Madrid Metro

Spain's capital city of Madrid is served by the Madrid Metro, a fast transit system. With 302 stations, the Madrid metro system, which celebrated its 100th birthday on October 17, came in sixth on our ranking of the biggest metro systems. There are 293 kilometers in all. It's interesting to note that the metro system in Madrid has more escalators than any other metro system in history. There are 529 elevators and 1705 escalators in all.

Madrid Metro trains run on the left on all lines, in contrast to the rest of Spain's roads and trains, which run on the right, because Madrid's traffic did not switch to the right until 1924, five years after the system's inception.

Every day, from 6:00 am to 1:30 am, trains run; however, in 2020, the weekend schedule will be extended by an additional hour in the morning. Additionally, starting in 2023, the regional administration plans to operate stations continuously throughout these days. During the 2017 World Pride and the 2021 blizzard in Madrid, it was only open for 24 hours each time.

Location: Spain