Argüelles [aɾˈɣweʝes] is a station on Line 3, Line 4, and Line 6 of the Madrid Metro in Madrid, Spain. It is located underneath the intersection of Princesa and Marqués de Urquijo streets, between the districts of Moncloa-Aravaca and Chamberí, in fare Zone A.[1][2][3] The station is named after the neighborhood of Argüelles, which is in turn named after the 19th century Spanish politician Agustín Argüelles.
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.jpg) Line 3 platforms, Argüelles | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Centro / Chamberí / Moncloa-Aravaca, Madrid Spain | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°25′50″N 3°42′57″W / 40.4306636°N 3.7159686°W | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | CRTM | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | CRTM | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Fare zone | A | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 15 July 1941 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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History
editThe station was inaugurated on 15 July 1941 when Line 3 was extended from Sol to Argüelles. The platforms were built underneath Princesa street between the intersections with Marqués de Urquijo/Alberto Aguilera and Altamirano streets. The Line 4 platforms were inaugurated on 23 March 1944 when Line 4 first opened.[4] The platforms were built under Alberto Aguilera street between the intersections with Gaztambide and Andrés Mellado streets. Argüelles is a terminus station, and the platforms were built at the same level as the Line 3 platforms, which prevents the line from being extended westward.
The Line 6 platforms were inaugurated on 10 May 1995 when the segment between Laguna and Ciudad Universitaria was opened, converting Line 6 into a circular route.[5][6] They are deeper than the other platforms, and are located between Marqués de Urquijo and Buen Suceso streets. The station was part of the extensive renovations of Line 3 during the summers of 2004, 2005, and 2006, during which the platforms were expanded from 60 m (200 ft) to 90 m (300 ft) and improvements were made for accessibility.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Línea 3". Metro de Madrid. Archived from the original on 2019-08-01. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- ^ "Línea 4". Metro de Madrid. Archived from the original on 2019-08-01. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- ^ "Línea 6 Circular". Metro de Madrid. Archived from the original on 2019-08-01. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
- ^ "El Ministro de Obras Públicas preside la inauguración de la nueva línea de "Metro"" [Minister of Public Workds presides over inauguration of new "Metro" line]. ABC (in Spanish). 24 March 1944. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
- ^ Lucía Enguita Mayo (11 May 1995). "Madrid estrena la línea redonda del metro" [Madrid debuts round metro line]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 March 2014.
- ^ Mercedes Contreras (11 May 1995). "Abiertas las 27 estaciones sin fin del Metro circular" [The 27 stations of the endless circular Metro are open]. ABC (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 March 2014.
- ^ "La renovada línea 3 de metro abre sus puertas a 260.000 usuarios" [Renovated Metro Line 3 opens doors to 260,000 riders]. El País (in Spanish). 1 October 2006. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
