Estación del Arte metro station
Line 1 · Zone A · Centro
Estación del Arte station
It opened on 26 December 1921 under the name Atocha, after the street it stands on, and was the terminus of Line 1 until 8 May 1923, when the line reached Puente de VallecasES. For more than 60 years it was the stop for the railway station, formerly known as Mediodía, until the Atocha Renfe metro station opened with a direct connection to the railway concourses.
On 1 December 2018 it was renamed Estación del Arte, to avoid confusion with the railway station and because of the museums nearby: the Prado, the Reina Sofía, the Thyssen-Bornemisza and the Círculo de Bellas Artes. In 2007 it was refurbished with new vaulted ceilings and green Vitrex wall panels. It was closed from 3 July 2016 for works on Line 1, and between 24 June and 26 September 2023 it fell within the Sol–Nueva NumanciaES closure.
First and last train at Estación del Arte
Departure times at this station from the timetables Metro de Madrid publishes for the current season. Public holidays follow the Sunday timetable.
How often the trains run
| Line | Monday to Thursday, rush hour | Sundays and public holidays |
|---|---|---|
| L1 | 2.5–3.5 min (07:30 - 08:00) | 5–6 min |
Interval between trains as published by Metro de Madrid for the whole line; on branches and at the outer ends it can be longer.
Stations next to Estación del Arte
Travel time between Estación del Arte and the stations on either side.
| Line | Next station | Time |
|---|---|---|
| L1 | Antón MartínES | 1.7 min |
| L1 | Atocha | 1 min |
Interchanges and connections
Only Line 1 serves Estación del Arte; there is no interchange here with other lines or with Cercanías commuter trains.
Station facilities
- Defibrillator
- Mobile phone coverage
As listed on Metro de Madrid’s page for the station.
Entrances to Estación del Arte
The station’s street entrances and their addresses, as Metro de Madrid gives them (street names stay in Spanish, as on the signs).
| Ticket hall | Entrance | Address |
|---|---|---|
| Atocha | Plaza del Emperador Carlos V | Gta. Carlos V, 11 |
| Ministry of Agriculture | Ministerio | Pº Infanta Isabel, 1 |
What is near Estación del Arte
Lying under Plaza del Emperador Carlos V, between the neighbourhoods of Embajadores, Jerónimos and Atocha, it serves the southern end of the Paseo del Prado. The Reina Sofía museum is about 190 m away, CaixaForum Madrid about 260 m, the National Museum of Anthropology about 310 m and the Royal Botanic Garden about 370 m. Closer still are the Palacio de Fomento and the monument to Claudio Moyano. The station has two ticket halls: Atocha and Ministerio de Agricultura.
| Place | Straight-line distance |
|---|---|
| Monumento a Claudio Moyano (statue) | 100 m |
| Palacio de Fomento | 180 m |
| Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía | 190 m |
| Espacio Cultural Serrería Belga | 200 m |
| Atocha (Histórica) | 230 m |
| CaixaForum Madrid | 260 m |
| Monumento a Pío Baroja (statue) | 300 m |
| Museo Nacional de Antropología | 310 m |
Places from OpenStreetMap within 400 m, under their local (Spanish) names.
Frequently asked questions
It was renamed on 1 December 2018 to avoid confusion with Atocha railway station, which is closer to the Atocha Renfe metro station, and because of the city’s leading museums nearby, such as the Prado and the Reina Sofía.
It opened on 26 December 1921 under the name Atocha and is one of the oldest stations on the Madrid metro. It was the end of Line 1 until 8 May 1923.