Menéndez Pelayo (Madrid Metro)

Menéndez Pelayo
Madrid Metro station
General information
LocationRetiro, Madrid
Spain
Coordinates40°24′16″N 3°40′52″W / 40.404451°N 3.6809847°W / 40.404451; -3.6809847
Owned byCRTM
Operated byCRTM
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
AccessibleNo
Other information
Fare zoneA
History
Opened8 May 1923; 101 years ago (1923-05-08)
Services
Preceding station Madrid Metro Following station
Atocha Line 1 Pacífico
towards Valdecarros
Location
Menéndez Pelayo is located in Madrid
Menéndez Pelayo
Menéndez Pelayo
Location within Madrid

Menéndez Pelayo [meˈnendeθ peˈlaʝo] is a station on Line 1 of the Madrid Metro. It is located in Zone A.[1] It was opened on 8 May 1923.[2] It is named for the Avenida de Menéndez Pelayo, which is named in turn for the scholar Marcelino Menéndez y Pelayo (1856–1912).[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Línea 1". Metro de Madrid. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  2. ^ Moya, Aurora (15 September 2010). Metro de Madrid, 1919–2009. Noventa años de historia. Madrid, Spain. pp. 470–471. ISBN 978-84-613-6154-0.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. ^ "Metro de Madrid dilata 21 días la solución al corte de la línea 22". La Vanguardia. February 14, 2019.