# Line 1 (Madrid Metro)

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Rapid transit line of the Madrid Metro

Line 1 Terminal at Pinar de Chamartín Overview Native name Línea 1 Owner CRTM Locale Madrid Termini Pinar de Chamartín Valdecarros Stations 33 Website www.metromadrid.es/en/linea/linea-1 Service Type Rapid transit System Madrid Metro Operator CRTM Rolling stock CAF 2000-A Ridership 7.5 million monthly trips History Opened 31 October 1919; 106 years ago (1919-10-31) Last extension 2007 Technical Line length 23.876 km (14.836 mi) Character Underground Track gauge 1,445 mm (4 ft 8+7⁄8 in) Route map Legend Pinar de Chamartín Bambú Madrid–León line Chamartín Plaza de Castilla Valdeacederas Tetuán Estrecho Alvarado Cuatro Caminos Ríos Rosas Iglesia Chamberí (closed)[1] Bilbao Tribunal Gran Vía Sol Tirso de Molina Antón Martín Estación del Arte Atocha Menéndez Pelayo Pacífico Puente de Vallecas Nueva Numancia Portazgo Buenos Aires Alto del Arenal Miguel Hernández Vallecas ( Cercanías , ) Sierra de Guadalupe Villa de Vallecas Congosto La Gavia Las Suertes Valdecarros This diagram: view talk edit

Map of the line 1.

**Line 1** of the [Madrid Metro](/source/Madrid_Metro) is an underground metro line running from [Pinar de Chamartín](/source/Pinar_de_Chamart%C3%ADn_(Madrid_Metro)) in the north to [Valdecarros](/source/Valdecarros_(Madrid_Metro)) in the southeast, via [Sol](/source/Sol_(Madrid_Metro)). Today it has 33 stations (more than any other line on the Madrid Metro) and spans 24 km (14.9 mi) from end to end.

The line was the first metro line of the Madrid Metro, and the first metro line built in all of Spain. It originally contained only 8 stops connecting [Cuatro Caminos](/source/Cuatro_Caminos_(Madrid_Metro)) in the north to the city center at [Puerta del Sol](/source/Sol_(Madrid_Metro)). Line 1 marks the start of the Madrid Metro with its inauguration on 17 October 1919 and public service beginning 14 days later on 31 October.[2] There have been various extensions to the line since it opened including the most recent northern extension to Pinar de Chamartin on 11 April 2007 and a southern extension on 16 May 2007 to Valdecarros.

Line 1 is the second busiest line on the Madrid Metro, behind [Line 6](/source/Line_6_(Madrid_Metro)), with more than 7.5 million monthly trips.

## History

### Original line and pre-war extensions

The original Madrid Metro in 1919

The Line 1 was the first line of the Madrid Metro, and was inaugurated on 17 October 1919. It was opened to the public on 31 October 1919. It originally ran from [Cuatro Caminos](/source/Cuatro_Caminos_(Madrid_Metro)) and [Sol](/source/Sol_(Madrid_Metro)), containing 6 intermediate stops: [Red de San Luis](/source/Gran_V%C3%ADa_(Madrid_Metro)) (now Gran Vía), [Hospicio](/source/Tribunal_(Madrid_Metro)) (now Tribunal), [Bilbao](/source/Bilbao_(Madrid_Metro)), [Chamberí](/source/Chamber%C3%AD_(Madrid_Metro)), [Martinez Campos](/source/Iglesia_(Madrid_Metro)) (now Iglesia), and [Ríos Rosas](/source/R%C3%ADos_Rosas_(Madrid_Metro)).[3]

The original line was extended from Sol to [Atocha](/source/Estaci%C3%B3n_del_Arte_(Madrid_Metro)) in 1921, then further to [Puente de Vallecas](/source/Puente_de_Vallecas_(Madrid_Metro)) in 1923.[4] It was extended from Cuatro Caminos to [Tetuán](/source/Tetu%C3%A1n_(Madrid_Metro)) in 1929.[5]

### During Franquismo

The line was expanded from Tetuán to [Plaza de Castilla](/source/Plaza_de_Castilla_(Madrid_Metro)) in 1961, and from Puente de Vallecas to [Portazgo](/source/Portazgo_(Madrid_Metro)) in 1962.[6]

From 1964 to 1966, station platforms were extended from 60 metres (196 ft 10 in) to 90 metres (295 ft 3 in) in order to allow 6-car trains, due to heavy increasing passenger flow. This resulted in the closing of Chamberí station, whose platforms could not be lengthened due to it being located on a sharp curve near Iglesia station. The old Chamberí station, however, was reopened to the public in 2008 as part of the Madrid Metro's [Platform 0](/source/Platform_0_(Madrid_Metro)) project, now functioning primarily as a historic exhibition.[7]

### Recent improvements

In recent years, the line has been extended both north and south. Firstly, in 1988 [Atocha Renfe](/source/Atocha_Renfe_(Madrid_Metro)) was added between the stations of Atocha and Menéndez Pelayo to serve the new long-distance rail station of Atocha. On 1 April 1994, it was extended from Portazgo to Miguel Hernández and on 4 March 1999 from Miguel Hernández to Congosto.

In 2007, the line was extended to Pinar de Chamartín in two stages. First, on 30 March 2007, the line was extended from Plaza de Castilla to Chamartín, which provides interchange with Line 10 and Renfe services. The new metro complex has line 1 and in the future, line 11 on the lower level and line 10 on the upper level. On 11 April 2007 the extension to Pinar de Chamartín was completed. Here, there is interchange available to Line 4. There are two side platforms for arrivals and an island platform for departures. In May 2007, interchange to Metro Ligero 1 was available, which terminates one level higher.

On 16 May 2007, the line was extended south from Congosto to Valdecarros with two intermediate stations.

Line 1 was closed for reforms from 3 July 2016 to October 2016. 25 of the 33 stations were closed for a €70 million refurbishment project meant to modernize the line, the oldest in the system, and repair tunnel linings and replacing power cables. Replacement buses were offered to patrons during the closure.[8][9]

## Rolling stock

Since the summer of 2007, the line uses [CAF](/source/Construcciones_y_Auxiliar_de_Ferrocarriles) class 2000A rolling stock trains. The trains are to be replaced by 40 new trains in the Late 2020s

## Stations

District Station Opened Zone Connections Ciudad Lineal Pinar de Chamartín 2007 A Madrid Metro: Metro Ligero: Chamartín Bambú 2007 A Chamartín 1961 A Madrid Metro: Cercanías Madrid: Renfe Operadora: AVE, Alvia, Altaria, Talgo, Trenhotel Chamartín / Tetuán Plaza de Castilla 1961 A Madrid Metro: Tetuán Valdeacederas 1961 A Tetuán 1929 A Estrecho 1929 A Alvarado 1929 A Tetuán / Chamberí Cuatro Caminos 1919 A Madrid Metro: Chamberí Ríos Rosas 1919 A Madrid Metro: (Alonso Cano)[* 1] Iglesia 1919 A Chamberí / Centro Bilbao 1919 A Madrid Metro: Centro Tribunal 1919 A Madrid Metro: Gran Vía 1919 A Madrid Metro: Cercanías Madrid: Sol 1919 A Madrid Metro: Cercanías Madrid: Tirso de Molina 1921 A Antón Martín 1921 A Centro / Retiro Estación del Arte 1926 A Arganzuela Atocha 1988 A Cercanías Madrid: Renfe Operadora: AVE, Alvia, Alaris, Altaria, Talgo Retiro Menéndez Pelayo 1923 A Pacífico 1923 A Madrid Metro: Retiro / Puente de Vallecas Puente de Vallecas 1923 A Puente de Vallecas Nueva Numancia 1962 A Portazgo 1962 A Buenos Aires 1994 A Alto del Arenal 1994 A Miguel Hernández 1994 A Sierra de Guadalupe 1999 A Cercanías Madrid: Villa de Vallecas Villa de Vallecas 1999 A Congosto 1999 A La Gavia 2007 A Las Suertes 2007 A Valdecarros 2007 A

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** Both stations are displayed on station maps as being distant from one another, and they are not announced as transfer points for one another.

## See also

- [Madrid](/source/Madrid)

- [Transport in Madrid](/source/Transport_in_Madrid)

- [List of Madrid Metro stations](/source/List_of_Madrid_Metro_stations)

- [List of metro systems](/source/List_of_metro_systems)

[Portals](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Contents/Portals):
- [Spain](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Spain)
- [Trains](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Trains)
- [Transport](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Transport)
- [Engineering](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Engineering)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Platform0_1-0)** ["Andén 0"](http://www.metromadrid.es/es/viaja_en_metro/anden_0/) [Platform 0]. *Metro Madrid* (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 July 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["History 1919"](https://web.archive.org/web/20180616130513/https://www.metromadrid.es/en/conocenos/quienes_somos/Historia/1919.html). *Metro Madrid*. Archived from [the original](https://www.metromadrid.es/en/conocenos/quienes_somos/Historia/1919.html) on 16 June 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["History"](https://web.archive.org/web/20180616130513/https://www.metromadrid.es/en/conocenos/quienes_somos/Historia/1919.html). *madridmetro.es*. Metro de Madrid. Archived from [the original](https://www.metromadrid.es/en/conocenos/quienes_somos/Historia/1919.html) on 16 June 2018. Retrieved 16 November 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Map of the network 1925"](https://web.archive.org/web/20180716171145/https://www.metromadrid.es/en/conocenos/quienes_somos/Historia/album.html?action=detail&image=1). *Metro Madrid*. Archived from [the original](https://www.metromadrid.es/en/conocenos/quienes_somos/Historia/album.html?action=detail&image=1) on 16 July 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Map of the network 1932"](https://web.archive.org/web/20180716140643/https://www.metromadrid.es/en/conocenos/quienes_somos/Historia/album.html?action=detail&image=2). *Metro Madrid*. Archived from [the original](https://www.metromadrid.es/en/conocenos/quienes_somos/Historia/album.html?action=detail&image=2) on 16 July 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Map of the network 1964"](https://web.archive.org/web/20180716140640/https://www.metromadrid.es/en/conocenos/quienes_somos/Historia/album.html?action=detail&image=5). *Metro Madrid*. Archived from [the original](https://www.metromadrid.es/en/conocenos/quienes_somos/Historia/album.html?action=detail&image=5) on 16 July 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Andén Cero"](http://www.metromadrid.es/es/quienes-somos/anden-cero). *Metro de Madrid* (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 September 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Pais-Jul2016_8-0)** Pérez-Lanzac, Carmen (4 July 2016). ["The long journey of the Vallecanos"](http://elpais.com/elpais/2016/07/04/inenglish/1467644839_879652.html). *[El País](/source/El_Pa%C3%ADs)*. Retrieved 4 July 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** Serrato, Fran; García Gallo, Bruno (1 March 2016). ["Upcoming Madrid subway line closures set to spark travel chaos"](http://elpais.com/elpais/2016/02/29/inenglish/1456754143_292943.html). *El País*. Retrieved 4 July 2016.

## External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to [Madrid Metro](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Madrid_Metro).

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for ***[Madrid](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Madrid#Q1826675)***.

- [Madrid Metro](https://www.metromadrid.es/en/index.html) (official website)

- [Schematic map of the Metro network – from the official site](http://www.metromadrid.es/export/sites/metro/comun/documentos/planos/Planoesquematicoingles.pdf) (in English)

- [Madrid at *UrbanRail.net*](http://www.urbanrail.net/eu/es/mad/madrid.htm)

- [ENGLISH User guide, ticket types, airport supplement and timings](http://www.madrid-guide-spain.com/madrid-metro.html)

- [Network map (real-distance)](http://www.cityrailtransit.com/maps/madrid_map.htm)

- [Madrid Metro Map](https://www.metrolinemap.com/metro/madrid/)

v t e Madrid Metro stations Line 1 Pinar de Chamartín Bambú Chamartín Plaza de Castilla Valdeacederas Tetuán Estrecho Alvarado Cuatro Caminos Ríos Rosas Iglesia Bilbao Tribunal Gran Vía Sol Tirso de Molina Antón Martín Estación del Arte Atocha Menéndez Pelayo Pacífico Puente de Vallecas Nueva Numancia Portazgo Buenos Aires Alto del Arenal Miguel Hernández Sierra de Guadalupe Villa de Vallecas Congosto La Gavia Las Suertes Valdecarros

v t e Madrid Metro Lines Line Line Line Line Line Line Line Line Line Line Line Line Line Related topics Madrid Cercanías (Commuter Rail) Metro Ligero (Light Metro) List of Madrid Metro stations Platform 0 Chamberí Pacífico Power Plant Tarjeta Transporte Público Bibliometro

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