Metropolitano

Metropolitano is a station on Line 6 of the Madrid Metro, located beneath Gregorio del Amo avenue in the Moncloa-Aravaca district of Madrid, Spain, although one of its exits is located in the Chamberí district. It is in fare Zone A.Metropolitano is one of only two stations (the other one is Colonia Jardín) at which it is not possible to change direction without leaving the station. Metropolitano is not handicapped accessible, as it does not have elevators.HistoryThe station was opened to the public on 13 January 1987 when Line 6 was extended to Ciudad Universitaria. It takes its name from the Colonia del Metropolitano (Metropolitan Colony), a neighborhood developed by the Compañía del Metropolitano (Metropolitan Company, today the Madrid Metro) in the 1920s.The station is near the University City of Madrid, and the neighborhood where it is located is home to many academic and medical institutions, such as the residential colleges of nearby universities, the EOI Business School, the Diplomatic School of Spain, the Virgen de la Paloma Hospital, the Santa Elena Clinic, and various offices and departments of the Complutense University of Madrid, the Technical University of Madrid, and the Spanish National Research Council.