Guzmán el Bueno (Madrid Metro)

Guzmán el Bueno [ɡuθˈman el ˈβweno] is a station on Line 6 and Line 7 of the Madrid Metro located underneath the Avenida de la Reina Victoria between the neighborhoods of Vallehermoso in Chamberí district and Ciudad Universitaria in Moncloa-Aravaca district in Madrid. It is in fare Zone A.^[1][2] The station was named after the Calle de Guzmán el Bueno, which is named for the medieval Spanish nobleman Alonso Pérez de Guzmán (1256–1309), known as Guzmán el Bueno ("Guzmán the Good").

Guzmán el Bueno
Madrid Metro station
Line 6 platforms at Guzmán el Bueno showing the sword tilework motif
General information
Location	Chamberí / Moncloa-Aravaca, Madrid Spain
Coordinates	40.446362°N 3.7122904°W / 40.446362; -3.7122904
Owned by	CRTM
Operated by	CRTM
Construction
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	A
History
Opened	13 January 1987; 37 years ago (1987-01-13)
Services
Preceding station Madrid Metro Following station Cuatro Caminos clockwise / outer Line 6 Vicente Aleixandre anticlockwise / inner Islas Filipinas towards Hospital del Henares Line 7 Francos Rodríguez towards Pitis
Location Guzmán el Bueno Location within Madrid

History

The station opened on 13 January 1987 when Line 6 was extended from Cuatro Caminos to Ciudad Universitaria.^[3] At the time, it was one of the deepest stations in the network, at some 40 m (130 ft) beneath the surface. The platforms feature tile mosaics of towers and swords, referencing the historical figure Guzmán el Bueno. On 12 February 1999, the Line 7 platforms were inaugurated as part of an extension of the line from Canal to Valdezarza.^[4] At the same time, elevators were installed, making the station accessible.

References

1. "Línea 6 Circular". Metro de Madrid. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
2. "Línea 7". Metro de Madrid. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
3. César de Navascués (14 January 1987). "Inaugurado el tramo de Metro que va a la Ciudad Universitaria" [Metro service to University City inaugurated]. ABC (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 November 2017.
4. Fernando Neira (13 February 1999). "La línea 7 del metro se alarga más de cuatro kilómetros hasta Valdezarza" [Metro Line 7 extended more than four kilometers to Valdezarza]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 November 2017.