Lavapiés metro station
Line 3 · Zone A · Centro
Lavapiés station
Its story begins on 9 August 1936, with the first section of Line 3, between Sol and EmbajadoresES, which are still its neighbouring stations. It lies beneath Plaza de Lavapiés, in the Embajadores neighbourhood, quite close to the surface.
That shallow depth shaped its full refurbishment. The entrance was redesigned in the same way as at Ventura RodríguezES, but here it was impossible to build a ticket hall on a separate level. The solution was to place it beside platform 2 and connect it to platform 1 through an underpass. The ticket hall, called Argumosa, has an entrance at number 1 on that street and a lift at number 3.
First and last train at Lavapiés
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 |
|---|---|---|
| L3 | 2–3 min (07:30 - 08:00) | 4–5 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 Lavapiés
Travel time between Lavapiés and the stations on either side.
| Line | Next station | Time |
|---|---|---|
| L3 | EmbajadoresES | 1.2 min |
| L3 | Sol | 1.9 min |
Interchanges and connections
Only Line 3 serves Lavapiés; there is no interchange here with other lines or with Cercanías commuter trains.
Station facilities
- Accessible station
- Lifts
- Escalators
- Defibrillator
- Mobile phone coverage
- Photo booth
As listed on Metro de Madrid’s page for the station.
Entrances to Lavapiés
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Argumosa | Lift | Argumosa, 3 |
| Argumosa | Argumosa | Argumosa, 1 |
What is near Lavapiés
The entrance comes out at Calle Argumosa 1, and the lift at number 3. There are several stages nearby: the Teatro Valle-Inclán about 70 m away, El Teatro del Barrio about 190 m and the Sala Mirador about 240 m. La Casa Encendida is about 280 m away, the church of San Lorenzo about 180 m and, a little further, the Circo Price and the Mercado de Antón Martín, at about 380-390 m. About 20 m from the station is the UNED humanities library (Biblioteca Humanidades de la UNED).
| Place | Straight-line distance |
|---|---|
| Teatro Valle-Inclán | 70 m |
| Iglesia de San Lorenzo | 180 m |
| El Teatro del Barrio | 190 m |
| Sala Mirador | 240 m |
| La Casa Encendida | 280 m |
| Circo Price | 380 m |
| Mercado de Antón Martín | 390 m |
| Biblioteca Humanidades UNED | 20 m |
Places from OpenStreetMap within 400 m, under their local (Spanish) names.
Frequently asked questions
Because the station is quite close to the surface and it was not possible to build a ticket hall on a separate level. It was built beside platform 2, and platform 1 is reached through an underpass.
The Teatro Valle-Inclán is about 70 m from the Argumosa exit. Also close by are El Teatro del Barrio, about 190 m away, the Sala Mirador, about 240 m, and the Circo Price, about 380 m.