Puerta del Ángel (Madrid Metro)

Madrid Metro station

Preceding station	Madrid Metro			Following station
Príncipe Pío clockwise / outer		Line 6		Alto de Extremadura anticlockwise / inner

Location
Puerta del Ángel Location within Madrid

Puerta del Ángel [ˈpweɾta ðel ˈaŋxel] is a station on Line 6, located beneath the Paseo de Extremadura near the Puente de Segovia (Bridge of Segovia) in the barrio of Puerta del Ángel ("Angel Gate"). It is located in fare Zone A.^[1] The station is named after the Puerta del Ángel neighborhood, which is in turn named after a former access gate to the Casa de Campo park.

History

The station opened to the public on 10 May 1995 when the Line 6 segment between Laguna and Ciudad Universitaria was opened, converting the line into a circular route.^[2]^[3]

On 10 April 2006, two maintenance trains collided in the station, causing two deaths and two injuries.

Between 4 July 2015 and 13 September 2015, Puerta del Ángel functioned as a temporary terminus for Line 6 when the line was closed between Puerta del Ángel and Oporto for maintenance.^[4]

References

^ "Línea 6 Circular". Metro de Madrid. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
^ Lucía Enguita Mayo (11 May 1995). "Madrid estrena la línea redonda del metro" [Madrid debuts round metro line]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 March 2014.
^ Mercedes Contreras (11 May 1995). "Abiertas las 27 estaciones sin fin del Metro circular" [The 27 stations of the endless circular Metro are open]. ABC (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 March 2014.
^ "El tramo de la línea 6 de Metro entre Puerta del Angel y Oporto reabre este domingo" [Metro Line 6 between Puerta del Ángel and Oporto to reopen this Sunday]. Telemadrid (in Spanish). 12 September 2015. Retrieved 7 December 2018.