October 27, 1999
Eugenia da Montijo station was opened as an infill station of Line 5 of the Madrid Metro, a rapid transit system serving the metropolitan area of Spain’s capital city. An infill station is a type of passenger rail station that is built on an existing line between two similar stations already in operation. Eugenia da Montijo station was added between Aluche station and Carabanchel station, both of which were opened on February 4, 1961.
Eugenia da Montijo station is specifically located on the border between the districts of Carabanchel and Latina in the southern part of Madrid and on the street known as Calle Nuestra Señora de la Luz (Spanish for “Street of Our Lady of the Light”). This station, however, owes its name to another local street. That street is Calle de Eugenia de Montijo (Spanish for “Street of Eugenia de Montijo”), which is about an eleven-minute walk away.
Eugenia da Montijo (1826-1920) – whose first name is also spelled as Eugénie – was a Spanish noblewoman who started out life in the city of Granada in southern Spain. She became the wife of Napoleon III (1808-1873), a nephew of Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) and the emperor of the French from 1852 to 1870. They were married in 1853, and she subsequently reigned as empress of the French until he was deposed from the throne.
Line 5 of the Madrid Metro has a total of 32 stations and is 14.4 miles (23.2 kilometers) in length. This line was inaugurated in 1968, and it is now the fourth busiest of the Madrid Metro’s thirteen lines.
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For more information on Eugenia da Montijo station, please check out https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugenia_de_Montijo_(Madrid_Metro)
Additional information on Line 5 of the Madrid Metro is available at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Line_5_(Madrid_Metro)
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