Line 2 of the

Madrid Metro The Madrid Metro (Spanish: ''Metro de Madrid'') is a rapid transit system serving the city of Madrid, capital of Spain. The system is the 14th longest rapid transit system in the world, with a total length of 293 km (182 mi). Its gro ...

is a rapid transit line in Madrid. It first opened on 11 June 1924 and originally ran between and stations.

History

Line 2 was extended from Sol to on 27 December 1925, and then further to on 1 September 1929. In 1932, a branch from Goya to was added, though this branch was transferred to Line 4 in 1958. In 1964 the line was extended from Ventas to , though this too was transferred, to Line 5 in 1970. Later, was added as an infill station between and Cuatro Caminos to provide interchange with the extended Line 7 on 16 October 1998. On 16 February 2007 the line was extended from Ventas to , with the intention of providing an interchange with Line 11 in the future. Additionally, Line 2 was extended past La Elipa to . From 2013-2016, the line was called ''Línea 2 Vodafone'' due to a sponsorship by Vodafone. The station was temporarily closed in 2019 due for improvements and maintenance.

Rolling stock

Line 2 has used four-car trains of CAF class 3400 since the summer 2007.

Stations

Gallery

File:Cuatro Caminos line 2.JPG, The terminal station at Cuatro Caminos File:Line 2 diagram in train.JPG, An in-train line diagram File:Sevilla station.JPG, Sevilla station

References

External links

Madrid Metro
(official website)
Schematic map of the Metro network – from the official site

* ttp://www.cityrailtransit.com/maps/madrid_map.htm Network map (real-distance)
Madrid Metro Map
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