Ópera metro station
Line 2, Line 5 and Ramal · Zone A · Centro
Ópera station
The name comes from the Teatro Real, Madrid’s opera house, although the station has had two others. It started life as Isabel II, after the square above it. Under the Second Republic, names referring to the monarchy were dropped and on 24 June 1931 it became Ópera; later, to match the square, it bore the name of Captain Fermín Galán until 5 June 1939, when it took back the name Ópera for good. Line 2 arrived on 21 October 1925 and the Ramal shuttle to Príncipe Pío, which terminates here, on 27 December that year; their platforms are on the same level.
The Line 5 platforms, deeper and 90 m long, opened on 5 June 1968. After a refurbishment of walls and vaults in 2003 and 2004, the station was reopened on 23 March 2011 with a ticket hall of 821 m² (it used to be 114), three lifts and a new entrance in the middle of the square. During the works the remains of the Fuente de los Caños del Peral came to light, a fountain buried after works that began in 1809; today they can be visited in an underground museum.
First and last train at Ópera
| Line and direction | Mon–Thu first – last | Friday first – last | Saturday first – last | Sunday and public holidays first – last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L2 towards Cuatro Caminos | 06:08 – 01:51 | 06:08 – 01:51 | 06:08 – 01:51 | 06:08 – 01:51 |
| L2 towards Las Rosas | 06:05 – 01:40 | 06:05 – 01:40 | 06:07 – 01:40 | 06:07 – 01:40 |
| L5 towards Alameda de Osuna | 06:09 – 01:57 | 06:09 – 01:57 | 06:09 – 01:57 | 06:09 – 01:57 |
| L5 towards Casa de Campo | 06:10 – 02:01 | 06:10 – 02:01 | 06:10 – 02:01 | 06:10 – 02:01 |
| R towards Príncipe Pío | 06:05 – 01:33 | 06:05 – 01:33 | 06:08 – 01:33 | 06:08 – 01:33 |
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
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 Ópera
Travel time between Ópera and the stations on either side.
| Line | Next station | Time |
|---|---|---|
| L2 | Santo DomingoES | 1.2 min |
| L2 | Sol | 1.4 min |
| L5 | Callao | 1.6 min |
| L5 | La Latina | 2 min |
| R | Príncipe Pío | 2 min |
Interchanges and connections
- Metro: change here between Line 2, Line 5 and the Ramal.
Station facilities
- Accessible station
- Lifts
- Escalators
- Defibrillator
- Mobile phone coverage
- Customer service
- Metro shop
- Metro heritage space
As listed on Metro de Madrid’s page for the station.
Entrances to Ópera
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Plaza de Isabel II | Campomanes | Plaza de Isabel II, 5 |
| Plaza de Isabel II | Arenal | Plaza de Isabel II, 1 (Esq. Arenal) |
| Plaza de Isabel II | Lift | Plaza de Isabel II, 8 |
What is near Ópera
The Campomanes entrance is the one to use for the Teatro Real, about 120 m away; the Arenal entrance comes out on the corner of that street. There is no shortage of heritage around: the church of Santiago y San Juan Bautista at 200 m, the parish church of San Ginés at 230 m, the Real Monasterio de la Encarnación and the Descalzas Reales at about 290 m, the Palacio Gaviria at 300 m and the Mercado de San Miguel at 310 m. Plaza Mayor, with the Casa de la Panadería, is about 300–340 m away.
| Place | Straight-line distance |
|---|---|
| Teatro Real | 120 m |
| Real Academia Nacional de Medicina de España | 180 m |
| Iglesia de Santiago y San Juan Bautista | 200 m |
| Parroquia de San Ginés | 230 m |
| Capilla - Portada del arquitecto Pedro de Ribera | 270 m |
| Real Monasterio de la Encarnación | 290 m |
| Monasterio de las Descalzas Reales | 290 m |
| Casa de la Panadería | 300 m |
Places from OpenStreetMap within 400 m, under their local (Spanish) names.
Frequently asked questions
It is a historic fountain with a granite basin from La Cabrera and six or seven spouts, buried by the works that began in 1809 with the Teatro Real and the laying-out of the square. Its remains turned up beneath the station and became part of an underground museum; they lie behind a wall on the Line 2 platform.
The opening of Ópera prima, by Fernando Trueba. Today’s entrance is a different one: after the refurbishment that reopened in 2011, the entrance was moved from one side of Plaza de Isabel II to its centre, with two staircases and a lift.