Line 10 (Madrid Metro)

The line is the product of two lines, the former Line 8 from {{MdM|Fuencarral}} to Nuevos Ministerios and the former Suburbano (also known as Line S) from {{MdM|Alonso Martínez}} to {{MdM|Aluche}}, this section being named line 10 in the 1980s, and formerly operated by FEVE until the management of Line S was transferred to the Community of Madrid. In the 1990s, Madrid planned for these two lines to become one, but there was a problem in that Line 8 used wider train sets than Line S. As a remedy, Madrid decided to rebuild the Suburbano section to fit the large-profile rolling stock, a project that took five years to complete. This project removed all island platforms, widened tunnels, and modernized stations. The section between Alonso Martinez and Nuevos Ministerios was completely built, with an intermediate station at {{MdM|Gregorio Marañón}}. While this project was in progress the line was extended from the new Casa de Campo station to {{MdM|Colonia Jardín}}. The former section between Casa de Campo and Aluche was transferred to Line 5, which now terminates at Casa de Campo.

On 11 April 2003, Line 10 was extended to {{MdM|Puerta del Sur}} where it meets Line 12 (also known as Metro-Sur). The last two stations on this extension are in fact outside Madrid and in the town of Alcorcón. {{MdM|Joaquín Vilumbrales}} is also unique to this line and it is one of the few stations to have an island platform instead of side platforms. On 22 December 2006, {{MdM|Aviación Española}} was opened as an infill station between {{MdM|Colonia Jardín}} and {{MdM|Cuatro Vientos}}. This station was opened to serve the nearby Aircraft Museum and is named after it. On 26 April 2007, the line was extended north from Fuencarral to Hospital del Norte (Hospital Infanta Sofía as of August 2008).

The station after Fuencarral, {{MdM|Tres Olivos}} is a transfer station between the regular line ("line 10A") and the northern extension or otherwise known as MetroNorte("line 10B"); the segment from Tres Olivos to Hospital Infanta Sofía.

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Proposed plans for Line 10 include the building of a new station between Colonia Jardín and Aviación Española called {{MdM|Dario Gazapo}}. Also there are plans to extend the line from Puerta del Sur to {{MdM|Mostoles Central}} and further onto the new Xanadu Shopping Centre. However, this is unlikely because Metro Sur already reaches Mostoles from Puerta Del Sur, but via {{MdM|Alcorcón}}.

Line 10A uses 6-car trains of class 7000, and line 10B uses 3 car trains of class 9000.

Some Line 10 units are sometimes used for Line 7 service.

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