Conde de Casal will have a new interchange, a key infrastructure for reorganizing mobility in the east of the capital that will link two metro lines and concentrate the current tangle of bus stops in the area at a single point. The Community of Madrid has just awarded a 1.4 million euro contract for the supervision and technical support of the works, which are scheduled to be completed in the first half of 2027 with an overall investment of 40 million euros.
The future interchange will serve more than 65,000 daily users and will be integrated into the network of large regional interchanges, at the level of Plaza Elíptica, Avenida de América or Moncloa. The objective is that those arriving by bus from the East and the A-3 corridor will be able to transfer quickly to the Metro and other buses, reducing travel times and avoiding the current sidewalk changes and unsafe crossings at the traffic circle.
Conde de Casal will be a meeting point between the current line 6 and the future extension of line 11, which will reach from Plaza Elíptica, passing through Madrid Río, Comillas and Atocha. Under the A-3 flyover, the new 11 station and its direct link with the 6 will be built, with up to six levels in depth (concourse, L6 platforms, mezzanine and L11 platforms) designed to allow transfers to be made in a few minutes.
3,000 square meters and 13 docks
The project has been changing its appearance over the months. Now in the official announcement of the Community of Madrid appears a rendering of a square and white building with a landscaped outdoor area above, but in the information provided by Metro de Madrid last February the project had a circular facade of wooden palilleria that has opened the debate on social networks about the current style of public buildings in Madrid.
In this final project, the CAM assures that the interchange will have an intermodal area of 3,000 square meters with 13 docks for urban and interurban buses, where up to 24 lines (eight EMT and sixteen interurban) will be rearranged. These docks will be grouped around a central passenger island with waiting areas, information, cafeteria, toilets and rest areas, replacing the current dispersed stops with a single comfortable and legible space.