Begoña (Madrid Metro)
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| Location | Chamartín / Fuencarral-El Pardo, Madrid Spain | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°28′49″N 3°41′09″W / 40.4804137°N 3.6858447°W | ||||||||||
| System | Madrid Metro station | ||||||||||
| Owned by | CRTM | ||||||||||
| Operated by | CRTM | ||||||||||
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| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Fare zone | A | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 10 June 1982 | ||||||||||
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Begoña [beˈɣoɲa] is a station on Line 10 of the Madrid Metro, serving the Colonia Virgen de Begoña ("Virgin of Begoña colony") development. It is located in fare Zone A.[1] It lies directly below the major road Paseo de la Castellana which separates the districts of Fuencarral-El Pardo (La Paz neighbourhood) to the west and Chamartín to the east, though access is only via the west side of the road (a pedestrian subway access allows access to the station from the east).
Despite giving service to the Cuatro Torres Business Area and two large hospitals—La Paz and Ramón y Cajal—the station continues to have no disabled access as of 2020. This has caused much discontent with its frequent users, although there are plans for the construction of new elevator shafts.[2]
History
The station was opened on 10 June 1982, as part of the original line 8.[3][4][5] until 22 January 1998, when it became part of line 10.[6]
From 9 to 18 of August 2024, the Fuencarral - Chamartín section of Line 10 was closed for accessibility works at this station. A replacement bus service was available, stopping at the affected stations, at no cost to Metro users.[7]
Since 28 May 2025, the station has been fully accessible thanks to the installation of seven elevators.[8]
References
- ^ "Línea 10". Metro de Madrid. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
- ^ "Doce años esperando un ascensor en la estación de Begoña" [Twelve Years Waiting for an Elevator at the Begoña Station] (in Spanish). Telemadrid. 16 October 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-10-19. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
- ^ Ministerio de Transportes, Turismo y Comunicaciones (9 June 1982). "Ahora Fuencarral, Begoña, Chamartín, Cuzco y Lima están a un Metro" [Now Fuencarral, Begoña, Chamartín, Cuzco and Lima are one Metro line away]. ABC (in castellano). Retrieved 26 May 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ^ "El Metro, nueva vía de penetración a Madrid por la zona norte (1)" [The Metro, a New Access Route to Madrid Through the Northern Area]. ABC (in castellano). 10 June 1982. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ^ "El Metro, nueva vía de penetración a Madrid por la zona norte (2)". ABC (in castellano). 10 June 1982. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ^ Azucena Criado (22 January 1998). "La nueva línea 10 del metro enlaza Aluche y Fuencarral en 37 minutos" [The new metro line 10 connects Aluche and Fuencarral in 37 minutes]. El País (in Castellano). Retrieved 10 February 2026.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ^ Telemadrid (2024-08-09). "La Línea 10 de Metro cierra del 10 al 18 de agosto el tramo entre Fuencarral y Chamartín" [Metro Line 10 to Close the Section Between Fuencarral and Chamartín from August 10 to 18]. Telemadrid (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-02-10.
- ^ Telemadrid (2025-06-09). "La renovada estación de Begoña de la Línea 10 de Metro es ya 100% accesible" [The renovated Begoña station of Line 10 of the Metro is already 100% accessible]. Telemadrid (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-02-10.