Madrid Metro inaugurates the station 4.0 of Gran Vía with Deneva DS technology

Qualified as the station 4.0 of Metro de Madrid for its technology and accessibility, Gran Vía has had the technology Deneva Digital Signage of Icon Multimedia to inform users on their large digital screens.

The new communications axis that connects the newly transformed station Gran Vía of Metro de Madrid (Lines 1 and 5) and Cercanías-Renfe began its activity again yesterday after the inauguration by the president of the Community of Madrid, Isabel Diaz Ayuso, accompanied by authorities of the regional government, infrastructure and Adif.

After an investment of 10,7 millions of euros for its transformation, Gran Vía also inaugurates the concept of ‘season 4.0‘, a pioneering station of the underground network in putting technology and accessibility at the service of its users. “It's going to be the first station 4.0 of Spain and is, therefore, In addition, one of the pioneering stations in Europe", has pointed out Ayuso.

With daily transit forecasts of 66.000 travelers thanks to the connection with Cercanías Renfe, Gran Vía is one of the most used stations of Metro de Madrid, by which they passed until before its reform some 16 millions of travelers a year.

The station has different levels of passage. As Díaz Ayuso explained, the first has a much larger lobby that replaces the previous one, increasing its useful area of 900 to 2.000 m2.

The second intermediate level houses a small museum with the archaeological remains that appeared during the excavation and expansion works of the station. last, a third level connects to the Line 5 and with an access gallery that connects the Gran Vía Metro station with the Renfe Cercanías Sol station. In this way, security and its facilities improve significantly by having two entrances and exits.

Technology at the service of the traveler

Fourteen new machines for the sale of transport orders will be available to the user, whose technology 4.0 offers advanced design and performance, by having large display screens, payment of the operation contactless, improvements in the interface and the possibility of accessing customer service through video call.

In addition, seventeen computers of validation control (input lathes), six of which are intended for users with reduced mobility, distributed in two lobbies.

The digital display screens installed integrate the technology Deneva Digital Signage, developed by the Spanish company Icon Multimedia, to inform users at all times.

These models take up less space, they have a more intuitive interface and a screen that informs the user about the validation of the transport document using graphics and text, in addition to Led lighting on the doors, on the non-contact reader and on the ground to inform the traveler about the result of the validation.

Accessibility and security

Gran Vía station is also fully accessible, with four new elevators and thirteen escalators, connected and Monitored with the Metro de Madrid checkpoint.

Users with reduced mobility can access devices such as easy-to-open door systems, non-slip strips on fixed stairs, braille labels on handrails, signaling accessibility elements, double height handrails, adapted communication intercoms, as well as ceramic visual touch pavements to facilitate their movements.

The same, Gran Vía station incorporates new systems of fire arrest and extinguishing to improve security.

As far as the design is concerned, the space combines a modern aesthetic with elements of the past, such as the incorporation of the ceramic mural installed in the lobby of the original pavilion of access to the station designed by Antonio Palacios, a work by the artist Miguel Durán-Loriga, of 2.12×6,48 metre, and on the surface a replica of it has been installed.

This project has been co-financed by the Community of Madrid and the European Union through the Operational Programme European Regional Development Fund ERDF 2014‐2020.

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