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Niño Jesús, Madrid — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Niño Jesús is a barrio at the centre of the Retiro district of Madrid, whose present form grew on the land of the old Niño Jesús railway station.
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Where to stay in Niño Jesús
Where visitors usually base themselves, and why.
Niño Jesús is a barrio of housing blocks, many of them raised on the freed ground of the old railway station. It has no Cercanías station of its own. The nearest is Atocha, in neighbouring Pacífico, on lines C-2, C-3, C-4, C-5, C-7, C-8, and C-10, and EMT buses 14, 26, 32, and the Circular run there from the barrio.
Things to do in and around Madrid
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Museums & Galleries
4- Real Botanic Garden of Madrid Heritage
- Casón del Buen Retiro Heritage
- National Museum of Anthropology Heritage
- Royal Observatory of Madrid Heritage
Churches & Religious Sites
3- Church of Saint Jerome the Royal Heritage
- Church of Saint Manuel and Saint Benedict Heritage
- iglesia del Santísimo Sacramento
Castles & Historic Sites
6- Crystal Palace Heritage
- Palacio de Velázquez Heritage
- Hospital del Niño Jesús Heritage
- Hospital Santa Cristina Heritage
- Real Academia Española headquarters Heritage
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- House of Hermanitas de los Pobres Heritage
Stadiums & Sports
2- M86 Swimming Center
- Centro Deportivo Municipal La Chopera
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About Niño Jesús
What are the main landmarks in Niño Jesús?
The Hospital del Niño Jesús, which shares the barrio's name, is listed as a Bien de Interés Cultural. It is a university hospital. Lines 6 and 9 meet at Sainz de Baranda station, one of two metro stations in the barrio.
Line 6 stops a second time in Niño Jesús, at Conde de Casal station.
What is the history of Niño Jesús?
Niño Jesús grew on railway land. The Niño Jesús station, head of the Tajuña railway, opened towards the end of the 19th century. Decades later, with traffic down to goods, the start of the line moved to Vicálvaro in 1964, and the authorities and the railway company agreed to free the station ground.
Many housing blocks went up on it in those years, in a speculative building drive.
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Updated October 2026