Banco de España (Madrid Metro)
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Location | Centro, Madrid Spain | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 40°25′09″N 3°41′42″W / 40.4190564°N 3.6949689°WCoordinates: 40°25′09″N 3°41′42″W / 40.4190564°N 3.6949689°W | ||||||||||
Owned by | CRTM | ||||||||||
Operated by | CRTM | ||||||||||
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Disabled access | No | ||||||||||
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Fare zone | A | ||||||||||
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Opened | 15 June 1924 | ||||||||||
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Banco de España Location within Madrid |
Banco de España is a station on Line 2 of the Madrid Metro located in the Center of Madrid in the Calle de Alcalá, next to the Plaza de Cibeles, perpendicular to the Paseo del Prado.[1][2][3][4]
History[]
Banco de España station opened on 14 June 1924 with the first stretch of Line 2 between Sol and Ventas. The station is named after Bank of Spain building located nearby. Another prominent monuments situated near this station are: Cibeles Fountain, Palacio de Linares, Círculo de Bellas Artes, The Communications Palace (currently the Madrid City Hall), the church of San José, the Palacio de Buenavista, the building of the Interior Ministry of Spain and the Fine Arts Theatre.
References[]
- ^ "Metro station Banco de España - Metro de". gps-data-team.com. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
- ^ "Madrid metro - Banco de España". flickr.com. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
- ^ Corrigan, Damian. "Metro Banco de España". gospain.about.com. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
- ^ "Línea 2". Metro de Madrid. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
Categories:
- Madrid Metro stations
- Calle de Alcalá
- Railway stations opened in 1924
- 1924 establishments in Spain
- Spanish railway station stubs
- Madrid Metro stubs