So what is going on there? Wasn't that a bus terminal before. When I was there last year I poked my head behind the gate and saw digging and heavy machines.

Is that part of the "Big Dig?"

Just curious
Thanks

Yeah there was a bus terminal Rodolfo... I stayed for 3 weeks in an Hostal overlooking Puerta del Sol and it was definitely there in 2006 .. BUT there's been a huge building pogramme to create a rail link into Central Madrid and it's taking forever .. Now if you going to Puerta del Sol you'll be met by "obras! building works .I've no idea when it's due to be completed .

Hi!
According to officials the new train station of Sol will be opened in 2009, but the tunels will work from the second week of July 2008. So the trains will not stop at Sol until 2009.
Have a look of the pictures from the "Ministerio de Fomento" official web site. Wow! What a cavern!

Un saludo.
Ministerio de Fomento

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Just an update to do with this, Line 2 of the metro will be closed in August in that area (sorry can't remember the exact stations, I'll post it later) with a bus replacement service instead, so they can dig it up even more.

This seems to be a bit of an August custom here.

Talking of caverns Valenciano, has anyone used the new bus interchange at Plaza de Castilla ? It's huge !

Thank you for all the information guys.

Incredible pictures!