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- López Gómez, Antonio (1983). Los transportes urbanos de Madrid. Madrid: Instituto «Juan Sebastián Elcano». Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas. ISBN 9788400055240.
- Sánchez Molledo, José María (2018). "Los carabancheles, evolución urbana". La creación del Gran Madrid. Anexión de municipios limítrofes (PDF). Madrid: Instituto de Estudios Madrileños. pp. 71–134. ISBN 978-84-940473-7-4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-05-21.
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