Sainz de Baranda (Madrid Metro)

Sainz de Baranda [ˈsajnθ ðe βaˈɾanda] is a station on Line 6 and Line 9 of the Madrid Metro, located at the intersection of Doctor Esquerdo and Alcalde Sainz de Baranda streets in the Retiro district in Madrid, Spain. It is located in fare Zone A.^[1][2] The station is named after the street, which in turn is named after the first mayor of Madrid, Pedro Sainz de Baranda [es].

LocationRetiro, Madrid
Spain

Coordinates40.4150675°N 3.6695171°W / 40.4150675; -3.6695171

SystemMadrid Metro station

OwnerCRTM

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Sainz de Baranda
Sainz de Baranda station platforms
General information
Location	Retiro, Madrid Spain
Coordinates	40.4150675°N 3.6695171°W / 40.4150675; -3.6695171
System	Madrid Metro station
Owner	CRTM
Operator	CRTM
Line	9
Construction
Accessible	yes
Other information
Fare zone	A
History
Opened	11 October 1979 (1979-10-11)
Services
Preceding station Madrid Metro Following station Conde de Casal clockwise / outer Line 6 O'Donnell anticlockwise / inner Ibiza towards Paco de Lucía Line 9 Estrella towards Arganda del Rey
Location Sainz de Baranda Location within Madrid

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The station opened on 10 October 1979 when the first section of Line 6 was inaugurated.^[3] On 31 January 1980, the first section of Line 9 was opened from Pavones to Sainz de Baranda, where it connected to the rest of the Madrid Metro network.^[4][5] It ceased to be a terminus station when Line 9 was extended to Avenida de América on 24 February 1986.^[6][7]