Diego de León (Madrid Metro)

Diego de León [ˈdjeɣo ðe leˈon] is a station on Line 4, Line 5, and Line 6 of the Madrid Metro, located at the intersections of Francisco Silvela, Diego de León, and Conde de Peñalver streets in the Salamanca district of Madrid. It is in Zone A.[1][2][3]

Diego de León
Madrid Metro station
General information
LocationSalamanca, Madrid
Spain
Coordinates40°26′05″N 3°40′30″W / 40.4346757°N 3.6749579°W / 40.4346757; -3.6749579
Owned byCRTM
Operated byCRTM
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
AccessibleNo
Other information
Fare zoneA
History
Opened17 September 1932; 92 years ago (1932-09-17)
Services
Preceding station Madrid Metro Following station
Lista
towards Argüelles
Line 4 Avenida de América
Ventas Line 5 Núñez de Balboa
Manuel Becerra
clockwise / outer
Line 6 Avenida de América
anticlockwise / inner
Location
Diego de León is located in Madrid
Diego de León
Diego de León
Location within Madrid

The station is named after Diego de León street, which in turn is named after the 19th-century Spanish military and political figure Diego de León.

History

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The station was inaugurated on 17 September 1932 as part of a branch line of Line 2 that ran from Diego de León to Goya, where it connected to the rest of Line 2. The branch was considered to be part of Line 2 until 1958, when it was transferred to Line 4.

In 1970, Line 5 was extended to Diego de León. The Line 5 platforms under Juan Bravo street were inaugurated on 26 February, and service began on 2 March.[4][5][6] On 26 March 1973, Diego de León ceased to be a terminus station for Line 4 when the line was extended to Alfonso XIII. On 10 October 1979, the first stretch of Line 6 from Pacífico to Cuatro Caminos was inaugurated, including a stop at Diego de León.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Línea 4". Metro de Madrid. Archived from the original on 2019-08-01. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Línea 5". Metro de Madrid. Archived from the original on 2019-08-01. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  3. ^ "Línea 6 Circular". Metro de Madrid. Archived from the original on 2019-08-01. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  4. ^ "Portada del ABC del día 26 February 1970" [ABC front page 26 February 1970]. ABC (in Spanish). 26 February 1970. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
  5. ^ "Viaje inaugural" [Inaugural trip]. ABC (in Spanish). 27 February 1970. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
  6. ^ "El Ministro de Obras Públicas inaugura la nueva línea del Metro Callao-Ventas" [Minister of Public Works inaugurates new Metro line Callao-Ventas]. ABC (in Spanish). 27 February 1970. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
  7. ^ "El Rey inauguró la nueva línea de Metro entre Pacífico y Cuatro Caminos" [King inaugurates new Metro line between Pacífico and Cuatro Caminos]. El País (in Spanish). 11 October 1979. Retrieved 7 March 2014.