Retiro is a pass-through station on the Red Line / Line 2 of the Madrid Metro and is located…read morebetween the Principe de Vergara and Banco de España stations. It is underground. I did not notice access for handicapped or lifts, just stairs. The station is located near the Retiro District and is right in front of the Buen Retiro Park. According to the web site, the station was inaugurated in 1924. The station is in the "A" rate zone.

The Metro underground system in Madrid is fairly efficient, clean, reasonable, and easy to use…read more There are information/service booths at many of the stations and automated ticket machines. The stations also have current pocket maps. The website www.metromadrid.es is very informative and it features a Metro app (can also get at App Store) network updates regarding repair work and line closures, traffic information, service issues, maps, and ticket information.

Metro Gran Vía was very clean & easy to navigate. We took…read morethe train from here twice to get to and from Madrid Atocha station. Tickets were easy to purchase from the kiosks & Apple Pay, card, + cash are payment options. To go to Madrid Atocha station, take the Valdecarros train 5 stops. From Madrid Atocha to Metro Gran Vía take the train towards Pinar de Chamartín 5 stops.

Metro stations are spaced close to each other with 13 different colored lines, 276 stations & 182…read moremiles of tracks. I was impressed with all of the working elevators & escalators; 1,705 escalators & 529 elevators. It's hard to believe the system began over a hundred years ago in 1919. All of the stations we visited were well marked in Spanish? English & braille, we're Immaculate, looked new station had elevators, escalators and helpful people. The metro staff wear badges Identifying themselves and speak English. It was very easy to navigate the city from the station. Rides are €1.50, we bought a 10 ride pass for €8.50. Masks were required & they were worn.

Handicapped accessible (yay!), Estación Plaza de Castilla is an underground station in the more…read morenorthern area of the city of Madrid. Estación Plaza de Castilla serves Line 1, Line 9 and Line 10 of the Madrid Metro. On Line 1, it is between Chamartín (toward Pinar de Chamartín) and Valdeacederas (toward Valdecarros). On Line 9, it is between Ventilla (toward Paco de Lucía) and Duque de Pastrana (toward Arganda del Rey). And on Line 10, it is between Chamartín (toward Hospital Infanta Sofía) and Cuzco (toward Puerta del Sur). The station is in Fare Zone A and there are automated ticket vending machines. [Review 12547 overall, 2337 of 2019.]

Estación del Arte is adjacent to the Atocha rail station and is at the south end of the Paseo del…read morePrado, which puts you quite close to the museums and culture of the Prado district including the Prado Museum, the Reina Sofía Museum, the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum and the Círculo de Bellas Artes. It serves Line 1 of the Madrid metro between Antón Martín (toward Pinar de Chamartín) and Atocha Renfe (toward Valdecarros). Estación del Arte has two exits - one is at Plaza del Emperador Carlos V and the other is Ministerio. Follow the appropriate signs. The station is not handicapped accessible and does not have escalators or stairs. [Review 12546 overall, 2336 of 2019.]

This multimodal station serves as both a subway station and a bus station in the northern portion…read moreof the city of Madrid. It is handicapped accessible with stairs, escalators and elevators. Good signage for getting to the exit and then returning into the station when you're ready to get back onto transport. It is Zone A of the metro and the ticketing concourse features automated ticket vending machines and turnstiles. There were a number of metro staffers about if you need assistance. There is a small amount of seating on the station platform and the station is clean with no litter and no graffiti. There are at least four exits from the station. I was here for the Faro de Moncloa, so I followed the signs towards that exit. Moncloa is on Line 3 and is the northern-most terminus of the line. To the south, the next station is Villaverde Alto towards Argüelles. On the circular Line 6, it is between Argüelles and Ciudad Universitaria. [Review 12533 overall, 2323 of 2019.]

Lord of the Flies from start to finish. Enough said, and if I ever come back to Spain, I will spend…read morethe extra money for taxis.

This is the local station that gets you to destinations within the country. Within close proximity…read more This is how I went from Madrid to Santiago de Compostela. It's a fairly small station with lots of construction currently happening so give yourself some time in case you need to go from one end to another. My hotel was located close enough so I walked over after checking out. I had more than enough time so I was able to have a proper meal while I waited for my gate number to be announced. I went through security as soon as my gate was announced then they let us board. I'm hoping the current construction is allowing them to add food options cos there wasn't much to choose from.

Calle del Príncipe de Vergara is a major north/south thoroughfare in Madrid. It meets up with Calle…read morede Alcalá at the northwest corner of the Retiro park, which is where the Estación de Príncipe de Vergara is located. Sure, you can use the Retiro station but this one may be closer for you. The station is not handicapped accessible (at this time, but it is under construction) with an escalator only. There is some seating on the platform. Príncipe de Vergara is on Line 2 between Goya (toward Las Rosas) and Retiro (toward Cuatro Caminos). It is on Line 9 between Núñez de Balboa (toward Paco de Lucía) and Ibiza (toward Arganda del Rey). [Review 12551 overall, 2341 of 2019.]

Built in 1919, originally called Hospicio, this useful station serves lines 1 and 10. Can be very…read morebusy on Saturday night. Under Calle Fuencarral, it's by the entrance to the History of Madrid Museum.

Conveniently located metro station in the heart of the Chueca neighborhood. Very minimal when it…read morecomes to a station. A few automated machines and usually had agents available for questions, but most people using these stations knew where they were going and required little help. The station itself was relatively clean. At least for a metro station. With access to two of the lines, it could get you pretty much anywhere in the city you needed to be.