Tribunal is a station on Line 1 and Line 10 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 . Its growth between 1995 and 200 ...

. Originally opened under the name Hospicio, it has been operating since 1919. It is located in Zone A.

History

The station opened on 17 October 1919 and was one of the first 8 stations on the network. Its original name came from the

Real Hospicio de San Fernando The Royal Hospice of San Fernando (Spanish language, Spanish: ''Real Hospicio de San Fernando'') is a former hospice located in Madrid, Spain. The building now houses the Museo de Historia de Madrid. It was first declared historical-artistic monu ...

, located on Calle Fuencarral near the metro's entrance. It was later renamed Tribunal, after the Tribunal de Cuentas, also located on Calle Fuencarral near the metro's entrance. The Line 10 platforms opened on 18 December 1981 as part of the Carabanchel–Chamartín de la Rosa suburbano railway then operated by

FEVE Renfe Cercanías AM, formerly known as Renfe Feve, is a division of state-owned Spanish railway company Renfe Operadora. It operates most of Spain's of metre-gauge railway. This division of Renfe was previously a stand-alone company named F ...

, which shortly afterwards was transferred to the

Community of Madrid The Community of Madrid (; ) is one of the seventeen autonomous communities and 50 provinces of Spain, provinces of Spain. It is located at the heart of the Iberian Peninsula and Meseta Central, Central Plateau (); its capital and largest munici ...

References

Line 1 (Madrid Metro) stations Line 10 (Madrid Metro) stations Railway stations in Spain opened in 1919 Buildings and structures in Centro District, Madrid {{Madrid-metro-stub