Madrid has facilitated in the subway stations of Usera and Cuzco for young musicians, dancers and actors expands to taste and not have to worry about the rental price.

http://www.canalcamtv.com/index.asp?id_video=220

Amaral (Salir corriendo)

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Habana Blues Band (Arenas de soledad)

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I had been in Madrid in 2008, and was very delighted with the metro system. In my experience, it is the most efficient system I had been to. Not to mention, the outrageous and creative designs on the train platforms are the best character owned by Metro de Madrid. Two stations that I will always remember are the Chamartin (the electronic water curtain is just wonderful) and Campo de Las Naciones , which has a lot of flags from all over world were put on display through the artwork, and again, I could spot my national flag there :) ... I still keep my ticket (still have 5 trips unused) as my memento, and I wish to use them again soon ...

p/s: The crazy Principe Pio interchange also is really amazing .. :)

^^

Marciomarco, Colonia Jardin is a newer station that Casa de Campo

What? Now, just because one station is newer than other, it can't receive the line of the older station???

I had been in Madrid in 2008, and was very delighted with the metro system. In my experience, it is the most efficient system I had been to. Not to mention, the outrageous and creative designs on the train platforms are the best character owned by Metro de Madrid. Two stations that I will always remember are the Chamartin (the electronic water curtain is just wonderful) and Campo de Las Naciones , which has a lot of flags from all over world were put on display through the artwork, and again, I could spot my national flag there :) ... I still keep my ticket (still have 5 trips unused) as my memento, and I wish to use them again soon ...

p/s: The crazy Principe Pio interchange also is really amazing .. :)

I agree on those two stations, and I'll add up Nuevos Ministerios, as that's a quite impressive station too! I've always been attracted to Príncipe Pío interchange as well, I love standing there watching trains arriving or leaving the station, plus you can also see Cercanías Renfe trains crossing the bridge above the underground trains, it's just amazing!

I agree. :)

Well I'm afraid I don't, Madrid Metro may have the best trains but the infrastructure, specially stations, extension, lines, etc. is far way from London tube. Therefore I consider to far-fetched, to call Madrid the city with the best tube.

^^

All right, friend, you think not .... perfect, you are on your right

^^

All right, friend, you think not .... perfect, you are on your right

^^ Yes I am, but I want to state anyway that it's one of the bests, nobody doubts that's it's even better than New York's (which is not very difficult though).
Another detail which may not be very important, is that trains at Madrid stop for much more longer than in other cities, sometimes really too much time.
In Paris for example you don't even have time to access the train.
Does anybody have any idea why's that?

A lo que me refería Castor, es que Madrid indudablemente tiene los mejores trenes, los más modernos, los más eficientes, pero a mi me parece que el diseño de las estaciones deja bastante que desear.
Un saludo.

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Madrid in just three days, yay! :D
I love it!

A lo que me refería Castor, es que Madrid indudablemente tiene los mejores trenes, los más modernos, los más eficientes, pero a mi me parece que el diseño de las estaciones deja bastante que desear.
Un saludo.

Sin duda, las antiguas estaciones de Madrid no son un prodigio de diseño, ni las de Londres, París o cualquier otra ciudad, eran recintos que cumplían una función y nada mas. Hoy día, cualquier nueva estación del metro de Madrid, además de su función tiene un plus arquitectónico, y desde luego, una visión totalmente diferente de la cavidad que significa una estación. Antes era el ensanchamiento de un túnel, ahora es una solución especifica de accesos, planteamientos viales, visibilidad, simplicidad, rapidez, funcionalidad, etc. etc.

En este aspecto, Madrid no tiene nada que envidiar a cualquier otra ciudad, si bien es cierto que en Madrid no existe, ni creo que sea necesario, ninguna estación de un lujo "epatante".

Saludos, Davodavo.

¡Ay por favor! ¿No podéis escribir en Inglés?

Don't be like that, you have Google traductor!!

Be polite guys, and stick to english on the international forums.

Be polite guys, and stick to english on the international forums.

Sorry, but it was a response in spanish to a statement also expressed in Spanish
:)

Oh come on, all this is ridiculous.
Anyway, in the second to last photo I uploaded, where is that man going?

Anyway, in the second to last photo I uploaded, where is that man going?

You should ask him
:)

I've just got back from Madrid literally three hours ago and LOVED IT again, my 10th time there... The underground is absolutely AMAZING, so modern and efficient!

Ópera hall station is being extended, but there is a surprise. They found a XVI century public fountain and an acueduct that will be shown in the metro station.

The acueduct:

http://artedemadrid.files.wordpress.com/2009/10/foto-acueducto-pais.jpg

The fountain, built by the same architect of the Escorial monastery:

http://www.somoscentro.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/fuente-canos.jpg

This is a great notice! I hope this archaeological remains can be visible and incorporated into the station.

Information and photographs in the book: Metro de Madrid 1919-2009
Ninety years of history

http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/9009/metro90001.jpg (http://img411.imageshack.us/i/metro90001.jpg/)

http://img180.imageshack.us/img180/8482/metro90004.jpg (http://img180.imageshack.us/i/metro90004.jpg/)
“Ronda de la Comunicación” station – line 10

http://img168.imageshack.us/img168/3843/metro90002.jpg (http://img168.imageshack.us/i/metro90002.jpg/)
“Coslada Central” station – line 7

http://img535.imageshack.us/img535/4827/metro90003.jpg (http://img535.imageshack.us/i/metro90003.jpg/)
“Estadio Olímpico” station – line 7

http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/9167/metro90005.jpg (http://img10.imageshack.us/i/metro90005.jpg/)
“Reyes Católicos” station – line 10

http://img82.imageshack.us/img82/6237/metro90006.jpg (http://img82.imageshack.us/i/metro90006.jpg/)
“Marqués de la Valdavia” station – line 10

http://img716.imageshack.us/img716/2687/metro90007.jpg (http://img716.imageshack.us/i/metro90007.jpg/)

http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/931/metro90008.jpg (http://img405.imageshack.us/i/metro90008.jpg/)
“Hospital 12 de octubre” station – line 3

http://img192.imageshack.us/img192/8890/metro90009.jpg (http://img192.imageshack.us/i/metro90009.jpg/)
“Arganzuela-Planetario” station – line 6

http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/3716/metro90010.jpg (http://img443.imageshack.us/i/metro90010.jpg/)
“Chamartín” station – lines 1 & 10, electronic waterfall

http://img687.imageshack.us/img687/2866/metro90011.jpg (http://img687.imageshack.us/i/metro90011.jpg/)
“San Francisco” station – line 11, entrance

http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/7263/metro90012.jpg (http://img340.imageshack.us/i/metro90012.jpg/)
“Pinar del Rey” station – line 8

http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/4945/metro90013.jpg (http://img87.imageshack.us/i/metro90013.jpg/)
“Alameda de Osuna” station – line 5

http://img690.imageshack.us/img690/5317/metro90014.jpg (http://img690.imageshack.us/i/metro90014.jpg/)
“El Capricho” station – line 5

I love all of those pictures, metro de Madrid is simply AMAZING, definitely my favourite underground network in the world, it's so modern! :D

I love all of those pictures, metro de Madrid is simply AMAZING, definitely my favourite underground network in the world, it's so modern! :D

^^ It is not so good, in my opinion.
There's still a lot that needs to be done, and some things like the non-logical path that some lines follow, will never be fixed I'm afraid.

like the non-logical path that some lines follow

For which line are you talking about?

Information in the book: Metro de Madrid 1919-2009
Noventa años de historia (Ninety years of history)

http://img203.imageshack.us/img203/2082/redmetromadrid.jpg (http://img203.imageshack.us/i/redmetromadrid.jpg/)

^^

As for expanding lines, information on line 9
corresponds to the line 11 and vice versa

^^Thanks for the info.

Puerta del Sur station:

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Splendid graphic information on "Puerta del Sur" station. Thank you.
:nuts:

Davodavo please tell me which lines don't you like and why? ;)

^^ It is not so good, in my opinion.
There's still a lot that needs to be done, and some things like the non-logical path that some lines follow, will never be fixed I'm afraid.

Give us some examples about what still needs to be done, I find it really up-to-date!

It is up to date. London has a much bigger network but there are so many areas uncovered. Madrid is full. I think Line 11 have to be extended to Atocha and maybe further to the north. That would be nice. Nevertheless Madrid has one of the best systems by coverage. And the work that have been done during the last 2-3 years was amazing :D

BTW is the south part of line 6 still under renovation?

Information in the book: Metro de Madrid 1919-2009
Noventa años de historia (Ninety years of history)

http://img203.imageshack.us/img203/2082/redmetromadrid.jpg (http://img203.imageshack.us/i/redmetromadrid.jpg/)

This book has forgotten ML2 and ML3 lines!

^^

No, is that ML2 and ML3 are lines of private property not belonging to Metro de Madrid
:ohno:

BTW is the south part of line 6 still under renovation?

no, the line 6 is completely renovated, now just need to start operating the new CAF trains 8500

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The new CAF trains 8500

“Sol”, lines 1, 2 & 3: 170.134 passengers
“Avenida de América”, lines 4, 6, 7 & 9: 164.805 p.
“Nuevos Ministerios”, lines 6, 8 & 10: 138.527 p.
“Príncipe Pío” lines 6, 10 & R: 122.904 p.
“Plaza de Castilla” lines 1, 9 & 10: 117.035 p.
“Moncloa” lines 3 & 6: 106.124 p.
“Alonso Martínez” lines 4, 5 & 10: 82.716 p.
“Atocha-RENFE” line 1: 75.940 p.
“Cuatro Caminos” lines 1, 2 & 6: 71.634 p.
“Argüelles” lines 3, 4 & 6: 68.044 p.

Maps from the book METRO MADRID 1919-2009 NINETY YEARS OF HISTORY.
The comments and information about changes in the underground network and incidences have been made by the author of the message.

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First section of the metro in Madrid, corresponding to line 1 and was opened in 1919.

The names of some of their stations do not correspond with their current, as shown below:
"Red de San Luis" is the current "Gran Via", which during the Franco period was "José Antonio".
"Hospicio" is the current "Tribunal"; here has changed the building overlooking the station name to "Antiguo Hospicio" (Old Hospice) with the name of another building nearby, the “Tribunal de Cuentas” (Court of Accounts).
"Chamberí" is a disused station, is there now a small museum located underground shows the appearance of the station at the time of the inauguration.
"Martínez Campos", the general was left with no station because the station now called “Iglesia” (church).

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Line 1 was performed on stage "Sol" / "Puente de Vallecas", so what took the subway to the southern periphery.

Line 2 was opened to the section "Ventas" / "Quevedo", which took the subway from southeast to northwest through the center of town.

It also inaugurated the branch line 2 "Opera" / "Norte", which was always an independent short line which facilitated transportation to the North railway station, hence the name that appears on the map "Norte" although at the moment is "Principe Pio.

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In 1935 no further action in line 1, is added the section "Cuatro Caminos" / "Tetuan" that takes the subway to the northern outskirts of Madrid.

In line 2 the new actions are: in the northeast adding a branch that goes from "Goya" on "Diego de León" and the northwest line is extended from "Quevedo" to "Cuatro Caminos". For a long time that was the longest stage of the Madrid metro.

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Having finished the Spanish civil war in which the metro was a shelter to thousands of inhabitants of Madrid and suffered heavy damage, was inaugurated a short stretch of line 3, which ranged from "Sol" to "Embajadores".

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In 1945 the line 3 is wide of the tranche "Sol" / "Argüelles" and inaugurated the new line 4 from "Goya" and also ending in "Argüelles". With this new line is covering the east-west.

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The performances of 1950 are:

In line 3 will inaugurated the section "Embajadores" / "Delicias", which takes the subway to the south.

In line 4 is added to the branch "Goya" / "Diego de León" which formerly belonged to the line 2, thus leaving the line to start on "Diego de León" and ending in "Argüelles".

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In 1955 is inaugurated the section "Delicias" / "Legázpi" in line 3.

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After a waiting period of twelve years, 1967 will inaugurate the following actions:

A) The metro branch called "Suburbano" which brings the novelty of elapse surface through the large park rustic "Casa de Campo". His itinerary allows you to travel from the city center, "Plaza de España," one of its ends at the time, "Aluche". Another novelty of the "Suburbano" is its pedestrian connection to line 2 in "Noviciado" for which used a giant escalator to save the large gap between the street of San Bernardo and square of Spain. Escalator now no longer exists.

B) Line 1 is extended at both ends, to the north with the section "Tetuan" / "Plaza de Castilla" and the south with the tranche "Puente de Vallecas" / "Portazgo".

C) Line 3 is extended with the section "Argüelles" / "Moncloa".

D) It opened two sections of the new Line 5, on the east the section "Ciudad Lineal" / "Ventas" and the southwest stretch "Carabanchel" / "Aluche" where he would join the new line of "Suburbano". These two lines coincide in an elevated station, also new concept in Madrid, and in which each of the trains occupying one of the two routes, returning by the same who had gone.
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After 1967, we must go back to 1978 to discuss the following Opened in the Madrid metro

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This year sees the expansion of a section of line 4 "Diego de León" / "Avenida de America."
The central end of line 5 with a long stretch "Ventas" / "Carabanchel.
And the opening of its new line 7 with the tranche "Avenida de America" / "The Muses".

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A year later, in 1979, inaugurates a new section of line 4, "Alfonso XIII" / "Esperanza".
Also inaugurated the first section of line 6, "Cuatro Caminos" / "Pacifico".

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In 1980 there is a further extension of the line 5 to the northeast, the section "Ciudad Lineal" / "Canillejas".
and opens the first section of the new line 9, "Sainz de Baranda" / "Pavones”.

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The line 6 is extended with the new section "Pacifico" / "Laguna".
Inauguration of a first tranche of the line 8, "Nuevos Ministerios" / "Fuencarral.
Opening of the line 9b, with the section "Herrera Oria" / "Avenida de America," which would end someday joining the stretch "Sainz de Baranda" / "Pavones”.
The line called "Suburban" would become the new line 10, which was added to the section "Plaza of Spain" / "Alonso Martínez”.

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In 1991 the line 1 has a new station "Atocha Renfe" built to serve the renovated train station Atocha.
The line 6 has a new section: "Cuatro Caminos" / "Ciudad Universitaria".
Also expanded with new section line 8: "Nuevos Ministerios" / "Avenida de America."
The line 9 is attached at its two extrmos, thanks to the new central section "Avenida de America" / "Sainz de Baranda".

Thanks for the evolution of the netwok maps!!

Garages

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Argüelles metro station

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The Madrid metro trains....

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... look very much like some Sao Paulo line 11 trains...

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of course, they are CAF from the Basque Country! By the way great thread and I hope Sao Paulo gets an expansion as great as that of Madrid.

^^

New train 8500 series in CAF´s factory:

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CAF factories may be in the Basque country or elsewhere in Spain, in the photo above is at the factory in Zaragoza, Aragon, where trains are being manufactured for Madrid Metro.
:)

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In 1999 produced the following openings in the Metro de Madrid:
Line 1: New section south "Portazgo" / "Congosto"
Line 4: New section north-east "Esperanza" / "Parque de Santa María"
Line 6: With the section "Laguna" / "Ciudad Universitaria, Madrid metro completed its first circular line
Line 7: Gives a big leap with the section "Avenida de America" / "Pitis" and approaching the center of the city to northwestern
Line 8: Is open a new line with this number, different from pre-existing. The course, provisional, is "Mar de Cristal" / "Barajas”. With this line Madrid Metro reaches the airport of Madrid Barajas
Line 9: Metro Madrid out of the city with the section "Pavones" / "Arganda del Rey"
Line 10: It has the following performances;
A) On its west side is varied its route to reach the station "North", which is now called "Principe Pio"
B) It creates a new section in towards the center / north "Alonso Martinez" / "Fuencarral" which takes the route of the old line 8 "Nuevos Ministerios" / "Fuencarral"
Line 11: Opens a short stretch of this new line "Pan Bendito" / "Plaza Eliptica”


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Proceedings 2003:
Line 5 extends its way to the new station "Casa de Campo", created in the section "Campamento" / "Batan" of line 10
Line 8 completes its route with the new section "Mar de Cristal" / "Nuevos Ministerios"
Line 10 extends to the municipalities in the southwest of Madrid with the stretch "Casa de Campo" / "Puerta del Sur". The section "Casa de Campo" / "Aluche" it belongs to line 5
Opens the new circular Line 12, which runs entirely out of Madrid, at the towns of Alcorcon, Mostoles, Fuenlabrada, Getafe and Leganes

http://img682.imageshack.us/img682/5240/metro33.jpg (http://img682.imageshack.us/i/metro33.jpg/)
Metro de Madrid in 2007 gives a qualitative leap with the following actions:
Line 1: Extension to the south with the section "Congosto" / "Valdecarros"
Expansion to the north with the section "Plaza de Castilla" / "Pinar de Chamartin"
Line 2: Enlargement to the east with the section "Ventas" / "La Elipa"
Line 3: Expansion to the south with the section "Legazpi" / "Villaverde Alto"
Line 4: Expansion to the west with the tranche "Parque de Santa Maria" / "Pinar de Chamartin"
Line 5: Extension to the northeast of the tranche "Canillejas" / "Alameda de Osuna"
Line 6: Inauguration of the new station "Arganzuela-Planetarium"
Line 7: Extension to the municipalities in the southeast with the section "The Muses" / "Henares"
Line 8: Enlargement "Barajas" / "Aeropuerto T4”
Line 10: Extension to the northern municipalities with the tranche "Fuencarral" / "Hospital del Norte"
Opening the lines ML1, ML2 and ML3 Metro Ligero

http://img682.imageshack.us/img682/9444/metro34.jpg (http://img682.imageshack.us/i/metro34.jpg/)
With the launch of the station "Hospital del Henares" in line 7 and the name changed of station "Hospital del Norte", now "Hospital Infanta Sofia", in 2009 was completed Madrid metro map, pending the openings of 2011 that affect the lines 2, 3, 9 and 11

I heard that they are planning to construct another "metro ligero" line from a station of ML2... :dunno:

Yes, the original plan was to build from ML2 at Pozuelo to Majadahonda and Hospital Puerta de Hierro. Now the projet is stopped.

The Madrid metro trains....

http://i1033.photobucket.com/albums/a418/neuromancer_ssc3/Metro%20Madrid/Puerta%20del%20Sur/pano_01_pta_sur_4-4-03.jpg

... look very much like some Sao Paulo line 11 trains...

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_VtMozWloUOc/S2TGeEXne2I/AAAAAAAAH2A/UZsk2QwyQI4/s912/P2270052.JPG

of course, they are CAF from the Basque Country! By the way great thread and I hope Sao Paulo gets an expansion as great as that of Madrid.

I don´t think so. The train you have quoted is a 7000 from ansalfo breda. The Sao Paulo trains looks like 446 and 447 from crecanías renfe (commuter) as you can see here:

http://img406.imageshack.us/img406/9744/renfe4470023046258.jpg (http://img406.imageshack.us/i/renfe4470023046258.jpg/)

Metro lifts carry a population equivalent to that of Alcalá and Alcobendas

According to a study conducted by the Madrid subway, over 300,000 Madrilenians use the metro system lifts. The activity of 450 lifts in the system was recorded over a 20-hour period of public service. The Cuatro Caminos Station lifts are the ones recording the most activity with over 20,000 people a day. Metro de Madrid is the subway with the largest number of lifts and escalators in the world.
Every day Metro de Madrid lifts carry a population proportional to the sum of that living in the towns of Alcalá de Henares and Alcobendas. These details are drawn from a study conducted by the Madrid subway, where the conclusion is reached that a total of 328,045 passengers use this infrastructure placed at the disposal of Metro users throughout the whole system (211,226 people use the interior lifts and 116,819 exterior ones).

The Secretary of Transport and Infrastructure, José Ignacio Echeverría, explained that to make this calculation the activity recorded by 450 system lifts (316 interior and 134 exterior) was taken into account in the course of 20 hours public service provided by Metro every day, in which each lift is used an average of 729 times a day.

Similarly, the rush hour in the Metro lifts coincides with the time when there is the largest number of passengers in the whole day. The rush hour is from 8-9 a.m., with 8.1% of the daily demand. At midday a second rush hour takes place with 15,023 users between 2-3 p.m., 7.1% of the total, and in the evening another rush hour takes place between 7-8 p.m., when the lifts are used by 6.7% of the daily users.

Cuatro Caminos Station is top ranked As regards the lifts installed in the interior, those of Cuatro Caminos Station (Lines 1, 2 and 6) are the ones that show the highest levels of activity by far.

According to the Metro de Madrid study, the indoor lifts of this station are used by a total of 20,740 people, which represents an average of 270 users transported “up and down” every 15 minutes at this station alone. In this way, almost 10% of Metro lift users are concentrated in it.

It is followed a long way behind by Nuevos Ministerios Station (Lines 6, 8 and 10) with 10,204 users every day and an average of 132 users every 15 minutes. Legazpi (Lines 3 and 6) takes third place in the list, with 7,979 users a day. Sol (Lines 1, 2 and 3) lies in fourth place, with 7,212, followed by Chamartín (7,193), Callao (5,449), Plaza de Castilla (5,169), Usera (4,763), Pinar de Chamartín (4,740) and Puerta del Sur (4,094).

The ten stations where the largest volume of users entering via one of their exterior lifts arises are Plaza de España, followed very closely by Colombia and Ciudad Universitaria. These are followed by Nuevos Ministerios, Alonso Cano, Iglesia, La Elipa, Gregorio Marañón, Parque Lisboa and Conservatorio.

At the stations with exterior lifts, 4.98% of users entering them do so by lift. This means that of the total number of entries to the system, 2.19% of users do so in outdoor lifts.

If we count entries and exits, at stations wit exterior lifts the number of passengers using the lifts either to enter or to leave represents 10.61% of the total demand of those stations, which means that 4.67% of the total system users use outdoor lifts either to enter or to leave.
The most accessible Metro in the world
One of the main aims of installing lifts in the Metro system is to facilitate access as far as possible with some degree of disability or other kind of impediment. In this respect the study indicates that every day the days are used by an average of 151 disabled people, which represents 0.07% of the total number of lift users.

With its 450 lifts and its more than 1600 escalators, Metro de Madrid is at the present time the most accessible subway in the world. Metro systems like those of New York, London or Moscow are more extensive than Madrid’s do not rival the Madrid subway’s figures, even if we add the three systems together. By way of example, the New York subway, with its network of 479 kilometres and its 424 stations, only has 196 lifts and 174 escalators. London, the second largest underground system in the world in terms of length (443 kilometres) includes amongst its facilities 150 lifts and 432 escalators, and Moscow, with an extension slightly larger than Madrid’s, has only 3 lifts and almost 600 escalators.


metromadrid.es (http://www.metromadrid.es/es/comunicacion/prensa/noticia296.html)

Normally, able-bodied passengers should not use the lifts. When they do so they waste energy and wear out the lifts' motors.
As for the escalators, Madrid may have the biggest number in the world, but they are not very long. I bet that if we take into account their length, Moscow comes first. :)

I think Spain and Japan have the best urban transit in the world. :)

Normally, able-bodied passengers should not use the lifts. When they do so they waste energy and wear out the lifts' motors.
As for the escalators, Madrid may have the biggest number in the world, but they are not very long. I bet that if we take into account their length, Moscow comes first. :)

Lines 6 and 9 stations are quite long escalators although not as long as Moscow. :)

I think Spain and Japan have the best urban transit in the world. :)

I wish Spanish urban transit were at least half of Japan's urban transit...

MADRID METRO – CAF S/8400

http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn140/neuromancer_ssc2/Ampliacion%20Metro/Nuevos%20trenes%20L6/Foto_4.jpg

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General Description
This new rolling stock for Metro de Madrid, for the wide gauge lines consists of single voltage electric units made up of 3 and 4 cars to run on 1,500 Vdc lines.

• These units have a high drive level: 3 motor cars in the case of 4 car units and 2 on the 3 car units.

• The units carbody is constructed with large extruded sections of light aluminium alloy.

• The passage between cars is unobstructed, with no doors, with a wide gangway which provides the unit with passage continuity and passenger safety.

• 3-phase traction equipment is used, which is direct from the network, with the most modern power electronics technology, using IGBT type components.

• There are two types of bogies: Motor and trailer. The first ones are each equipped with four 3-phase asynchronous motors.

• The units are equipped with an electric brake and pneumatic brake by means of a disc.

• Access is via four wide double doors on the sides of each car, and in two of these in the front cars there is an access ramp for persons with reduced mobility.

• The units provide the possibility of travelling with bicycles in an area which is designed specifically to this end, next to the car for this type of passenger. The cars are air conditioned and equipped with the most modern comfort systems (soundproof wheels) and passenger information systems (video and audio).

• With regards to passenger safety, the new units have been designed with special features for protection against head on crashes (absorption of the shock energy), against fire (fireproof materials, fire detection and extinguishing system), emergency signalling (photoluminescent lighting) and surveillance (video surveillance circuit).

• The most advanced computer and communication technology are used for the computerised train control systems, video-information and entertainment systems, and in the broad band train-ground communication systems (Wireless - LAN).

Basic details:
· Carbody length (mm): Length cars M – 18,104 – Length cars R,S – 17,000 – Length of 4 car unit – 72,929 – Length of 3 car unit – 55,049
· Carbody structure: Aluminum
· Doors clearance (mm): 1.250
· Doors per side: 4
· Height of floor (mm): 1.117
· Maximum height (mm): 3.877,5
· Supply: 600/1.500 vcc
· Track gauge (mm): 1.445

Performance:
· Maximum speed (Km/h): 120
· Seating places per streetcar: 100 + 2 wheel chairs
· Service acceleration (m/s²): 1,2
· Service deceleration (m/s2): 1,3
· Standing places per streetcar (6p/m2): 728
· Total places: 828 + 2 wheel chairs
· Total power (kw): 2.280

Equipment:
· Auxiliary Monitoring and Control System
· Brake system: Electric (resistor and regenerative) and pneumatic
· Broad band W-LAN train-land data exchange system
· Diaphanous gangway
· Fire extinguishing system
· Front destination indicators
· Laser technology smoke detection system
· Mobile radiotelephony equipment for train-land communication:TETRA System
· Next station sign in the interior
· PA system
· Passenger driver intercom
· Protection and automatic driving ATP-ATO system
· Ramp to vacate passengers
· Saloon and cab air conditioning
· Static recorder (black box)
· Video indicators


http://www.caf.es/ingles/productos/proyecto.php?cod=1&id=639&sec=equip

I need desperaly some picture of station ¨manuela malasaña¨ from madrid subway, particulary inside photos, but every single photo from that station would be particulary usefull....thanks for helping.

on the link below you a small picture Manuela Malasaña's station

http://www.urbanrail.net/eu/mad/linea12.htm

on the link below you a small picture Manuela Malasaña's station

http://www.urbanrail.net/eu/mad/linea12.htm

Thanks but i already got that one. What i want is a more complete report on that metro station including that one from urbanrail but posted here in SCS bigger than it apears in urbanrail. Any pic of metro station wich interior destribution includes boarding platform going inside the rail tunnel is going to be wellcome.

I wish Spanish urban transit were at least half of Japan's urban transit...

Spanish population is less than half then Japan population. :)

Although begun in the twentieth century, the Madrid metro was a prehistory ...

In 1892 the engineer Pedro Garcia Feria presented a draft of underground lines (5)
for passenger transport.

http://img714.imageshack.us/img714/6185/metropre189201.jpg (http://img714.imageshack.us/i/metropre189201.jpg/)

He speculated with a electric power system actuated by waterfalls

http://img341.imageshack.us/img341/3766/metropre189202.jpg (http://img341.imageshack.us/i/metropre189202.jpg/)

He design three kinds of cars, with different rates.

Among them, a saloon motor car and a motor car with first and second class.

http://img687.imageshack.us/img687/8458/metropre189203.jpg (http://img687.imageshack.us/i/metropre189203.jpg/)

http://img146.imageshack.us/img146/3218/metropre189204.jpg (http://img146.imageshack.us/i/metropre189204.jpg/)

Electric Locomotive proposed by Pedro Garcia Feria

http://img717.imageshack.us/img717/5206/metropre189205.jpg (http://img717.imageshack.us/i/metropre189205.jpg/)

perhaps inspired by the locomotive built in 1881 by Carlos Locatelli

http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/2382/metropre1881.jpg (http://img338.imageshack.us/i/metropre1881.jpg/)

I wish Spanish urban transit were at least half of Japan's urban transit...

Hey man, relax. Madrid has one of the greatest network. Barcelona too, Valencia too. There's a problem with Sevilla but for the three cities mentioned above, the coverage is so commendable. There's no uncovered place in Madrid. Even London and New york and Paris have thousands of uncovered places. Madrid is so lucky to have such a network.

Impressive system. Thanks for the photos and info neuromancer and Castor_Game.

Some of those new stations actually look like they came straight out of Gibson's 'Neuromancer' novel. Very cool!

^^
Thanks, Mr Nogatco.
:)

Callao station
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1258/971726477_c758527b58_b_d.jpg
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1258/971726477_c758527b58_b_d.jpg

Madrid T4 Airport station
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3177/2962539087_3d99f260a0_b_d.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3177/2962539087_3d99f260a0_b_d.jpg

Banco de España station
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2507/4076746608_833bd43524_o_d.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2507/4076746608_833bd43524_o_d.jpg

Sevilla station
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3158/2789554803_d7cef4dafa_b_d.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3158/2789554803_d7cef4dafa_b_d.jpg

Sol station
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3609/3384107699_2d07a15e4d_b_d.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3609/3384107699_2d07a15e4d_b_d.jpg

Sevilla station
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1194/983703842_86ad405cab_b_d.jpg
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1194/983703842_86ad405cab_b_d.jpg

Nuevos Ministerios station
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3467/3384106197_57f880f3a4_b_d.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3467/3384106197_57f880f3a4_b_d.jpg

Alonso Martinez station
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1055/838506043_e289ca6658_o_d.jpg
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1055/838506043_e289ca6658_o_d.jpg

New entrance Sol station
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4006/4497133872_7e53ff7c5e_o_d.jpg
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4006/4497133872_7e53ff7c5e_o_d.jpg

Ancient gateway to the Gran Via station, then called "Jose Antonio"
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2082/1514628905_209850b37d_o_d.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2082/1514628905_209850b37d_o_d.jpg

Very nice pictures! :)

Yes, very nice, thanks :)

SKATERS
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2538/4005502802_d2824e956b_o_d.jpg
by  CesarG from Flickr

Taking flight – “Colombia” station
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/181/471784101_ba488e1a0c_b_d.jpg
by hanneorla from Flickr

Up or down? – “Chamartin” station
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3576/3663284556_f5762f2c65_b_d.jpg
by Jose Luis Delgado Guitart from Flickr

Goya in ..... “Goya” station
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/214/471769184_9f20511db1_b_d.jpg
by hanneorla from Flickr

Reflection of the window
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3352/3324427982_5eafc454bc_b_d.jpg
by VirGeenya from Flickr

bulls and bullfighters – “Ventas” station
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/218/471777848_ae922e6b64_b_d.jpg
by hanneorla from Flickr

UFO stairway? - "Cuatro caminos" station
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/167/471767724_bbbf9cb1b1_b_d.jpg
by hanneorla from Flickr

Black & white
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2549/3818996378_62d6ab6731_b_d.jpg
by fabrizio susini from Flickr

Ghost in the subway?
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3014/2941486027_6fd452e6ed_o_d.jpg
by manuel.cifuentes from Flickr

Yellow
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3406/3304195447_2fb7c01cfb_b_d.jpg
by alhzeia from Flickr

Next train will arrive in 1 minute
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3285/2949506890_20c0760683_o_d.jpg
by El Avispao from Flickr

Symmetry – “Sol” station
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3537/3777198147_2ca0910f2b_o_d.jpg
by canecillo2 from Flickr

A factory?, No, “Principe Pio” station
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2669/4103472707_90d53ddd2b_b_d.jpg
by El Centinela from Flickr

wool cap
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/146/354809167_c877c87838_b_d.jpg
by Andrés Lázaro from flickr

Vertigo – “Chamartín” station
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2354/1937519221_c0ae922f6f_o_d.jpg
by piliguazu from Flickr

Human subway - “Hospital 12 de octubre” station
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3585/3379795401_491a2b9379_b_d.jpg
by ReservasdeCoches.com from Flickr

Great pictures, very artistic too! Thanks! :)

^^
Yes, great pictures, thanks, sergioib

http://www.metromadrid.es/comun/imagenes/Fotos_notas_de_prensa/ingles/2010/Gana/1.JPG
"The platform of patience". First prize

http://www.metromadrid.es/comun/imagenes/Fotos_notas_de_prensa/ingles/2010/Gana/2.JPG
"Madrid Metro, infinity of passengers". Second prize

http://www.metromadrid.es/comun/imagenes/Fotos_notas_de_prensa/ingles/2010/Gana/3.JPG
"It?s coming, I can see it ". Third prize

http://www.metromadrid.es/en/comunicacion/prensa/galeria_de_imagenes/noticia295.html

^^

“The platform of patience”, “Metro de Madrid, an infinity of passengers” and “It’s close now, I can see it coming”, have received the first thee prizes. The winning photos - three from the general public and three from employees - will be displayed along with 97 others. The jury panel took into account not only artistic quality, but also originality and different perspectives of the Metro.

^^ Where are they going to be displayed?

^^
Exposure has been closed

Since the month of May, CAF will begin delivering 58 trains, with a total of 294 cars; divided into three lots of different trains that will improve the quality of service and reduce average fleet age of metropolitan Madrid under twelve current years.

The first of the three lots shall be composed of thirty units of 6 cars of the type 8000 and deliveries will begin next month in June 2010, ending in October next year.
Earlier in the month of May will begin deliveries of the units of the second batch and run through May 2011. These are broad gauge trains of the type 8000 also divided into seven units of four cars and six from three.
The third and last batch that begins on the month of May for completion in the same month in 2011, is composed of four units of six cars and eleven of four, the narrow gauge type 3000.

http://www.caf.es/img/prensa/notprensa/20100514023320vialibre_mayo2010.pdf

The train says "Moncloa" but the station sign says "Casa del Campo" :lol:

"casa de campo" is the name of the station and the train is on the wayto "moncloa" wich is the head of that line, so is not an error is just to tell people de direccion of the train because all are the same and u cant get the wrong one, metro de madrid fligts¡¡¡ the best metro of the worl SPAIN IS DIFERENT ¡¡:bash::cheers:

Are there any parts of the metro that are elevated or running at grade?

Just a few on lines 5, 9 and 10: http://www.urbanrail.net/eu/mad/madrid-map.htm

I must say, the Madrid Metro is very impressive, one of the best systems in the world.

^^Indeed. Just a bid was more than enough to do this miracle and not only in metro. Just imagine how massive would have been the extension programme if the had finally won the Olympic games.

^^Indeed. Just a bid was more than enough to do this miracle and not only in metro. Just imagine how massive would have been the extension programme if the had finally won the Olympic games.

:applause::applause:I hope so!

Anyone know the status of the extension of Line 9 into Mirasierra?

And are there plans to bring Metro out to Las Rozas?

The extension to Mirasierra is being built, but veery slowly.
Budget reasons, Madrid is rather indebted after all those mega-extensions these years.

No plans to Las Rozas for now, nor for the next ten years.

^^ And the M-30 tunnels, don't forget there are more things in the city that it's metro is the only one I have ridden.

No plans to Las Rozas for now, nor for the next ten years.

I think that line 3 should run onto the rails of cercanías to Las Rozas operating like metro after Moncloa. I don't know if its possible though it would not cost much.

^^
That´s a distance, Las Rozas.
Commuter trains do that well now, better than metro would.
They will do even better with the extension through Las Rozas and Majadahonda and the new Moncloa Renfe station which have been included on the Renfe Cercanías Madrid Plan.

Besides, line 3 is planned to be extended somewhere else from Moncloa.

Besides, line 3 is planned to be extended somewhere else from Moncloa.

Yes, to Cuatro Caminos (lines 1, 2 and 6) via Islas Filipinas (line 7). Anyway, line 4 could also be extended to Las Rozas from its present terminus in Argüelles.

Indeed. Line 4 could be a nice solution :D I made a map once, with some possible extensions of the existing network, including line 4 extension to Las Rozas. An extension also from line1 Las Rosas to Alcalá de Henares and two brand new lines. Line 13 and 14.

Line 13 starting from the place next to T4 from the west, going to Campo de las Naciones L8, going down to Parque de las Avenidas L7, Diego León L4 L6, Serrano L4, Chueca L5, Sevilla L2, Anton Martin L1, Lavapiés L3, Puerta de Toledo L4, Laguna L6, Aluche L6 and La Fortuna L11 future extension.

and

Line 14 starting from Parque de Entrevías to Nueva Numancia L1, Conde de Casal L6, Palacio de Velazquez (with possible connection of L11), Banco de España L2, Chueca L5, Tribunal L10 L1, maybe Bilbao L1 L4, Quevedo L2, Islas Filipinas L7, Ciudad Universitaria L3 L6 ending at Aravaca with connection of Line's 4 extension to Las Rozas.

Also a possible extention of L8 from Nuevos Ministerios through Iglesia L1 and Quevedo L14 L2 to reach Arguelles.

And of course L11 extension from Plaza Elíptica to Embajadores L3, Atocha Renfe L1, Palacio de Velazquez L14, Retiro L2, Serrano L13 L4, Ruben Dario L5, Gregorio Marañon L7 L8 L10 and then passing between L1 and L10 to Plaza de Castilla and Chamartín.

Also extention of L9 from Mirasiera to Tres Olivos L10 reaching Cercanías Fuencarral station and L6 extension from Alameda de Osuna to Aeropuerto T1 T2 T3

What do you think? After the last extension programme, this one won't be so non-realistic. Don't you think?

Indeed. Line 4 could be a nice solution :D I made a map once, with some possible extensions of the existing network, including line 4 extension to Las Rozas. An extension also from line1 Las Rosas to Alcalá de Henares and two brand new lines. Line 13 and 14.

Line 13 starting from the place next to T4 from the west, going to Campo de las Naciones L8, going down to Parque de las Avenidas L7, Diego León L4 L6, Serrano L4, Chueca L5, Sevilla L2, Anton Martin L1, Lavapiés L3, Puerta de Toledo L4, Laguna L6, Aluche L6 and La Fortuna L11 future extension.

and

Line 14 starting from Parque de Entrevías to Nueva Numancia L1, Conde de Casal L6, Palacio de Velazquez (with possible connection of L11), Banco de España L2, Chueca L5, Tribunal L10 L1, maybe Bilbao L1 L4, Quevedo L2, Islas Filipinas L7, Ciudad Universitaria L3 L6 ending at Aravaca with connection of Line's 4 extension to Las Rozas.

Also a possible extention of L8 from Nuevos Ministerios through Iglesia L1 and Quevedo L14 L2 to reach Arguelles.

And of course L11 extension from Plaza Elíptica to Embajadores L3, Atocha Renfe L1, Palacio de Velazquez L14, Retiro L2, Serrano L13 L4, Ruben Dario L5, Gregorio Marañon L7 L8 L10 and then passing between L1 and L10 to Plaza de Castilla and Chamartín.

Also extention of L9 from Mirasiera to Tres Olivos L10 reaching Cercanías Fuencarral station and L6 extension from Alameda de Osuna to Aeropuerto T1 T2 T3

What do you think? After the last extension programme, this one won't be so non-realistic. Don't you think?

I think there´s not one euro left to do it.

(btw, is there an English word in Ireland for "euro" the same way Americans call a dollar a "buck"?)

Well, Madrid spent millions of euro to build that gorgeous system. A few more? :) Growing a metro system is not waste of money, unless if you build it around the fields. It makes the citizens' life much better. Just like the pedestrian roads and new plazas they built the last four years(Callao, Sol, Calle de Atocha). I was more than amazed while seeing that inside the historical center of the city, the only road that was under traffic was Gran Via, thanks to the metro and the pedestrian roads. There's no such a city center in Europe I think.

Line 5; branch from Alameda de Osuna to Barajas (village).

Continuation of line 5 from Alameda de Osuna to San Fernando de Henares,
Torrejón de Ardoz, and Alcala de Henares

Line 5; branch from Alameda de Osuna to Barajas (village).
I forgot that one!

Continuation of line 5 from Alameda de Osuna to San Fernando de Henares,
Torrejón de Ardoz, and Alcala de Henares

This one, wasn´t it ruled out to build the new cercanías tunnel from O´Donnell to Alonso Martínez via Canillejas and Alonso Martínez instead?
Or are they two different projects?

(btw, is there an English word in Ireland for "euro" the same way Americans call a dollar a "buck"?)
They call it a quid.

Indeed. Line 4 could be a nice solution :D I made a map once, with some possible extensions of the existing network, including line 4 extension to Las Rozas. An extension also from line1 Las Rosas to Alcalá de Henares and two brand new lines. Line 13 and 14.

Line 13 starting from the place next to T4 from the west, going to Campo de las Naciones L8, going down to Parque de las Avenidas L7, Diego León L4 L6, Serrano L4, Chueca L5, Sevilla L2, Anton Martin L1, Lavapiés L3, Puerta de Toledo L4, Laguna L6, Aluche L6 and La Fortuna L11 future extension.

and

Line 14 starting from Parque de Entrevías to Nueva Numancia L1, Conde de Casal L6, Palacio de Velazquez (with possible connection of L11), Banco de España L2, Chueca L5, Tribunal L10 L1, maybe Bilbao L1 L4, Quevedo L2, Islas Filipinas L7, Ciudad Universitaria L3 L6 ending at Aravaca with connection of Line's 4 extension to Las Rozas.

Also a possible extention of L8 from Nuevos Ministerios through Iglesia L1 and Quevedo L14 L2 to reach Arguelles.

And of course L11 extension from Plaza Elíptica to Embajadores L3, Atocha Renfe L1, Palacio de Velazquez L14, Retiro L2, Serrano L13 L4, Ruben Dario L5, Gregorio Marañon L7 L8 L10 and then passing between L1 and L10 to Plaza de Castilla and Chamartín.

Also extention of L9 from Mirasiera to Tres Olivos L10 reaching Cercanías Fuencarral station and L6 extension from Alameda de Osuna to Aeropuerto T1 T2 T3

What do you think? After the last extension programme, this one won't be so non-realistic. Don't you think?

Indeed, I think for now Madrid is well-served with its current Metro system. But besides there´s a catch in all you wrote: Line 4 can´t be extended beyond Argüelles unless you rebuild almost all of that station and the tunnels before it, and I don´t think it´d be wise to spend all that money to extend a line with 60m long stations.

I forgot that one!



This one, wasn´t it ruled out to build the new cercanías tunnel from O´Donnell to Alonso Martínez via Canillejas and Alonso Martínez instead?
Or are they two different projects?

Is only an idea ........ mine :)

Indeed. Line 4 could be a nice solution :D I made a map once, with some possible extensions of the existing network, including line 4 extension to Las Rozas. An extension also from line1 Las Rosas to Alcalá de Henares and two brand new lines. Line 13 and 14.

Line 13 starting from the place next to T4 from the west, going to Campo de las Naciones L8, going down to Parque de las Avenidas L7, Diego León L4 L6, Serrano L4, Chueca L5, Sevilla L2, Anton Martin L1, Lavapiés L3, Puerta de Toledo L4, Laguna L6, Aluche L6 and La Fortuna L11 future extension.


For me the branch line or ramal has potential for become line 13. You mean Valdebebas? (The place next to the T4. I would extend that to T4 and maybe to Paracuellos).


and

Line 14 starting from Parque de Entrevías to Nueva Numancia L1, Conde de Casal L6, Palacio de Velazquez (with possible connection of L11), Banco de España L2, Chueca L5, Tribunal L10 L1, maybe Bilbao L1 L4, Quevedo L2, Islas Filipinas L7, Ciudad Universitaria L3 L6 ending at Aravaca with connection of Line's 4 extension to Las Rozas.

Line 14 is going to be the MetroNorte line after they build the so-called operación Chamartín which includes extension of line 10 from Chamartín station. But nice idea, connecting a borough in Southern Madrid that only have Cercanías (commuter train). :crazy: idea that of L4 to Las Rozas, I would cut off that at El Plantío... And make it an extension of L3 instead.


Also a possible extention of L8 from Nuevos Ministerios through Iglesia L1 and Quevedo L14 L2 to reach Arguelles.

Original plans called for an extension from Nuevos Ministerios to Atocha and then to Mendez Álvaro L6, and then I would extend South to Entrevias and Valdecarros or Butarque, but the Paseo de la Castellana is so tunelled.


And of course L11 extension from Plaza Elíptica to Embajadores L3, Atocha Renfe L1, Palacio de Velazquez L14, Retiro L2, Serrano L13 L4, Ruben Dario L5, Gregorio Marañon L7 L8 L10 and then passing between L1 and L10 to Plaza de Castilla and Chamartín.

The L11, from Atocha Renfe, will go O'Donell-La Elipa-Ascao-Ciudad Lineal-Arturo Soria-L8 between Colombia and Pinar del Rey-Chamartín, and then to Herrera Oria L9 (Although my maps show that interchange in Barrio del Pilar) and Avenida de la Ilustración L7. Maybe to Puerta de Hierro...


Also extention of L9 from Mirasiera to Tres Olivos L10 reaching Cercanías Fuencarral station and L6 extension from Alameda de Osuna to Aeropuerto T1 T2 T3

What do you think? After the last extension programme, this one won't be so non-realistic. Don't you think?

L9 I think is a bad route with a great curve, and L6... Do you mean L5? L6 it's the loop one. And I agree with that L5 extension, is also one of my ideas.

Yes, sorry, I meant line 5 :) I also believe the same about line 9. :P Is Plantío that populated for a metro station? :D Thanks for your advice :)

Here is the craziest fantasy map I saw for Madrid:

http://img260.imageshack.us/img260/584/thumbphpcopia.png (http://img260.imageshack.us/i/thumbphpcopia.png/)

(The line 13 is missing in the same way that the Italian A17 autostrada)

But the only lines that are sure are L11 to La Fortuna, L2 to Las Rosas, L9 to Mirasierra and maybe L3 to El Casar. And L11 will go as I wrote, but I made two mistakes: It will cross L3 at Palos de la Frontera, not Embajadores; and L6 (and L9) at Sainz de Baranda, not O'Donell.

Another map of Madrid Metro provided for my:
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_twa4qAqI_jM/TJ-QH7sSUZI/AAAAAAAADy4/GQrwMIGvfdo/s1600/madridmetro2020.png

L11 extension to La Fortuna is opening on Wednesday 6th. Another 2.3 km for Madrid.

^^

New extension of line 11 from la peseta to La Fortuna open.

^^ Yep.

http://www.madridiario.es/madridiario/madrid/madrid/pieza/510x382_1286278341_portada.jpg

http://www.madridiario.es/imagenesPieza/linea-11-metro-aguirre_gsm%206.jpg

(These photos have already been posted in SSC, but in the Madrid subforum of the Spanish forums)

Yeah!!! Urbanrail.net is not up to date yet :P

Yes. It's so weird, in planning sucks a lot, but in current systems is good.

The rhythm of expansion of the Madrid metro is truly amazing, virtually Chinese.

What was the secret to achieve such high construction rates? Was it paid by the government or was there private involvement? What is the price per km?

One of my favourite metros, expanding so much, great system.

Yeah!!! Urbanrail.net is not up to date yet :P

It's now updated. 6 days later, but it's to the date.

Another detail which may not be very important, is that trains at Madrid stop for much more longer than in other cities, sometimes really too much time.
In Paris for example you don't even have time to access the train.
Does anybody have any idea why's that?


Sorry, I know that is from some months ago but...

That's because the "SIRAT" system. Metro de Madrid is based on frecuency instead of a timetable, thats because they think (i don't agree) that people prefers to wait inside the train instead of wait on the platform.

The SIRAT system makes the trains to reach the stations almost exactly x mins after the previous train left it controlling their speed and waiting time on the stations.

When a train gets delayed (a failure, a traffic jam in the tunnel, a crowded platform or a driver stopping&opening doors for a running passenger for example), the SIRAT system may increase the speed of that train (if possible) and will delay deliberately the next (and previous?) trains in the way less noticeable possible (30/60 secs per station) to maintain the lapse between trains.

That may be nice in lines with a lapse greater than 5 mins (or more), but not for high frecuency ones (in my opinion) because the delays are frecuent on rush hour (because a train never leave a station if there are people who wants to enter, and sometimes, there are trains waiting for the next train to leave the next section) and this can make your travel noticeable longer (maybe up to 10 mins if it's a long trip?) because that may produce a chain reaction.

Other problem is when trains are taken out of service after rush hour and some trains are delayed to reach the new frecuency.

Any pics of La Fortuna station (entrance, hall, mezzanine, tracks...)?

I truly think Madrid metro is one of the best underground systems in the whole world!

^^
you are absolutely right :cheers:

I truly think Madrid metro is one of the best underground systems in the whole world!

I agree 100% Madrid has nice trains and modern stations and a vast system makes it the best in the world!

Any pics of La Fortuna station (entrance, hall, mezzanine, tracks...)?

I´ll try to put some pics this week. Before and after de openning.

¡Hola! Are there any new plans to expand Metro Ligero?

Yes, there are. But there are only promises. The next year are elections to Comunidad de Madrid.

By the way, Metro de Madrid have a new hero. See the video

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That was close! Good there was a hero to rescue this person! Bravo!

What a brave person. We need more people like them in the world.

I think Madrid underground is the best in the world.

I've just come across this video. It's creeping me out... Quel courage...

Yes, there are. But there are only promises. The next year are elections to Comunidad de Madrid.
^^
Gracias for the reply. I read in the net about the construction ML in Valdemoro in 2011.

^^

En España hay un dicho aplicado a las mujeres, pero que se puede generalizar a los políticos:

"Prometer y prometer
hasta meter,
y una vez metido,
nada de lo prometido"

In Spain there is a phrase that applies to men, but also serves to politicians: "Promise to get, and once gone, no promises."

PD: sounds funny in Spanish :P

New trains start working today at lines 6 and 11

Un par de fotillos:


http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5089/5294827660_020f9207d8_b.jpg

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5045/5294214713_03c595b56e_b.jpg

Any news on when Line 9 extension to Mirasierra will be done? What about the Cercanias station there?

I know this isn't technically metro, but are there plans to build a Cercanias station at Moncloa?

Will be done but there is no exact date to it.

Yes there are plans to build a Cercanias station at moncloa in a new line to Majadahonda. Moncloa will connect with the future statión of Alonso Martinez. You can see the complete plan here:

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?p=36973518


8400 new trains picture:

http://img28.imageshack.us/img28/2657/10799r.jpg

Those trains are quite the lookers.

i really envy with your metro
really modern
i wish kl will get same as your city...

i really envy with your metro
really modern
i wish kl will get same as your city...

Actually it is far from modern, still many old trains and stations. However that isn't a bad thing because the system that has been kept up to date and is on par with modern systems elsewhere in the world. Certainly one of my favorite metro systems in Europe.

as well as the system up to date
its okay...
the old train and station well kept and maintainance is good
that make madrid metro system among the best in the world

amazing madrid metro,nearly 300 station for less 4million population of Madrid.Same no. of stations with Paris (more 10million inhabitant), definitely metro madrid less hectic than Paris.When Parisians suffocated cramp like sardine in their metro,u madrid people have a lot of space!

amazing madrid metro,nearly 300 station for less 4million population of Madrid.Same no. of stations with Paris (more 10million inhabitant), definitely metro madrid less hectic than Paris.When Parisians suffocated cramp like sardine in their metro,u madrid people have a lot of space!

Actually Paris metro has a little more stations (380 more or less) but its network is smaller than Madrid(213 km Vs 284 km).
In my opinion Madrid metro is better than Paris metro by far! Trains are clean and confortable, stations are modern and also the cercanias (commuters trains) system is better than Paris RER. :banana:

In this message (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=74107804&postcount=2339) of Spanish forum are some photos of the new extension of the line http://www.anden1.org/anden2/foro/images/smilies/2.png opening soon.

amazing madrid metro,nearly 300 station for less 4million population of Madrid.Same no. of stations with Paris (more 10million inhabitant), definitely metro madrid less hectic than Paris.When Parisians suffocated cramp like sardine in their metro,u madrid people have a lot of space!
Not, between 6,5 and 7 million.

Not, between 6,5 and 7 million.

It depends.

The city itself: 3,273,049
The metropolitan area: 5,390,000
Community of Madrid: 6,445,499

It depends.

The city itself: 3,273,049
The metropolitan area: 5,390,000
Community of Madrid: 6,445,499

City: 3,279.049
Metropolitan area ~ 6,500.000 - 7,000.000
Community of Madrid: 6,445,499

Madrid MA has 5,4 million inh. around 10 years ago, now it has changed a lot, a lot of immigrants have come to Madrid and the Madrid MA has been expanded even to Guadalajara and Toledo provinces.
PS: That's real, I'm not exaggerating :D But Madrid MA is totally outdated now.

Tomorrow (well, today), opening of new stretch of line 2 (red) from current terminus in La Elipa further east to La Almudena, Alsacia, Avenida Guadalajara, and new terminus Las Rosas.

On March 17, inauguration of new Cercanías station Fuente de la Mora (providing a link to tramway ML1), which weill be the new terminus fopr Cercanias lines C7 and C10.

On March 28, inauguration of a new stretch of line 9 (purple) from Herrera Oria further north to Colonia Mirasierra.

City: 3,279.049
Metropolitan area ~ 6,500.000 - 7,000.000
Community of Madrid: 6,445,499

Madrid MA has 5,4 million inh. around 10 years ago, now it has changed a lot, a lot of immigrants have come to Madrid and the Madrid MA has been expanded even to Guadalajara and Toledo provinces.
PS: That's real, I'm not exaggerating :D But Madrid MA is totally outdated now.

well , metropolitan areas are not well defined in Spain, so it's difficult to say the exact number

more ore less is like:

urban area: 5-5.5 million
metro area: 6.2-6.5 million

Today the extension to line http://www.anden1.org/anden2/foro/images/smilies/2.png has opened. No photos unfortunately (yet).
And as 437.001 said, tomorrow a new station for commuter trains will open, Fuente la Mora, wich will be the new terminus of C-7 and http://www.anden1.org/anden2/foro/images/smilies/c10.png and will provide a link from cercanías to http://www.anden1.org/anden2/foro/images/smilies/ml1.png.
And on March 28, a new station on line http://www.anden1.org/anden2/foro/images/smilies/9.png opens, Mirasierra (Look to the ridge :lol:)

City: 3,279.049
Metropolitan area ~ 6,500.000 - 7,000.000
Community of Madrid: 6,445,499

Madrid MA has 5,4 million inh. around 10 years ago, now it has changed a lot, a lot of immigrants have come to Madrid and the Madrid MA has been expanded even to Guadalajara and Toledo provinces.
PS: That's real, I'm not exaggerating :D But Madrid MA is totally outdated now.

Guadalajara y Toledo no forman parte del área metropolitana.

Guadalajara y Toledo no forman parte del área metropolitana.
Guadalajara and Toledo do not belong to Madrid metropolitan area.
And Madrid metropolitan area do not have 7 milion inhabitants.

Who cares. Try to post some pics from the extension of Line 2!

Guadalajara and Toledo do not belong to Madrid metropolitan area.
And Madrid metropolitan area do not have 7 milion inhabitants.

Aniuska, I think he could understand what I said...

Aniuska, I think he could understand what I said...
This is not a Spanish forum, you must write in English.

well , metropolitan areas are not well defined in Spain, so it's difficult to say the exact number

more ore less is like:

urban area: 5-5.5 million
metro area: 6.2-6.5 million
For me
urban area: 5 - 5,5 million.
metro area: 6,5 - 7 million.

Guadalajara y Toledo no forman parte del área metropolitana.
Have you ever been in towns like Seseña, Azuqueca de Henares, Illescas... or even Guadalajara?

For me
What!? :wtf:
Urban areas are not a personal thing in which each person has a different opinion!

Have you ever been in towns like Seseña, Azuqueca de Henares, Illescas... or even Guadalajara?
Yes I do, but what does that have to do with what we are discussing, anyway?

You have understood what I said.
We were talking about Madrid population because Constipation said Madrid has 4 million inhabitants.

one of the new stations on Madrid subway Line 2's eastside extension is called Avenida de Guadalajara. Here are some photos. They are from user danielpm_87 of the anden 2 forum.

source: http://www.anden1.org/anden2/foro/viewtopic.php?f=4&p=178274

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For 'new' stations I think they look downright eighty-ish and damn ugly as well! :(

For 'new' stations I think they look downright eighty-ish and damn ugly as well! :(


I agree.

But i do like the glass entrances at ground level.

maybe they had a smaller budget for stations this time around.

^^
I don´t think so, it´s only that these are four stations which really are at the end of the line, and relatively far from central Madrid.
Bear i mind that there is no link station either.

To me they look like any other new station in Madrid... which means I don´t dislike them, I actually like them a lot.

In the end it´s just another hole with a couple of platforms and trains coming and going through it...

Yeah, they do look not very impressive but Madrid is the fastest growing metro system in Europe which i would call an excuse for the poor artworks (more like not existent art) in stations. Its all newly opened stations arent very decorative and are more like hole with a couple of platforms and trains coming and going through it... and very usefull holes;)
What do ppl prefer: more km of the metro or more beatiful stations but fewer? We all know the answer.

On March 17, inauguration of new Cercanías station Fuente de la Mora (providing a link to tramway ML1), which weill be the new terminus fopr Cercanias lines C7 and C10.



http://img708.imageshack.us/img708/7784/easycapture2bs.jpg

what's the deal with C7? do trains do the whole loop or do some trains loop back and head to Alcala de Henares while others loop off to Fuente de la Mora?

and here are some pics of the new Cercanias station from user: cuartango at the Spanish-language forum:

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?p=74633709

http://img39.imageshack.us/img39/2517/img7292z.jpg

http://img847.imageshack.us/img847/6627/img7289c.jpg

http://img863.imageshack.us/img863/9571/img7300x.jpg

http://img688.imageshack.us/img688/6808/img7301z.jpg

http://img857.imageshack.us/img857/9716/img7302.jpg

http://img688.imageshack.us/img688/1042/img7303f.jpg

more pics here: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?p=74633709

They're a bit plain, but functional. They can always make them nicer looking at a future date. Madrid's Metro is awesome!:)

Yeah, they do look not very impressive but Madrid is the fastest growing metro system in Europe...

That was the case a few years ago. Rapid expansion has grinded to a halt since the last major openings in 2007.

I believe Barcelona has a higher pace of construction at this moment with the ongoing construction of L9/L10. And in a few years, Paris might well take the lead if the major expansion plans for line 14 and the circular metro line begin to take shape.

But I'm going slightly off-topic now.

Yeah, they do look not very impressive but Madrid is the fastest growing metro system in Europe which i would call an excuse for the poor artworks (more like not existent art) in stations. Its all newly opened stations arent very decorative and are more like and very usefull holes;)
What do ppl prefer: more km of the metro or more beatiful stations but fewer? We all know the answer.

ANYWAY: one of the stations (Alsacia, I think -Alsace in Spanish, named after a square-) has been decorated by an artist with a HUGE painting on the wall. I actually like it a lot, although contemporary art is not my cup of tea...

Aaaand... yesterday was opened the new entrance hall at Opera station (lines 2, 5 and R), it has been extended and adapted to the disabled (lifts).

Haven´t tested it yet, but looks rather more wider, and there´s more light.
It´s a very crowded station, but it used to be rather narrow and dark (built in 1925, that´s normal for stations of that age, to be dark and narrow!).

And they´ve put a mini archeological museum with some oldies they found under the square during the works.

If anyone has the pics, thank you. :)

Oh and I forgot, on march the 28th opened the new stretch of line 9 (purple) from current terminus Herrera Oria to new one at Mirasierra.

Oh and I forgot, on march the 28th opened the new stretch of line 9 (purple) from current terminus Herrera Oria to new one at Mirasierra.

Are both station in mirasierra opening? Or just the one at the train depot? What will the one at costa brava be called if the one at the depot is called mirasierra, I ask because the Cercanias station will be called mirasierra and that could cause confusion if the metro station attached to it doesn't have the same name? And finally (yes, a lot of questions!) when is the planned Cercanias station at mirasierra going to begin construction?

New extension of Line 2 to Las Rosas,Las Rosas station:

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5172/5585379529_c280536aab_b.jpg

The major,the president and the artist who painted the mural:

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5148/5585971540_2ab803fe30_b.jpg

New extension of Line 9 to Mirasierra:

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5172/5585970578_73f8cbcb3d_b.jpg

This mosaics made with pics of subway travelers celebrates the 25 years of the transports consortium:

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5028/5585377193_2787527aed_b.jpg

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5145/5585376357_a6a5840639_b.jpg

Remodelling and enlargement of old Ópera station,with a new little museum showing some archaeological pieces found during the works:

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5307/5585966152_ae63d9800f_b.jpg

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5221/5585965378_e1cde26ea9_b.jpg

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5096/5585370735_1a3f6d41fd_b.jpg

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5109/5585964322_a062bc37d5_b.jpg

Are both station in mirasierra opening? Or just the one at the train depot? What will the one at costa brava be called if the one at the depot is called mirasierra, I ask because the Cercanias station will be called mirasierra and that could cause confusion if the metro station attached to it doesn't have the same name? And finally (yes, a lot of questions!) when is the planned Cercanias station at mirasierra going to begin construction?

Well, I don´t know where exactly the El Sacedal depot for line 9 is located, if I´m not mistaken it is somewhere in between the new Mirasierra station and the future new station yet to be built.

The future interchange station (to be called Costa Brava, Mirasierra-Whatsits or any new other name) between line 9 and Cercanías has not been started yet.

^^

Thanks for the pics, Julandronic, that´s exactly what I meant a few posts above, those paintings at Las Rosas (so it´s finally there and not in Alsacia station?), and the mini archaeological museum at the new refurbishde and extended entrance hall at Opera station.

Ps: julandronic, are you Yugoslavian? :D

More pics from Opera Station:

Debajo de la plaza de Ópera, incorporado a la estación de metro...

Un pequeño reportaje que hice antes de ayer de lo que ahora se conoce como "Museo de los Caños del Peral".

El museo se puede ver a través de una cristalera.

http://img846.imageshack.us/img846/8625/33007923.jpg

En el exterior hay un cartel informando sobre el hallazgo y proceso de musealización de los restos.

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Una vez dentro la joya de la corona es lo que se conserva de la fuente de los Caños del Peral, una fuente de carácter monumental del siglo XVI atribuida a Juan Bautista de Toledo.

http://img824.imageshack.us/img824/4804/18820851j.jpg

Es uno de los extremos de la fuente, que medía más de 30 metros de longitud y abastecía de agua al vecindario.

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Los sillares están perfectamente labrados, aunque desgastados por el tiempo.

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Pila rematada con forma de venera.

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Cartel explicativo.

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Y a su lado la alcantarilla de Arenal.

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También del siglo XVI.

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Y el último elemento es el acueducto de Amaniel.

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Construido a principios del siglo XVII, llevaba agua desde la dehesa de Amaniel hasta el Palacio Real, por entonces alcázar.

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El espacio musealizado se completa con unas gradas para ver un vídeo explicativo de cómo ha ido cambiando la plaza a lo largo de los tiempos, el hallazgo de la fuente y su musealización.

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News: works for a new extension of line 9 seem to have started.

This new extension will lead the trains from the current end of line 9 at Mirasierra to a new interchange station with Cercanías Renfe suburban trains which might be called Costa Brava.

NUEVOS MINISTERIOS STATION – 6L / 8L / 10L


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http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4027/4343609335_9ae27f2464_b_d.jpg ( http://www.flickr.com/photos/mmoraleda/4343609335/)
Metro Banco de España ( http://www.flickr.com/photos/mmoraleda/4343609335/) por M Moraleda (http://www.flickr.com/people/mmoraleda), en Flickr

ÓPERA STATION – 2L / 5L / RL

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5141/5752014691_e8129a4143_b_d.jpg ( http://www.flickr.com/photos/pedro_fdez_martin/5752014691/)
OPERA ( http://www.flickr.com/photos/pedro_fdez_martin/5752014691/) por Pedro Fdez.Martin (http://www.flickr.com/people/pedro_fdez_martin), en Flickr

SANTO DOMINGO STATION – 2L


http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6089/6072919478_4b5ac2a1bd_b_d.jpg ( http://www.flickr.com/photos/delreycarlos/6072919478/)
Boca de metro Santo Domingo ( http://www.flickr.com/photos/delreycarlos/6072919478/) por delreycarlos (http://www.flickr.com/people/delreycarlos), en Flickr

CHAMBERÍ STATION – OLD GHOST STATION, TODAY MUSEUM

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2728/4412598992_956b8e804b_b_d.jpg ( http://www.flickr.com/photos/alejandro5000/4412598992/)
Madrid - Metro - Andén Cero - Estación de Chamberí ( http://www.flickr.com/photos/alejandro5000/4412598992/) por alejandro blanco (http://www.flickr.com/people/alejandro5000), en Flickr

BEGOÑA STATION – 10L


http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2692/4315100685_b5dc2a2e8a_z_d.jpg?zz=1 ( http://www.flickr.com/photos/41461371@N04/4315100685/)
Begoña, Madrid ( http://www.flickr.com/photos/41461371@N04/4315100685/) por KWPB_91 (http://www.flickr.com/people/41461371@N04), en Flickr

SEVILLA STATION – 2L


http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5256/5532739923_80e44517bf_b_d.jpg ( http://www.flickr.com/photos/jairoextre/5532739923/)
Sevilla, Madrid ( http://www.flickr.com/photos/jairoextre/5532739923/) por JairoExtre (http://www.flickr.com/people/jairoextre), en Flickr

RUBÉN DARÍO STATION – 5L

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4088/5224620142_5b5906f4e5_b_d.jpg ( http://www.flickr.com/photos/mpeinadopa/5224620142/)
003809 - Madrid ( http://www.flickr.com/photos/mpeinadopa/5224620142/) por M.Peinado (http://www.flickr.com/people/mpeinadopa), en Flickr

CALLAO STATION – 3L / 5L


http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1193/530488869_7ac911c9d1_o_d.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/palander/530488869/)
metro callao ( http://www.flickr.com/photos/palander/530488869/) por petter palander (http://www.flickr.com/people/palander), en Flickr

Excellent pictures. Thank you. :)

The Cercanias (commuter rail) line C-1 has opened to the airport, connecting to Atocha in 25 minutes.

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6162/6168866933_6171134c09_z.jpg
source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/mirayvuela/6168866933/sizes/z/in/photostream/

new Cercanias map:
http://ecomovilidad.net/madrid/files/2011/09/290137_241778119202466_182575461789399_629669_1572475801_o-520x731.jpg
source: http://ecomovilidad.net/madrid/el-aeropuerto-de-barajas-ya-tiene-tren-de-cercanias

schedule
http://img833.imageshack.us/img833/830/capturadepantalla201109r.jpg
source: http://www.anden1.org/anden2/foro/viewtopic.php?f=10&p=184715

http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/6086/p9224294.jpg
source: http://www.anden1.org/anden2/foro/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=709&sid=e6182140ded7420d2d5d0a5ddff5ae46&start=840

http://ecomovilidad.net/madrid/files/2011/09/aeropuerto.jpg
source: http://ecomovilidad.net/madrid/el-aeropuerto-de-barajas-ya-tiene-tren-de-cercanias

http://img585.imageshack.us/img585/605/p9224292.jpg
source: http://ecomovilidad.net/madrid/el-aeropuerto-de-barajas-ya-tiene-tren-de-cercanias

http://img717.imageshack.us/img717/3037/p9234307.jpg
source: http://www.anden1.org/anden2/foro/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=709&start=870

http://img32.imageshack.us/img32/3672/p9234312.jpg
source: http://www.anden1.org/anden2/foro/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=709&start=870

http://img841.imageshack.us/img841/2480/p9234316.jpg
source: http://www.anden1.org/anden2/foro/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=709&start=870

http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/7196/p9234323.jpg
source: http://www.anden1.org/anden2/foro/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=709&start=870

http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/6290/p9234324.jpg
source: http://www.anden1.org/anden2/foro/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=709&start=870

http://img163.imageshack.us/img163/4937/p9234327.jpg
source: http://www.anden1.org/anden2/foro/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=709&start=870

http://img28.imageshack.us/img28/8720/p9234332.jpg
source: http://www.anden1.org/anden2/foro/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=709&start=870

http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/3196/p9234333.jpg
source: http://www.anden1.org/anden2/foro/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=709&start=870

ETCS Level 1 goes live in Madrid

02 March 2012

SPAIN: The Ministry of Development announced on March 1 that ETCS Level 1 signalling had been brought into use on RENFE suburban route C4 in Madrid, running from Parla in the south via Atocha, Sol and Chamartín to Colmenar Viejo north of the capital. According to the ministry, this is the first application of ETCS on a suburban network in Europe.

Work to equip 190 km of track, including the branch to Alcobendas-San Sebastián de los Reyes, has been undertaken by the ministry at a cost of over €30m. RENFE has spent €23m to install onboard equipment on 112 Civia EMUs.

The number of trains operating under ETCS on route C4 is to be increased gradually as staff training is completed. The adoption of Level 2 is also planned for the Madrid suburban network with the aim of increasing capacity.

http://www.railwaygazette.com/nc/news/single-view/view/etcs-level-1-goes-live-in-madrid.html

Redbull organized a BMX competition last weekend in Chamartin station.

That station have free platforms (it was "recently" renovated and there are plans to expand some lines to there). I think it's a great idea for take advantage of unused infraestructures.

This was the result:

http://www.redbull.com/cs/Satellite/en_INT/Article/red-bull-metro-pipe-madrid-photostory-021243184618841

Promotional video:
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And how it finally looked:
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