From Barajas to Gran Vía in Half an Hour: the Extension of Madrid Metro L5 to the Airport Begins

The works will include a new stop of 5,000 square meters and a glazed ceiling that will illuminate the platforms with sunlight

“Those who visit us practically in half an hour will pass from being from the airstrip to being able to walk along the Gran Vía”, has summarized the councilor of Housing, Transport and Infrastructures of the Community of Madrid, Jorge Rodrigo, when announcing this Monday the beginning of the works of extension of the Line 5 of Metro of Madrid (Alameda de Osuna-Casa de Campo) in 1.7 kilometers until reaching the airport Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Baraj…