Alonso Martínez metro station
Line 4, Line 5 and Line 10 · Zone A · Chamberí
Alonso Martínez station
The station honours the jurist and politician Manuel Alonso Martínez and stretches beneath the square named after him, between the Justicia and Almagro neighbourhoods. It has three parts from different eras. The shallow Line 4 platforms opened on 23 March 1944, along with the two current ticket halls. The Line 5 platforms were inaugurated on 26 February 1970 and came into service on Monday 2 March; they are deeper, separated by a wall between the two tracks that turns them into two half-stations, and are linked to the main ticket hall by a long run of escalators.
The Line 10 platforms arrived on 18 December 1981, also with a dividing wall and deeper still. They were the terminus of that line until 22 January 1998, when it was extended to FuencarralES, absorbing the old Line 8. Between 2000 and 2002 those platforms were lengthened from 90 to 115 m for the switch to wide-profile trains. Between 13 January and 6 March 2020 the Line 4 platforms were closed for works, while the other two lines ran normally.
First and last train at Alonso Martínez
| Line and direction | Mon–Thu first – last | Friday first – last | Saturday first – last | Sunday and public holidays first – last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L4 towards Argüelles | 06:06 – 02:01 | 06:06 – 02:02 | 06:06 – 02:02 | 06:06 – 02:01 |
| L4 towards Pinar de Chamartín | 06:05 – 01:37 | 06:05 – 01:37 | 06:09 – 01:37 | 06:09 – 01:37 |
| L5 towards Alameda de Osuna | 06:07 – 02:03 | 06:07 – 02:03 | 06:07 – 02:03 | 06:07 – 02:03 |
| L5 towards Casa de Campo | 06:05 – 01:56 | 06:05 – 01:56 | 06:05 – 01:56 | 06:05 – 01:56 |
| L10 towards Puerta del Sur | 06:08 – 02:10 | 06:08 – 02:10 | 06:08 – 02:10 | 06:08 – 02:10 |
| L10 towards Tres Olivos | 06:09 – 01:55 | 06:09 – 01:55 | 06:09 – 01:55 | 06:09 – 01:55 |
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.
Interchanges and connections
- Metro: change here between Line 4, Line 5 and Line 10.
- Other transport: a terminus for the búhos (EMT night buses).
Station facilities
- Escalators
- Defibrillator
- Mobile phone coverage
- Photo booth
- Telephones
As listed on Metro de Madrid’s page for the station.
Entrances to Alonso Martínez
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Hermanos Álvarez Quintero | Hermanos Álvarez Quintero | Sagasta, 30 (Esq. Álvarez Quintero) |
| Santa Bárbara | Santa Bárbara | Pza. Santa Bárbara, 5 |
| Santa Bárbara | Santa Engracia | Pza. Alonso Martínez, 4 (Sta. Engracia, 4 - Almagro) |
| Santa Bárbara | Génova (even numbers) | Génova, 2 (Esq. Pza. A. Martínez) |
What is near Alonso Martínez
The entrances are spread between the Plaza de Santa Bárbara, Calle de Génova, the corner of Santa Engracia and Almagro, and Calle de Sagasta. About 50 m away is the statue of Manuel Alonso Martínez. Within 400 m you will find the Mercado de Barceló market (290 m), the Cathedral of the Redeemer (310 m), the Palacio Longoria (320 m), the Audiencia Nacional high court (330 m), the Teatro Barceló and the Museo del Romanticismo (both about 360 m), plus galleries such as Marlborough and Estampa. The operator signposts a night-bus terminal here.
| Place | Straight-line distance |
|---|---|
| Mercado de Barceló | 290 m |
| Catedral del Redentor | 310 m |
| Palacio Longoria | 320 m |
| Audiencia Nacional | 330 m |
| Teatro Barceló | 360 m |
| Museo del Romanticismo | 360 m |
| Manuel Alonso Martínez (statue) | 50 m |
| ASM 28 | 220 m |
Places from OpenStreetMap within 400 m, under their local (Spanish) names.
Frequently asked questions
The Line 10 platforms are the deepest in the station. To reach them you go down a run of escalators, along a passage with a few shops, and down two more runs of escalators. At the end of the shopping passage there is a shortcut to the Line 5 platforms.
The platforms of both lines were built with a wall between the two tracks, so each works as two separate half-stations. The Line 5 platforms opened in 1970 and the Line 10 platforms in 1981.