The Atocha train station of Madrid, part II !!!

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Once again doing a big job in my vault of pictures and found some from Atocha not in my blog and they should be, You know by now, that I visit Madrid a lot, and lived there ,but public transport is not my forte. I rather take my car and then walk, last resort take the bus. Metro/subway. Nevertheless, the Atocha hub station is done almost like a museum or park , and I have enjoy it getting there and using the cercanias trains. Therefore, let me tell you again about the Atocha train station of Madrid , part II !!! And do read my other post on it, Hope you enjoy the post as I.

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The Atocha train station is one of the two terminus stations of the RENFE network in Madrid and the largest railway station in Spain. It is situated in the Atocha-Mediodía neighborhood, in the district of Arganzuela. It is at the same time a railway station of main lines ensuring the service of the south and west (Andalucia and Extremadura), East (Levant) and northeast (Aragon and Catalonia). It also serves as an international station (towards France), and as a suburban railway station (Cercanías trains), making the service of the metropolitan area of Madrid.

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The Atocha train station is divided into two different: The Puerta de Atocha station, in the cul-de-sac, which hosts high-speed and most long-distance trains , and the Atocha-Cercanías station, which is a through train thanks to the tunnels that run parallel to the Paseo de la Castellana (see below), welcomes the Cercanías, Media Distancia and long-distance trains. The connection to the metro and the bus network also makes the station an interchange. The old Atocha Terminal Station was rehabilitated into the lobby-garden with the functionality of a tropical greenhouse, which gives access to the rest of the two stations that make up the railway complex.

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It is connected to the Chamartin train station by the tunnel of the Risa (laugh) which was recently doubled by a new tunnel of the Risa II to ungorge the first which arrived at saturation. It crosses the center of Madrid and it is gap for the circulation of the  Cercanias or commuter train . At Atocha is the arrival point of the high-speed trains (AVE) coming from Sevilla-Santa Justa, Malaga, Lleida, Barcelona ,Valencia and Alicante as well as from Toledo. The railway services in Spain is operated by RENFE but the management of the stations as the  ticket sales etc is ensured by ADIF. The airport EMT local bus 200 stops in Atocha as well as the Express airport bus 203 stops Atocha and Cibeles. Great ride to Cibeles taken. 

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The Madrid tourist office on Atocha: https://www.esmadrid.com/en/tourist-information/estacion-de-atocha

The ADIF train network on the Puerta de Atocha Almudena trains station of Madrid :  https://www.adif.es/w/60000-madrid-pta-de-atocha

The ADIF train network on the Atocha Cercanias station of Madrid :  https://www.adif.es/w/18000-madrid-atocha-c.

There you go folks, th wonderful nice Atocha train station as told by me, The train station is worth the detour even for when not taken trains. Again, hope you enjoy again the Atocha train station of Madrid, part II as I

And remember, happy travels, good health, and many cheers to all !!!

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Published by pedmar10

I am a lover of travels to Europe , Americas , Africa and Asia as well ,who like to share my experiences of the last 53 years with the world, visiting so far 81 countries; living in 6, working in 5, and Citizen of 4, speaking fluently 4 languages. I can deal with sports especially football/soccer and love music, arts, wine collector/drinker, and go out to restaurants, and just visit the world. My background comes all the way from Candelaria and Pajara in Tenerife, Spain where my grandparents came from ;not knowing each other then, to Punta Brava, west of Havana, Cuba. There , my parents born in Cuba met and later on I was born there too. 100% guanche (annexed Tenerife to Spain on April 10 ,1496). I left Cuba as many have to Madrid, Spain where I lived for 4 years. Then, move to Perth Amboy ,New Jersey USA (living there 13 yrs) ; where I completed high school, became a US Citizen, learned to drive a car, and learned English. Afterward, went to the university in Florida, ERAU, and upon graduation decided to moved there to Ormond by the Sea, near Daytona Beach, finally moving North Miami, then Hialeah, then another moved to Silver Lakes division in Miramar, Broward county, Florida; in Florida I lived a total of 18 years. Finally , moved to France in 2003 ,Versailles call me for its royalty, and working in Paris was great. It was time to seek frontiers again and moved to Brech near Auray, Morbihan in Brittany , and later move to not too far Pluvigner. Total so far in France has been 20 years, and counting. Moving average a home every 5.5 years hopefully this will be my last. Cheers All rights reserved. No part of this blog may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the written permission of the copyright holder, me. No part of this work may be modified, without the written permission of the holder, me.No part of this work may be exposed to public view in any form or by any means, without identifying the holder as the author, and with the before mentioned permission.

2 thoughts on “The Atocha train station of Madrid, part II !!!”

  1. I used Attocha station for both AVE and Cercanías lines. The first time I went there, the exotic garden didn’t yet exist, but on my last visit I was disappointed to see that it was closed to the public for “security” reasons.

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