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Guzmán el Bueno (Madrid Metro)

Coordinates: 40°26′47″N 3°42′44″W / 40.446362°N 3.7122904°W / 40.446362; -3.7122904
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Guzmán el Bueno
Madrid Metro station
Line 6 platforms at Guzmán el Bueno showing the sword tilework motif
General information
LocationChamberí / Moncloa-Aravaca, Madrid
Spain
Coordinates40°26′47″N 3°42′44″W / 40.446362°N 3.7122904°W / 40.446362; -3.7122904
Owned byCRTM
Operated byCRTM
Construction
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zoneA
History
Opened13 January 1987 (1987-01-13)
Services
Preceding station   Madrid Metro   Following station
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Location
Guzmán el Bueno is located in Madrid
Guzmán el Bueno
Guzmán el Bueno
Location within Madrid

Guzmán el Bueno is a station on Line 6 and Line 7 of the Madrid Metro located underneath the Avenida de la Reina Victoria between the neighborhoods of Vallehermoso in Chamberí district and Ciudad Universitaria in Moncloa-Aravaca district in Madrid. It is in fare Zone A.[1][2] The station was named after the medieval Spanish nobleman Alonso Pérez de Guzmán, known as Guzmán el Bueno ("Guzmán the Good").

History

The station opened on 13 January 1987 when Line 6 was extended from Cuatro Caminos to Ciudad Universitaria.[3] At the time, it was one of the deepest stations in the network, at some 40 m (130 ft) beneath the surface. The platforms feature tile mosaics of towers and swords, referencing the historical figure Guzmán el Bueno. On 12 February 1999, the Line 7 platforms were inaugurated as part of an extension of the line from Canal to Valdezarza.[4] At the same time, elevators were installed, making the station accessible.

References

  1. ^ "Línea 6 Circular". Metro de Madrid. Retrieved 5 September 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ "Línea 7". Metro de Madrid. Retrieved 5 September 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ César de Navascués (14 January 1987). "Inaugurado el tramo de Metro que va a la Ciudad Universitaria" [Metro service to University City inaugurated]. ABC (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  4. ^ Fernando Neira (13 February 1999). "La línea 7 del metro se alarga más de cuatro kilómetros hasta Valdezarza" [Metro Line 7 extended more than four kilometers to Valdezarza]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 November 2017.