Chamberí Historical Station

Chamberí station is part of the first eight stations of line 1 of Metro de Madrid, inaugurated in 1919. In the early 60’s, the Metropolitano Company decided to increase the length of the trains, which entailed an increase of the platforms themselves, and due to the impossibility of extending this station, it was closed.

It was finally closed on May 22, 1966. In 2008, after its restoration, it was opened to the public as a museum.

The Chamberí station, designed by the renowned architect Antonio Palacios, is based on a very functional solution, very simple in terms of routes and organization, and with meticulous finishes. Natural light was incorporated by means of a skylight in the lobby, which is now closed. The vault of the station is covered with white beveled tile and its abutments are decorated with large squares of Sevillian tiles that limit the outline of the advertising signs, also ceramic, in ochre and blue taping. These advertising signs are one of the great attractions of the station, since they are preserved practically as they were created in the decade of the 20s of the twentieth century.