34:
1018:
1030:
1362:
926:
872:
1332:
1313:
1305:
1297:
894:
1289:
1281:
1273:
1265:
1257:
1249:
1241:
1233:
1225:
948:
943:
889:
575:
292:
1321:
387:
24:
598:
541:
446:
430:
423:
407:
366:
350:
343:
327:
629:
550:
515:
590:
582:
565:
557:
470:
414:
334:
308:
1348:
382:
904:
522:
496:
477:
438:
266:
994:
300:
358:
914:
909:
1006:
779:, and ends at PrĂncipe PĂo station. Since the Ramal consists of only two stations, it has only two trains, which pass at the halfway point between the stations. At Ăpera, there is only one platform; at PrĂncipe PĂo, there are two platforms, but one is used for train storage. The Ramal uses 4-car
791:
The Ramal opened on 27 December 1925 as a branch of Line 2 providing service to the EstaciĂłn del Norte (North
Station, today PrĂncipe PĂo station), which was one of the city's major long-distance train stations. Since the EstaciĂłn del Norte was located on the banks of the
842:
station, another major long-distance train station located further north, had already been in operation for several decades, so the name EstaciĂłn del Norte (North
Station) was no longer appropriate.
799:
The Ramal's two stations experienced several name changes over the course of their history. Ăpera was originally named Isabel II after the Plaza de Isabel II, which was in turn named after
827:
in 1939, many of the city's place names were changed once again. In 1939, the plaza's name was changed back to Plaza de Isabel II, and the station's name was changed back to Ăpera.
807:
on 14 April 1931, the new authorities ordered all place names referring to the monarchy to be changed. On 24 June 1931, Isabel II station was renamed Ăpera after the nearby
1133:
686:
133:
66:
143:
1199:
1424:
1419:
839:
1126:
764:. The line consists of 1.092 km (0.679 mi) of wide-profile tunnels, and its stations have 60-metre (200 ft) platforms.
679:
1166:
867:
756:. It is currently the only line in the system to be known by a letter instead of a number, and its name refers to its origins as a
741:
375:
39:
1077:
1386:
33:
1393:
1371:
1119:
972:
672:
796:, the Ramal helped travelers avoid climbing the Cuesta de San Vicente, a hillside between the river and the city center.
247:
1414:
1381:
1192:
984:
913:
1376:
908:
903:
835:
1161:
921:
804:
737:
607:
1312:
1304:
1296:
893:
776:
391:
1331:
1288:
1280:
1272:
1264:
1256:
1248:
1240:
1232:
1224:
1185:
977:
947:
942:
888:
831:
820:
761:
638:
613:
455:
1320:
800:
200:
23:
1351:
1347:
967:
898:
381:
275:
1034:
768:
812:
830:
In 1995, the EstaciĂłn del Norte was expanded and remodeled in preparation for the expansion of
1022:
793:
772:
720:
823:. On 5 June 1937, the station too was renamed FermĂn GalĂĄn. After the establishment of the
1017:
824:
745:
386:
925:
871:
1088:
1029:
1408:
1096:
1010:
816:
733:
113:
1365:
1361:
1208:
1142:
998:
937:
883:
780:
729:
123:
1055:
811:
opera house. That same year, the plaza was renamed Plaza de FermĂn GalĂĄn, after
808:
757:
712:
195:
1104:
96:
1111:
242:
962:
749:
76:
1005:
753:
1181:
1177:
1115:
1078:"Schematic map of the Metro network â from the official site"
1089:"User guide, ticket types, airport supplement and timings"
982:
1339:
1215:
1150:
194:
186:
178:
173:
155:
150:
139:
129:
119:
109:
104:
90:
82:
72:
62:
52:
47:
21:
589:
581:
574:
437:
429:
422:
564:
556:
549:
357:
349:
342:
1193:
1127:
680:
8:
1200:
1186:
1178:
1134:
1120:
1112:
687:
673:
255:
228:
767:The Ramal starts at Ăpera station in the
849:
834:, and it was renamed PrĂncipe PĂo after
1047:
989:
230:
18:
16:Rapid transit line of the Madrid Metro
719:
299:
291:
7:
819:of 1930, which sought to overthrow
14:
1360:
1346:
1330:
1319:
1311:
1303:
1295:
1287:
1279:
1271:
1263:
1255:
1247:
1239:
1231:
1223:
1028:
1016:
1004:
992:
946:
941:
924:
912:
907:
902:
892:
887:
870:
803:. After the proclamation of the
627:
597:
596:
588:
580:
573:
563:
555:
548:
540:
539:
520:
513:
494:
475:
468:
445:
444:
436:
428:
421:
412:
406:
405:
385:
380:
365:
364:
356:
348:
341:
332:
326:
325:
306:
298:
290:
264:
32:
22:
628:
514:
469:
413:
333:
276:CercanĂas lines C-1, C-7, C-10
1:
1372:List of Madrid Metro stations
1097:"Network map (real-distance)"
973:List of Madrid Metro stations
521:
495:
476:
265:
182:1.092 km (0.679 mi)
1425:1925 establishments in Spain
1420:Railway lines opened in 1925
307:
736:connecting the stations of
1441:
1394:Tarjeta Transporte PĂșblico
1328:
636:
621:
605:
533:
529:
507:
503:
488:
484:
462:
453:
399:
373:
319:
315:
282:
273:
258:
227:
56:
31:
815:, leader of the failed
805:Second Spanish Republic
775:and the gardens of the
744:. It is located in the
777:Royal Palace of Madrid
717:Spanish pronunciation:
161:; 98 years ago
978:List of metro systems
159:27 December 1925
1387:PacĂfico Power Plant
968:Transport in Madrid
825:Franco dictatorship
771:, passes under the
1415:Madrid Metro lines
1105:"Madrid Metro Map"
769:Plaza de Isabel II
38:Ramal platform at
1402:
1401:
1175:
1174:
954:
953:
821:King Alfonso XIII
801:Queen Isabella II
705:
704:
701:
700:
697:
696:
661:
660:
1432:
1364:
1350:
1334:
1323:
1315:
1307:
1299:
1291:
1283:
1275:
1267:
1259:
1251:
1243:
1235:
1227:
1202:
1195:
1188:
1179:
1154:
1136:
1129:
1122:
1113:
1108:
1100:
1092:
1084:
1082:
1064:
1063:
1052:
1033:
1032:
1021:
1020:
1009:
1008:
997:
996:
995:
988:
950:
945:
928:
916:
911:
906:
899:CercanĂas Madrid
896:
891:
874:
850:
838:. By this time,
794:Manzanares River
773:Plaza de Oriente
728:(Line R) of the
723:
721:[raËmal]
718:
689:
682:
675:
669:
631:
630:
600:
599:
592:
591:
584:
583:
577:
576:
567:
566:
559:
558:
552:
551:
543:
542:
524:
523:
517:
516:
498:
497:
479:
478:
472:
471:
448:
447:
440:
439:
432:
431:
425:
424:
416:
415:
409:
408:
389:
384:
368:
367:
360:
359:
352:
351:
345:
344:
336:
335:
329:
328:
310:
309:
302:
301:
294:
293:
268:
267:
256:
243:
229:
222:
220:
219:
215:
212:
203:
169:
167:
162:
100:
99:
97:Official website
58:
36:
26:
19:
1440:
1439:
1435:
1434:
1433:
1431:
1430:
1429:
1405:
1404:
1403:
1398:
1357:(Commuter Rail)
1335:
1326:
1211:
1206:
1176:
1171:
1152:
1146:
1140:
1103:
1095:
1087:
1080:
1076:
1073:
1068:
1067:
1054:
1053:
1049:
1044:
1039:
1027:
1015:
1003:
993:
991:
983:
959:
897:
848:
836:the nearby hill
789:
781:CAF Series 3000
716:
693:
667:
641:
632:
617:
601:
594:
593:
586:
585:
578:
569:
568:
561:
560:
553:
544:
525:
518:
499:
480:
473:
458:
449:
442:
441:
434:
433:
426:
417:
410:
395:
369:
362:
361:
354:
353:
346:
337:
330:
311:
304:
303:
296:
295:
278:
269:
250:
234:
217:
213:
210:
208:
207:4 ft
206:
201:
165:
163:
160:
95:
94:
43:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1438:
1436:
1428:
1427:
1422:
1417:
1407:
1406:
1400:
1399:
1397:
1396:
1391:
1390:
1389:
1384:
1374:
1369:
1358:
1343:
1341:
1340:Related topics
1337:
1336:
1329:
1327:
1325:
1324:
1316:
1308:
1300:
1292:
1284:
1276:
1268:
1260:
1252:
1244:
1236:
1228:
1219:
1217:
1213:
1212:
1207:
1205:
1204:
1197:
1190:
1182:
1173:
1172:
1170:
1169:
1164:
1158:
1156:
1148:
1147:
1141:
1139:
1138:
1131:
1124:
1116:
1110:
1109:
1101:
1093:
1085:
1072:
1071:External links
1069:
1066:
1065:
1046:
1045:
1043:
1040:
1038:
1037:
1025:
1013:
1001:
981:
980:
975:
970:
965:
958:
955:
952:
951:
935:
932:
929:
918:
917:
881:
878:
875:
864:
863:
860:
857:
854:
847:
844:
788:
785:
703:
702:
699:
698:
695:
694:
692:
691:
684:
677:
668:This diagram:
666:
663:
662:
659:
658:
656:
654:
652:
650:
648:
646:
643:
642:
637:
635:
633:
626:
624:
622:
619:
618:
611:
604:
602:
595:
587:
579:
572:
571:
570:
562:
554:
547:
546:
545:
538:
536:
534:
531:
530:
528:
526:
519:
512:
510:
508:
505:
504:
502:
500:
493:
491:
489:
486:
485:
483:
481:
474:
467:
465:
463:
460:
459:
454:
452:
450:
443:
435:
427:
420:
419:
418:
411:
404:
402:
400:
397:
396:
379:
372:
370:
363:
355:
347:
340:
339:
338:
331:
324:
322:
320:
317:
316:
314:
312:
305:
297:
289:
288:
287:
285:
283:
280:
279:
274:
272:
270:
263:
261:
259:
252:
251:
246:
236:
235:
232:
225:
224:
198:
192:
191:
188:
184:
183:
180:
176:
175:
171:
170:
157:
153:
152:
148:
147:
141:
137:
136:
131:
127:
126:
121:
117:
116:
111:
107:
106:
102:
101:
92:
88:
87:
84:
80:
79:
74:
70:
69:
64:
60:
59:
54:
50:
49:
45:
44:
37:
29:
28:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1437:
1426:
1423:
1421:
1418:
1416:
1413:
1412:
1410:
1395:
1392:
1388:
1385:
1383:
1380:
1379:
1378:
1375:
1373:
1370:
1368:(Light Metro)
1367:
1363:
1359:
1356:
1355:
1349:
1345:
1344:
1342:
1338:
1333:
1322:
1317:
1314:
1309:
1306:
1301:
1298:
1293:
1290:
1285:
1282:
1277:
1274:
1269:
1266:
1261:
1258:
1253:
1250:
1245:
1242:
1237:
1234:
1229:
1226:
1221:
1220:
1218:
1214:
1210:
1203:
1198:
1196:
1191:
1189:
1184:
1183:
1180:
1168:
1165:
1163:
1160:
1159:
1157:
1155:
1149:
1144:
1137:
1132:
1130:
1125:
1123:
1118:
1117:
1114:
1106:
1102:
1098:
1094:
1090:
1086:
1079:
1075:
1074:
1070:
1061:
1060:UrbanRail.net
1057:
1051:
1048:
1041:
1036:
1031:
1026:
1024:
1019:
1014:
1012:
1007:
1002:
1000:
990:
986:
979:
976:
974:
971:
969:
966:
964:
961:
960:
956:
949:
944:
939:
936:
933:
930:
927:
923:
920:
919:
915:
910:
905:
900:
895:
890:
885:
882:
879:
876:
873:
869:
866:
865:
861:
858:
855:
852:
851:
845:
843:
841:
837:
833:
828:
826:
822:
818:
817:Jaca uprising
814:
810:
806:
802:
797:
795:
786:
784:
782:
778:
774:
770:
765:
763:
759:
755:
751:
747:
743:
739:
735:
734:shuttle train
731:
727:
722:
714:
710:
690:
685:
683:
678:
676:
671:
670:
665:
664:
657:
655:
653:
651:
649:
647:
645:
644:
640:
634:
625:
623:
620:
615:
610:
609:
603:
537:
535:
532:
527:
511:
509:
506:
501:
492:
490:
487:
482:
466:
464:
461:
457:
451:
403:
401:
398:
393:
388:
383:
378:
377:
371:
323:
321:
318:
313:
286:
284:
281:
277:
271:
262:
260:
257:
254:
253:
249:
245:
244:
241:
238:
237:
231:
226:
204:
202:1,445 mm
199:
197:
193:
189:
185:
181:
177:
172:
158:
154:
149:
145:
142:
140:Rolling stock
138:
135:
132:
128:
125:
122:
118:
115:
114:Rapid transit
112:
108:
103:
98:
93:
89:
85:
81:
78:
75:
71:
68:
65:
61:
55:
51:
46:
41:
35:
30:
25:
20:
1366:Metro Ligero
1353:
1209:Madrid Metro
1167:PrĂncipe PĂo
1151:
1143:Madrid Metro
1059:
1050:
938:Madrid Metro
884:Madrid Metro
868:PrĂncipe PĂo
862:Connections
829:
813:FermĂn GalĂĄn
798:
790:
766:
748:district of
742:PrĂncipe PĂo
730:Madrid Metro
725:
708:
706:
606:
376:PrĂncipe PĂo
374:
239:
124:Madrid Metro
40:PrĂncipe PĂo
1035:Engineering
809:Teatro Real
196:Track gauge
190:Underground
179:Line length
130:Operator(s)
53:Native name
1409:Categories
1377:Platform 0
1042:References
166:1925-12-27
1354:CercanĂas
1023:Transport
840:ChamartĂn
233:Route map
187:Character
174:Technical
1382:ChamberĂ
1145:stations
1056:"Madrid"
957:See also
853:Station
846:Stations
783:trains.
221: in
83:Stations
48:Overview
1352:Madrid
985:Portals
856:Opened
787:History
726:LĂnea R
392:Line 10
216:⁄
164: (
151:History
105:Service
91:Website
57:LĂnea R
42:station
1011:Trains
963:Madrid
832:Line 6
762:Line 2
758:branch
750:Madrid
746:Centro
639:Line 5
614:Line 2
456:Line 6
248:Legend
240:
156:Opened
120:System
77:Madrid
73:Locale
1318:Line
1310:Line
1302:Line
1294:Line
1286:Line
1278:Line
1270:Line
1262:Line
1254:Line
1246:Line
1238:Line
1230:Line
1222:Line
1216:Lines
1162:Ăpera
1153:Ramal
1081:(PDF)
999:Spain
922:Ăpera
859:Zone
754:Spain
738:Ăpera
732:is a
724:) or
709:Ramal
608:Ăpera
63:Owner
27:Ramal
931:1925
877:1925
740:and
713:Spur
707:The
688:edit
681:talk
674:view
146:3000
134:CRTM
110:Type
67:CRTM
760:of
715:";
144:CAF
1411::
1058:.
940::
901::
886::
752:,
711:("
1201:e
1194:t
1187:v
1135:e
1128:t
1121:v
1107:.
1099:.
1091:.
1083:.
1062:.
987::
934:A
880:A
616:)
612:(
394:)
390:(
223:)
218:8
214:7
211:+
209:8
205:(
168:)
86:2
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.