Cocheras de Cuatro Caminos, Metro depot in Vallehermoso, Madrid, Spain
Cocheras de Cuatro Caminos is a metro maintenance facility in Madrid's Vallehermoso neighborhood where underground trains are serviced and repaired. The complex displays early industrial design with lightweight steel structures and refined metal profiles characteristic of early 20th-century engineering.
This facility opened in 1919 as the maintenance center for Madrid's inaugural underground railway line, whose inauguration was presided over by King Alfonso XIII. It marked a major milestone in the city's development of modern transportation infrastructure at that time.
The building stands as a testament to Madrid's transportation evolution, designed by Antonio Palacios Ramilo who shaped numerous significant structures throughout the city.
The site remains in active use and is not open to public visits since it functions as a working maintenance facility for train operations. Views of its distinctive architecture can be appreciated from surrounding streets at a safe distance.
This facility appears on the Red List of Endangered Heritage because urban redevelopment plans propose its demolition to build residential housing. This threat highlights the ongoing tension between preserving industrial heritage and modern city expansion.
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