Gran Vía (Madrid Metro)

Gran Vía is a station on the Madrid Metro, located beneath the Gran Vía shopping street in central Madrid, Spain. It serves lines 1 and 5. The station is known for its intricate access corridors and for being a historically significant station within the Madrid Metro system.

The station on Line 1 opened on October 17, 1919, as one of the original eight stations on the first line of the Madrid Metro. The Line 5 platform was added later, opening on June 6, 1972. Originally, the Line 1 station was named Red de San Luis. The station was renamed Gran Vía on December 1, 1939.

A major renovation and expansion project was completed in 2021, which improved accessibility, modernized the station's infrastructure, and added a museum-like space exhibiting historical artifacts from the station's construction and early years. This included the restoration and display of the "templete," an iconic original entrance designed by Antonio Palacios, which had been dismantled in the 1970s. The templete now serves as a functional entrance again, accessible by elevator.

The station is connected by underground passageways to the Cercanías Renfe commuter rail network via the Sol station.