Photos: Satdeep Gill, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 JasonParis from Toronto, Canada, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
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Photos: Satdeep Gill, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 JasonParis from Toronto, Canada, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
Chamberí's ghost metro station, from the street
Your local guide
Adrián Soto
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Highlights
- A station closed since the 1960s
- An entrance preserved instead of removed
- Platforms described from old photographs
- Trains still passing beneath, unstopped
- A piece of transport history, explained
About this tour
This session covers Chamberí's disused metro station from street level, since the closed platforms themselves are only viewable on a separate museum visit. You see the original surface entrance, unused since the 1960s, and learn what happened to the station instead of demolition. I describe the preserved platforms from photographs while the camera stays outside.
We stay on the street for the whole session, since that is genuinely as far as the camera can go here. I explain the station's history and how it came to be preserved rather than removed. Questions about the wider metro system's history come up regularly.
This suits anyone with a specific interest in transport history or abandoned infrastructure. It also works as background before a museum visit of your own.
Included
- Live video walk with a local guide
- Questions to your guide all the way
- A short list of places to visit later
Not included
- Internet connection
- Travel to the city
Itinerary
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Welcome and sound check 5 min
The guide joins the video call, checks the picture and sound with you, and gives you a quick sense of Madrid before heading out.
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The station's surface entrance 15 min
The original tiled entrance survives above ground, closed since the 1960s when the platforms became too short for longer trains. I explain what happened to the station after it closed rather than being demolished.
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The street above the tunnels 15 min
Modern trains still pass beneath this street without stopping, and I explain how the closed platforms were eventually preserved as a small museum you can visit separately. I describe what the platforms look like inside from photographs, since the camera stays on the street.
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Your questions 7 min
Time to ask anything about Madrid: prices, safety, food, or whatever you are curious about.
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A short list to keep 3 min
Before you go, the guide sums up with a few things worth remembering: a dish to try: Churros con chocolate and Chueca, worth a slower look.
Good to know
- A stable wifi or mobile connection makes the picture smoother than a shaky one.
- Any phone, tablet or laptop with a camera works. You watch, the guide does the walking.
- Times are shown in Madrid time, so check the time where you are before you book.
- The session is not recorded, and recording it yourself is not allowed. Feel free to take your own notes.
- Ask questions any time, out loud or in the chat. The guide will pause to answer.
- Sessions run in small groups, up to 7 people, so there is room for everyone to ask something.
Questions about this tour
What will the session cover?
The guide walks through Madrid, showing you The station's surface entrance and The street above the tunnels live on camera, plus whatever else you would like to see.
What happens if my connection drops?
Rejoin with the same link within a few minutes and the guide will catch you up on anything you missed.
Can I ask the guide questions during the session, or is it a fixed script?
Anything, any time. Sessions leave room for your own questions throughout, not just at the end.
Do I need to know the history already?
No background needed. The guide explains everything as it comes up.
How it works
- You get one join link after booking.
- Join from any device: phone, tablet or laptop.
- We meet on Google Meet; the link comes with your booking. I stay on the street live with my phone and describe the rest.
Times shown in Madrid time (CET)
Cancellation
Flexible
- Cancel up to 24 hours before the start: full refund.
- Cancel less than 24 hours before the start, or no-show: no refund.
- If the guide cancels or the date does not reach its minimum group: full refund.
- Cancel in My Account → Bookings; the refund is calculated from the start time in the tour's local time.
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