Menéndez Pelayo (Madrid Metro)

Menéndez Pelayo
Madrid Metro station
General information
LocationRetiro, Madrid
Spain
Coordinates40°24′16″N 3°40′52″W / 40.404451°N 3.6809847°W / 40.404451; -3.6809847
Owned byCRTM
Operated byCRTM
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
AccessibleNo
Other information
Fare zoneA
History
Opened8 May 1923 (1923-05-08)
Services
Preceding station Madrid Metro Following station
Atocha Line 1 Pacífico
towards Valdecarros
Location
Menéndez Pelayo
Location within Madrid

Menéndez Pelayo [meˈnendeθ peˈlaʝo] is a station on Line 1 of the Madrid Metro. It is located in Zone A. It was opened on 8 May 1923. It is named for the Avenida de Menéndez Pelayo, which is named in turn for the scholar Marcelino Menéndez y Pelayo (1856–1912).