Line 7 (Madrid Metro)

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			Pitis
			Arroyo del Fresno**
			Lacoma
			Avenida de la Ilustración
			Peñagrande
			Antonio Machado
			Valdezarza
			Francos Rodríguez
			Guzmán el Bueno
*			Islas Filipinas
			Canal
			Alonso Cano
			Gregorio Marañón
			Avenida de América
			Cartagena
			Parque de las Avenidas
			Barrio de la Concepción
			Pueblo Nuevo
*			Ascao
			García Noblejas
			Simancas
			San Blas
			Las Musas
			Estadio Olímpico
A			Beginning
B1			Barrio del Puerto
			Coslada Central
			La Rambla
			San Fernando
			Jarama
			Henares
			Hospital del Henares
		(*) In project
		(**) To be inaugurated

Line 7 of the Madrid Metro originally opened on 17 July 1974 between Pueblo Nuevo and Las Musas. On 17 May 1975, the line was extended from Pueblo Nuevo to Avenida de América and for many years, this remained the length of Line 7. This was a problem as line 7 was very scarcely used. This was solved in 1998 & 1999 when an extension to Pitis was opened in four stages. First, it was opened between Avenida de América and Gregorio Marañón on 1 April 1998, then between Gregorio Marañón and Canal. Thirdly between Canal and Valdezarza and finally between Valdezarza and Pitas. Pitis however is the only station on the Madrid metro to have restricted opening times. This is because Pitis is a very small village, and the station's main purpose is to provide interchange for Renfe services. So most trains only run as far as Lacoma. There is also a station built between Lacoma and Pitis called Arroyo del Fresno, but it is not open yet because the area around has not been developed. When this happens, the station is ready for immediate opening. On 4 May 2007, Line 7 was extended from Las Musas to the towns of Coslada & San Fernando. At the first station, Estadio Olímpico next to Madrid's Olympic Stadium, passengers have to change trains for Metro-Este to Coslada & San Fernando - the so called Line 7B. Line 7A uses 6-car trains of class 9000, and line 7B 3-car trains of class 9000.