Line 7 (Madrid Metro)

{{More citations needed|date=April 2025}} {{short description|Rapid transit line of the Madrid Metro}} {{Infobox rail line | box_width = | name = {{rint|madrid|7}} Line 7 | other_name = | native_name = Línea 7 | native_name_lang = es | color = {{rail color|Madrid Metro|7}} | logo = | logo_width = 100px | logo_alt = | image = Islas Filipinas platform.JPG | image_width = | image_alt = Platforms at Islas Filipinas station | caption = Platforms at [[Islas Filipinas (Madrid Metro)|Islas Filipinas]] station | type = [[Rapid transit]] | system = [[Madrid Metro]] | status = | locale = [[Madrid]] | start = {{MdM|Hospital del Henares}} | end = {{MdM|Pitis}} | stations = 31 | routes = | daily_ridership = | ridership2 = | planopen =  | open = {{Start date and age|1974|7|17|df=y}} | lastextension = 2008 | yearcommenced =  | yearcompleted =  | close =  | event1label = | event1 = | event2label = | event2 = | event3label = | event3 = | owner = [[Consorcio Regional de Transportes de Madrid|CRTM]] | operator = [[Consorcio Regional de Transportes de Madrid|CRTM]] | character = Underground | depot = | stock = [[AnsaldoBreda]] 9000 | linelength_km = 32.919 | tracklength_km = | tracks = | gauge = {{RailGauge|1445mm|lk=on}} | old_gauge = | load_gauge = | minradius = | racksystem = | routenumber = | linenumber = | electrification = | speed_km/h = | signalling = | elevation_m = | website = {{URL|www.metromadrid.es/en/linea/linea-7}} | map = {{Line 7 (Madrid Metro)}} | map_state = collapsed | embedded = }} '''Line 7''' of the [[Madrid Metro]] is a [[rapid transit]] line that originally opened on 17 July 1974. It runs between {{MdM|Pitis}} and {{MdM|Hospital del Henares}}.

==History== The line has been extended multiple times. It initially ran between {{MdM|Pueblo Nuevo}} and {{MdM|Las Musas}}. On 17 May 1975, the line was extended from Pueblo Nuevo to {{MdM|Avenida de América}}, and was not extended for many years. This was a problem as line 7 was very underused. The problem was solved in 1998 and 1999 when an extension to {{MdM|Pitis}} was opened in four stages. The first stage was between Avenida de América and {{MdM|Gregorio Marañón}}, opening on 1 April 1998, followed by Gregorio Marañón to {{MdM|Canal}}. The next section to open extended the line to {{MdM|Valdezarza}}, and a final section further reached {{MdM|Pitis}}. Pitis, however, was the only station on the Madrid metro to have restricted opening times. At the time, [[Pitis (Madrid Metro)|Pitis]] was a very small village, and the station's main purpose is to provide interchange for [[Renfe]] services. Between 1999 and 2018, most trains ran between {{MdM|Estadio Olímpico}} and {{MdM|Lacoma}}, with {{MdM|Pitis}} being served by only a few trains each hour.

Beginning in 2019, all trains are expected to terminate at Pitis following the opening of {{MdM|Arroyofresno}} station, which was previously constructed, but not opened due to the ongoing construction of the surrounding developments. Arroyofresno station was finally opened on 23 March 2019.

On 4 May 2007, Line 7 was extended from Las Musas to the towns of Coslada and San Fernando. At {{MdM|Estadio Metropolitano}}, next to [[Atlético Madrid]]'s [[Metropolitano Stadium]], passengers have to change trains for MetroEste to Coslada and San Fernando - the so-called Line 7B.

The section of Line 7 between Estadio Metroplitano and {{MdM|Hospital del Henares}}, known as MetroEste or Line 7B, has been closed fully or partially several times since its opening in May 2007.<ref name=País22>{{cite web|last=Mateo|first=Juan José|title=Cuando el metro para porque hunde casas: más de 860 días con la línea 7B cerrada en Madrid|url=https://elpais.com/espana/madrid/2022-08-24/cuando-el-metro-para-porque-hunde-casas-mas-de-860-dias-con-la-linea-7b-cerrada-en-madrid.html|work=[[El País]]|date=24 August 2022|language=es|trans-title=When the metro stops because it collapses houses: Line 7B has been closed for more than 860 days in Madrid}}</ref> [[San Fernando de Henares]], which is close to the [[Jarama River]], sits on a large salt deposit and is geologically composed of poorly suited soils. The drilling of the tunnel used for the extension has aggravated the high amount of [[groundwater-related subsidence]] in the area, making the area no longer suitable for new development; the tunnel has experienced repeated flooding and structural corrosion due to the subsidence. By the end of May 2023, the subsidence in San Fernando de Henares had destroyed numerous structures, forcing the relocation of a significant portion of the area's residents.<ref name=diario23>{{cite web|last=Caballero|first=Fatima|title=El hundimiento de la línea 7B de Metro: las prisas electorales de Aguirre que han dejado sin casa a decenas de familias|url=https://www.eldiario.es/madrid/hundimiento-linea-7b-metro-prisas-electorales-aguirre-han-dejado-casa-decenas-familias_1_9863886.html|work=[[El Diario (Spain)|el Diario]]|trans-title=The collapse of Metro Line 7B: Aguirre's electoral haste has left dozens of families homeless|date=14 January 2023|language=es}}</ref> On 24 August 2022, the section of Line 7B east of San Fernando station was closed for what would become a three-year period owing to reconstruction of the line's tunnels and remediation works;<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.metromadrid.es/es/nota-de-prensa/2022-08-19/metro-suspende-temporalmente-el-servicio-entre-las-estaciones-de-san-fernando-y-hospital-del-henares-de-la-linea-7b-desde-el-miercoles-para-comenzar-los|title=Metro suspende temporalmente el servicio entre las estaciones de San Fernando y Hospital del Henares de la línea 7B desde el miércoles para comenzar los trabajos de reparación de la infraestructura|date=19 August 2022|accessdate=21 August 2022|work=Metro de Madrid|language=es|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220821014807/https://www.metromadrid.es/es/nota-de-prensa/2022-08-19/metro-suspende-temporalmente-el-servicio-entre-las-estaciones-de-san-fernando-y-hospital-del-henares-de-la-linea-7b-desde-el-miercoles-para-comenzar-los|archivedate=21 August 2022}}</ref> the closure would be extended to Barrio del Puerto station in July 2024. The entirety of Line 7B would fully reopen on 22 November 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Madrid |first=Comunidad de |date=17 November 2025|title=La Comunidad de Madrid reabre este sábado la Línea 7B de Metro tras completar las obras de consolidación y reparación |url=https://www.comunidad.madrid/noticias/2025/11/17/comunidad-madrid-reabre-este-sabado-linea-7b-metro-completar-obras-consolidacion-reparacion |access-date=22 November 2025|website=Comunidad de Madrid |language=es}}</ref>

==Rolling stock== Line 7A, the primary portion of the line from Pitis to Estadio Metropolitano, uses 6-car trains of class 9000. Line 7B, the extension to Hospital del Henares, uses 3-car trains of class 9000.

==Stations== {| class=wikitable ![[Municipalities of Spain|Municipality]] ![[Districts of Madrid|District]] !Station !Opened !Zone !Connections !Notes |- |[[Coslada]] | | {{MdM|Hospital del Henares}} {{access icon}} | 2008 || B1 || | rowspan="3" | |- |rowspan=3|[[Madrid]] |rowspan=3|[[San Fernando de Henares]] |{{MdM|Henares}} {{access icon}} || 2007 || B1 || |- |{{MdM|Jarama}} {{access icon}} || 2007 || B1 || |- |{{MdM|San Fernando}} {{access icon}} || 2007 || B1 || | rowspan="3" | |- | rowspan="2" |Coslada | |{{MdM|La Rambla}} {{access icon}} || 2007 || B1 || |- | |{{MdM|Coslada Central}} {{access icon}} || 2007 || B1 || [[Cercanías Madrid]]: {{rint|madrid|c-2}} {{rint|madrid|c-7}} {{rint|madrid|c-8}} |- |Coslada | |{{MdM|Barrio del Puerto}} {{access icon}} || 2007 || B1 || | |- |rowspan=26|Madrid |rowspan=4|[[San Blas-Canillejas]] |{{MdM|Estadio Metropolitano}} {{access icon}} || 2007 || A || | |- |{{MdM|Las Musas}} || 1974 || A || | |- |{{MdM|San Blas}} || 1974 || A || | |- |{{MdM|Simancas}} || 1974 || A || | |- |rowspan=4|[[Ciudad Lineal]] |{{MdM|García Noblejas}} || 1974 || A || | |- |{{MdM|Ascao}} || 1974 || A || | |- |{{MdM|Pueblo Nuevo}} {{access icon}} || 1964 || A || [[Madrid Metro]]: {{rint|madrid|5}} | |- |{{MdM|Barrio de la Concepción}} {{access icon}} || 1975 || A || | |- |[[Salamanca (Madrid)|Salamanca]] |{{MdM|Parque de las Avenidas}} || 1975 || A || | |- |rowspan=2|Salamanca / [[Chamartín (Madrid)|Chamartín]] |{{MdM|Cartagena}} || 1975 || A || | |- |{{MdM|Avenida de América}} || 1973 || A || Madrid Metro: {{rint|madrid|4}} {{rint|madrid|6}} {{rint|madrid|9}} | |- |Chamartín / [[Chamberí]] |{{MdM|Gregorio Marañón}} {{access icon}} || 1998 || A || Madrid Metro: {{rint|madrid|10}} | |- |rowspan=3|Chamberí |{{MdM|Alonso Cano}} {{access icon}} || 1998 || A || Madrid Metro: {{rint|madrid|1}} ({{MdM|Ríos Rosas}})<ref group="*">Both stations are displayed on station maps as being distant from one another, and they are not announced as transfer points for one another.</ref> | |- |{{MdM|Canal}} {{access icon}} || 1998 || A || Madrid Metro: {{rint|madrid|2}} | |- |{{MdM|Islas Filipinas}} {{access icon}} || 1999 || A || | |- |Chamberí /<br>[[Moncloa-Aravaca]] |{{MdM|Guzmán el Bueno}} {{access icon}} || 1987 || A || Madrid Metro: {{rint|madrid|6}} | |- |rowspan=2|Moncloa-Aravaca |{{MdM|Francos Rodríguez}} {{access icon}} || 1999 || A || | |- |{{MdM|Valdezarza}} {{access icon}} || 1999 || A || | |- |Moncloa-Aravaca /<br>[[Fuencarral-El Pardo]] |{{MdM|Antonio Machado}} {{access icon}} || 1999 || A || | |- |rowspan=5|Fuencarral-El Pardo |{{MdM|Peñagrande}} {{access icon}} || 1999 || A || | |- |{{MdM|Avenida de la Ilustración}} {{access icon}} || 1999 || A || | |- |{{MdM|Lacoma}} {{access icon}} || 1999 || A || | |- |{{MdM|Arroyofresno}} {{access icon}} || 2001 || A || | |- |{{MdM|Pitis}} {{access icon}} || 1999 || A || Cercanías Madrid: {{rint|madrid|c-3}} {{rint|madrid|c-7}} {{rint|madrid|c-8}} | |} {{reflist|group="*"}}

==See also== * [[Madrid]] * [[Transport in Madrid]] * [[List of Madrid Metro stations]] * [[List of metro systems]] {{Portal|Spain|Trains|Transport|Engineering}}

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== {{Commons|Madrid Metro}} {{Wikivoyage|Madrid}} * [https://www.metromadrid.es/en/index.html Madrid Metro] (official website) * [http://www.metromadrid.es/export/sites/metro/comun/documentos/planos/Planoesquematicoingles.pdf Schematic map of the Metro network – from the official site] {{in lang|en}} * [http://www.urbanrail.net/eu/es/mad/madrid.htm Madrid at ''UrbanRail.net''] * [http://www.madrid-guide-spain.com/madrid-metro.html ENGLISH User guide, ticket types, airport supplement and timings] * [http://www.cityrailtransit.com/maps/madrid_map.htm Network map (real-distance)] * [https://www.metrolinemap.com/metro/madrid/ Madrid Metro Map]

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