The collapse of part of the false ceiling at Carpetana metro station forced the suspension of service on line 6 between Laguna and Oporto stops for about five hours this Friday. The closure caused hundreds of passengers to have to choose other transportation alternatives, such as the replacement bus service that Metro de Madrid enabled while the roof repair work lasted, which concluded around 11 a.m.
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The decision by the subway authorities to temporarily suspend train circulation was made after technicians warned of the need to reinforce the structure, according to a spokesperson for the public company. “In a nighttime inspection of the facilities that we are carrying out due to the rains of recent weeks, the decision was made to cut service on this section of line 6, between Laguna and Oporto, from early morning to proceed to reinforce the false ceiling of a small space on the platform at Carpetana station, to avoid any problem that could later affect the catenary,” she clarifies.
The same source defends the subway company’s agility in offering passengers another mode of transport. “We have launched a replacement bus service while the work lasted, and line 55 of the Municipal Transport Company (EMT) has been reinforced, covering the area affected by the suspension, and which, due to the work, later changed to the section between Príncipe Pío and Plaza Elíptica,” she comments.
The closure of the section of line 6, the most used in the entire network, with more than 116 million passengers in 2024 and an average of 400,000 daily, has not gone unnoticed on social media. Shortly after the metro opened, numerous users echoed the news, including María Acín, deputy and spokesperson for Transport of Más Madrid. “Carpetana station closed again because the ceilings are falling, this already happened a few weeks ago and the situation is very worrying,” she complains, adding: “It’s incredible that after the line was closed for more than half a year in 2025, the ceilings are falling.” Metro de Madrid confirms that a previous collapse occurred: “There was a detachment of some slats that touched the catenary at Carpetana, which is why the service was suspended. It was at a different point on the platform.”
Line 6 again. Carpetana again. The ceiling falls again.
What a shameful management by Ayuso. https://t.co/uHfiXQB5CG pic.twitter.com/FYeSVJMA8G
— María Acín (@MariaAcin) April 17, 2026
Line 6 of Metro de Madrid fully restored its service last December 22 after more than 200 days of works aimed at its automation. The reopening took place even earlier than expected, after completing work on the two main sections — west arc and east arc. During the first phase, significant improvements were made: total renewal of the tracks — replacing ballast with concrete —, rail replacement, updating electrical substations, and adapting platforms for future automatic doors. These actions aim to modernize the line and prepare it for more efficient and automated trains.
The second phase began in January, focused on installing platform doors, although the line remains operational — with partial night closures. Later, a third phase will incorporate new automatic trains, whose entry into service is scheduled for 2027.
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