Sainz de Baranda (Madrid Metro) explained

Sainz de Baranda
Symbol Location:madrid
Symbol:metro
Type:Madrid Metro station
Address:Retiro, Madrid
Country:Spain
Coordinates:40.4151°N -3.6695°W
Map Type:Spain Madrid
Owned:CRTM
Operator:CRTM
Line:9
Accessible:yes
Zone:A

Sainz de Baranda pronounced as /es/ is a station on Line 6 and Line 9 of the Madrid Metro, located at the intersection of Doctor Esquerdo and Alcalde Sainz de Baranda streets in the Retiro district in Madrid, Spain. It is located in fare Zone A.[1] [2] The station is named after the street, which in turn is named after the first mayor of Madrid, .

The station opened on 10 October 1979 when the first section of Line 6 was inaugurated.[3] On 31 January 1980, the first section of Line 9 was opened from Pavones to Sainz de Baranda, where it connected to the rest of the Madrid Metro network.[4] [5] It ceased to be a terminus station when Line 9 was extended to Avenida de América on 24 February 1986.[6] [7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Línea 6 Circular. Metro de Madrid. en. 5 September 2019.
  2. Web site: Línea 9. Metro de Madrid. en. 1 August 2019.
  3. News: 11 October 1979 . El Rey inauguró la nueva línea de Metro entre Pacífico y Cuatro Caminos . Spanish . King inaugurates new Metro line between Pacífico and Cuatro Caminos . El País . Madrid, Spain . 29 July 2017 .
  4. News: ABC . Moratalaz inaugura hoy su metro . Spanish . Mortalaz inaugurates its metro today . 30 January 1980 . 7 March 2014 .
  5. News: Moratalaz festeja la llegada del Metro . Spanish . Mortalaz celebrates Metro's arrival . 31 January 1980 . El País . 7 March 2014 .
  6. La nueva 9 . Spanish . The new 9 . 23 February 1986 . ABC . 5 March 2014 .
  7. News: Inaugurado el tramo del 'metro' que completa la línea 9 . Spanish . New 'metro' stretch inaugurated, completing line 9 . El País . 25 February 1986 . 7 March 2014 .