Banco de España (Madrid Metro)

Banco de España
Madrid Metro station
Location	Centro, Madrid Spain
Coordinates	40°25′09″N 3°41′42″W / 40.4190564°N 3.6949689°WCoordinates: 40°25′09″N 3°41′42″W / 40.4190564°N 3.6949689°W
Owned by	CRTM
Operated by	CRTM
Other information
Fare zone	A
History
Opened	14 June 1924
Services
Preceding station   Madrid Metro   Following station Retiro toward Las Rosas Line 2 Sevilla toward Cuatro Caminos
Location
Banco de España Location within Madrid

Banco de España is a station on Line 2 of the Madrid Metro.^{[1] [2] [3][4]} located in the Center of Madrid in the Calle de Alcalá, next to the Plaza de Cibeles, perpendicular to the Paseo del Prado.

History

Banco de España station opened on 14 June 1924 with the first stretch of Line 2 between Sol and Ventas. The station is named after Bank of Spain building located nearby. Another prominent monumets situated near this station are: Cibeles Fountain, Palacio de Linares, Círculo de Bellas Artes, The Communications Palace (currently the Madrid City Hall), the church of San José, the Palacio de Buenavista, the building of the Interior Ministry of Spain and the Fine Arts Theatre.

References

1. "Metro station Banco de España - Metro de". gps-data-team.com. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
2. "Madrid metro - Banco de España". flickr.com. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
3. Corrigan, Damian. "Metro Banco de España". gospain.about.com. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
4. "Stations". Travel in the Metro. Madrid Metro. Retrieved 9 January 2015.