Nuevos Ministerios metro station
Line 6 (Circular), Line 8 and Line 10 · Zone A · Tetuán
Nuevos Ministerios station
The trains came before the metro: the Cercanías station opened on 18 July 1967 inside the tunnel nicknamed the Túnel de la risa, and the metro took another 12 years to arrive. On 11 October 1979 Line 6 opened, with entrances from the shopping centre, Orense and Agustín de Bethancourt and long passages to Cercanías. On 9 June 1982 the old Line 8 arrived from Fuencarral; in 1998 it became part of Line 10. Its platforms were fitted with metal extensions for the narrow trains until they were refurbished in 2001.
On 22 May 2002 the extension of Line 8, which terminates here, opened with a ticket hall and interchange finished in white vitrex panels, so spacious that it has been used for exhibitions and shows. It included airport check-in desks, which stopped operating when the T4 opened. On Line 6 the marble on the platforms was replaced with white vitrex. Since 28 March 2026 Line 10 has not run between Nuevos Ministerios and Cuzco because of the works at Santiago Bernabéu, and a free special bus covers the gap.
First and last train at Nuevos Ministerios
| Line and direction | Mon–Thu first – last | Friday first – last | Saturday first – last | Sunday and public holidays first – last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L6 platform 1 | 06:11 – last not published (last printed 23:27) | 06:11 – 01:58 | 06:11 – 01:58 | 06:11 – last not published (last printed 23:27) |
| L6 platform 2 | 06:09 – last not published (last printed 23:23) | 06:09 – 01:52 | 06:09 – 01:52 | 06:09 – last not published (last printed 23:23) |
| L8 towards Aeropuerto T-4 | 06:05 – 01:33 | 06:05 – 01:33 | 06:05 – 01:33 | 06:05 – 01:33 |
| L10 towards Puerta del Sur | 06:05 – 02:06 | 06:05 – 02:06 | 06:05 – 02:06 | 06:05 – 02:06 |
| L10 towards Tres Olivos | 06:12 – 01:59 | 06:12 – 01:59 | 06:12 – 01:59 | 06:12 – 01:59 |
On the circular lines, Metro de Madrid's timetable sheet only prints departures up to 0:00 on the days shown, although trains keep running after that every 15 minutes: the operator does not publish the time of the last train, and we do not estimate it.
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 Nuevos Ministerios
Travel time between Nuevos Ministerios and the stations on either side.
| Line | Next station | Time |
|---|---|---|
| L6 | Cuatro Caminos | 1.5 min |
| L6 | República ArgentinaES | 1.7 min |
| L8 | ColombiaES | 2.5 min |
| L10 | Gregorio MarañónES | 1.6 min |
| L10 | Santiago Bernabéu | 1.5 min |
Interchanges and connections
- Metro: change here between Line 6, Line 8 and Line 10.
- Other transport: Cercanías (Renfe commuter rail).
Station facilities
- Accessible station
- Lifts
- Escalators
- Moving walkways
- Defibrillator
- Mobile phone coverage
- Transport card (TTP) office
- Park-and-ride car park (paid)
- Bicycle parking
- Cash machines
- ONCE lottery kiosks
- Photo booth
As listed on Metro de Madrid’s page for the station.
Entrances to Nuevos Ministerios
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Azca-Renfe | Shopping centre | El Corte Inglés entrance |
| Azca-Renfe | Azca / Cercanías, lift 2 | El Corte Inglés entrance |
| Azca-Renfe | Azca / Cercanías, lift 1 | El Corte Inglés entrance |
| Orense | Agustín de Bethancourt | Agustín de Bethancourt, 25 |
| Orense | Orense | Orense, 2 |
| Paseo de la Castellana | Pº de la Castellana (even numbers) | Pº de la Castellana,110. Esq. Joaquín Costa |
| Paseo de la Castellana | Pº de la Castellana (odd numbers) | Pº de la Castellana esq. Raimundo Fdez. Villaverde |
| Paseo de la Castellana | Pº de la Castellana (odd numbers, central boulevard) | Pº de la Castellana, 67 en el bulevar |
| Paseo de la Castellana | Renfe, arcades | Level -1, boundary between Metro and the Renfe entrances |
| Paseo de la Castellana | Renfe - Raimundo Fernández Villaverde | Level -1, boundary between Metro and the Renfe entrances |
| Paseo de la Castellana | Pº de la Castellana (even numbers) | Pº de la Castellana, 100 |
| Paseo de la Castellana | Lift no. 6 | Pº de la Castellana, 100 |
| Paseo de la Castellana | Lift no. 5 | Pº de la Castellana, 67 en el bulevar |
| Renfe concourse | Renfe Cercanías (commuter rail) | Level -2 |
What is near Nuevos Ministerios
The station lies beneath the Nuevos Ministerios government complex, next to the AZCA business district, at the junction of the Castellana with Joaquín Costa and Raimundo Fernández Villaverde. El Corte Inglés, which you can enter directly from the ticket hall, is about 110 m away, and the Torre Titania 170 m. The Arquería de Nuevos Ministerios is about 250 m away and its park 290 m; Plaza de Pablo Ruiz Picasso is about 310 m. Line 8 takes you straight to the airport, and down on level -2 are the Cercanías platforms.
| Place | Straight-line distance |
|---|---|
| Torre Titania | 170 m |
| Plaza de Pablo Ruiz Picasso | 310 m |
| El Corte Inglés | 110 m |
| Nuevos Ministerios | 180 m |
| La Arqueria de Nuevos Ministerios | 250 m |
| Parque de Nuevos Ministerios | 290 m |
| Modesto López-Otero (memorial) | 310 m |
| Jardín de Salvador Rivas Goday | 340 m |
Places from OpenStreetMap within 400 m, under their local (Spanish) names.
Frequently asked questions
Not any more. The station had a ticket hall with airport check-in desks, opened with the Line 8 extension in 2002, but the service ended when Terminal 4 opened, even though Line 8 trains have run to the T4 since 3 May 2007.
The platforms were built for the old Line 8, which dates from 1982. When it was merged into Line 10 in 1998, metal extensions were added so that narrow-profile trains could use them. They were removed in the 2001 refurbishment, when the wide-profile 7000 series trains returned.