Talk:Madrid Metro

Great map

Great Metro map!

Peter Wye — Preceding unsigned comment added by Peter Wye (talk • contribs) 00:59, 22 May 2004 (UTC)

Thanks. - Montréalais 05:11, 22 May 2004 (UTC)

Unusually deep

I was just there in Dec of 05 and I though they were very deep compared to other subways (Boston,London, Montreal,Washington), is this significant. Were they designed that way as blast shelters?Tjb891 03:46, 29 July 2006 (UTC)

Maybe, but it could also be because of all the underground car parks and the sewer system - Madrid has no river to dump everything in so needs more sewerage than most western cities.

Also, there's nothing on this article about the new station under construction between colombia and mar de cristal on line 8. I only saw it briefly, called pino del rey or something similar... anyone know? Proto::type 22:27, 13 November 2006 (UTC)

It's "Pinar del Rey", I think that it's already open but not sure. 81.44.222.149 14:03, 22 April 2007 (UTC)

the depth is the result of a Madrid using the Madrid Method, a mining technique suitable for Madrid's soft soil. Steve chiu (talk • contribs) 17:02, 28 November 2010 (UTC)

That is because Madrid's topography, which is really hilly (the altitud ranges from ~500m at the river to 800m at Plaza Castilla). For example, line 6 (circular) is almost at the river altitud at Ciudad Universitaria and three stops later, it is almost at Plaza Castilla altitud in Cuatro Caminos, so, while at Ciudad Universitaria Metro is close to the surface, at Cuatro Caminos it is 50m depth.137.121.1.26 (talk) 16:14, 16 January 2015 (UTC)

Ridership

Does anybody know the ridership of the system and the individual lines? Lee Haber 04:47, 06 August 2006 (UTC)

Ghost stations

Isn't there another ghost station between Avenida de la Ilustración and Lacoma, or Lacoma and Pitis? At the very least, there is a perfectly workable station, which isn't being used because there is a huge gitano camp nearby, or so I heard. I passed it once, and I believe it was called Arroyofresno. I don't know if that could be called a ghost station, but isn't it worth mentioning in the article? Does anyone know more about it? Raystorm 11:43, 3 December 2006 (UTC)

Why take away the info on the ghost stations? I thought it was pretty interesting, even if it was anecdotic. It could be put in a trivia section. Please put it back? Raystorm 23:08, 14 December 2006 (UTC)

It is not exactly a ghost station. The name is Arroyo del Fresno, after the zone's name. It is located between Lacoma and Pitis (end of the line). When Line 7 was extended in late 90's from Avenida de América to Pitis, the station was built for a future urban development in the zone, scheduled to be made in the next few years. That development still today is very incomplete, so the station still remains closed due to low population of the zone. The overall structure is all finished, so when the station be needed, it will just need cleaning and light refurbishment. Mike T2008 (talk) 22:55, 25 April 2008 (UTC)

New Map

This: http://estaticos.elmundo.es/documentos/2007/04/16/metromadrid.pdf will be the new Madrid's Metro Map after May 2007. The Madrid's people don't like the new map... but foreigns understand it better. 81.44.222.149 14:30, 22 April 2007 (UTC)

I have removed the map that claims extension projects up to 2016, as the information rendered there seems to be largely the rendering of wishful thinking of metro aficionados from discussion boards such as Anden 1 or Skyscrapercity. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.180.176.188 (talk) 09:12, 9 January 2011 (UTC)

Light Metro

Does Light Metro in the table in this article mean Light rail or the meaning it does in Moscow Metro when it comes to Butovskaya?? Georgia guy 00:20, 7 May 2007 (UTC)

no, the Light Metro in Madrid is more akin to standard LRTs around the world. Steve Chiu 12:04, Nov 28 2010 (UTC)

I think the light rail lines should be included in the current article because there is no other tram-like service in Madrid. Feel free to revert me if you have objections. Habbit 16:11, 2 August 2007 (UTC)

Fares

Does anyone familiar with the fare structure think it should be included in the article. It is nice to be able to compare costs associated across the different metros, and other important systems have them listed in their WP articles. 24.68.249.197 23:06, 5 July 2007 (UTC)

317 km??????

Why 317, from where does the source come. The spanish page states 281.780 km and 27.774 km of light rail. Please correct. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.54.197.181 (talk) 18:10, 21 December 2007 (UTC)

I have removed the following unsourced statement:

the round of expansions completed in spring 2007 increased its length to 322,3 km, making it the second largest in Europe after Moscow.

Even by adding the length of all lines, inluding the tram lines, it does not make up to 322 km. 282 km seem to be more correct. I have also changed the number of stations to 231, according to Metro Bits. Transfer stations should only be counted once. -- Kildor (talk) 08:47, 2 March 2008 (UTC)

British side circulation of trains

Does anybody know why the trains ride on the left side as opposed to the way cars and buses go? I don't know many metro systems but the ones I do know, run accordingly with their street systems: London undergorund, trains ride on the left, like their streets. Paris, NYC, Mexico City, trains ride on the right, like their streets and so on alfonso.lomeli —Preceding comment was added at 22:57, 20 February 2008 (UTC)

Madrid Metro trains ride on left side because when first line was built on 1919 there was no united running in one side for cars all over the nation. Each city or province had different regulations. In 1919 cars run on left side on Madrid, so Metro did the same. The running on streets and roads was regulated nationwide to the right on 1930, but Metro kept running on the left due to high costs of changing all signals in stations and semaphores to the opposite side. Subsequent enlargements of the network (new lines) were built the same in terms of having a unified system and not to bother users with lines running on different sides. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mike T2008 (talk • contribs) 22:45, 25 April 2008 (UTC)

Line icons in text.

Hi. Just as a heads up, per WP:ICON and WP:MOS the little pictures of the line numbers that are sprinkled throughout the text should be removed. I was going to be bold and just do it myself, but thy appear to have a strange formatting I'm unfamiliar with. So I ask for help for those who've worked on the article before to help bring this article in compliance. oknazevad (talk) 03:56, 23 February 2010 (UTC)

Late to the game, but I've cleaned up the icons in text that don't need them as requested. Hope I helped. Nutfield001 (talk) 20:28, 25 February 2019 (UTC)

Any info on the logo?

The Madrid Metro has a very distinct logo that seems to be very consistently used, almost like the London Underground one. What's its history? Who designed it and when? SergioGeorgini (talk) 23:17, 22 June 2010 (UTC)

Finances

Something should be said about its financial state and the price hikes that are combined with ridership descent. --Error (talk) 17:43, 25 June 2013 (UTC)

POTD

Picture of the day

The Madrid Metro is a rapid transit system serving the Spanish capital, Madrid. It was inaugurated in 1919 by King Alfonso, with a single line which ran for 3.48 km (2.16 mi) between Puerta del Sol and Cuatro Caminos, with eight stops. The present system has 301 stations on 13 lines plus one branch line, totalling 294 km (183 mi).Map: Javitomad