{"id":17759,"date":"2016-12-07T13:41:43","date_gmt":"2016-12-07T12:41:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ferrovial.com\/blog\/es\/?p=17759"},"modified":"2025-12-12T11:29:02","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T10:29:02","slug":"why-do-some-subway-stations-seem-more-like-a-journey-to-the-centre-of-the-earth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ferrovial.com\/blog\/en\/2016\/12\/why-do-some-subway-stations-seem-more-like-a-journey-to-the-centre-of-the-earth\/","title":{"rendered":"Why do some subway stations seem more like a journey to the centre of the Earth?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The escalators and stairs in Madrid\u2019s Cuatro Caminos<\/a> underground station seem endless<\/a>. So much so, that many users prefer to take a longer route to avoid this stretch. Barcelona\u2019s El Coll-La Teixonera station, <\/a>74 metres under the ground<\/strong>, is the deepest station on the network, closely followed by Roquetes, Trinitat Nova, Ciutat Meridiana and Penitents.<\/p>\n

In London, for example, we know that Angel tube station<\/a> has the longest escalator, measuring 60\u00a0metres in length and dropping down 27.5 metres, although the deepest station is Hampstead,<\/a> on the North line, at 58.5 metres under the ground<\/p>\n