Essential subway vocabulary in Spanish
A list of useful Spanish words for traveling on the metro/subway/underground.
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| el metro | | underground / subway |
| la estación de metro | | metro station |
| el andén | | platform |
| el pasillo | | corridor |
| las escaleras mecánicas | | escalator |
| la línea de metro | | metro line |
| la parada | | stop (station) |
| el transbordo | | transfer (to another line) |
| el trasbordo | | transfer (to another line) |
| el tren | | train |
| el vagón | | coach / car (in a train) |
| el horario de trenes | | train schedule / timetable |
| la megafonía (Spain) | | loudspeaker / PA system |
| el altoparlante (LatAm) | | loudspeaker / PA system |
| la frecuencia | | frequency |
| el billete (Spain) | | ticket |
| el boleto (LatAm) | | ticket |
| el viaje | | trip |
| el billete de solo ida | | single trip ticket |
| el billete de ida y vuelta | | round-trip ticket/ a return ticket |
| la máquina expendedora | | vending machine |
| la tarjeta de transporte | | transport card |
| la ventanilla de información y venta de billetes (Spain) | | information and ticket window |
| la ventanilla de información y venta de boletos (LatAm) | | information and ticket window |
| en dirección a | | towards |
| con destino a | | destination / terminating at |
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