The station is in the Atocha neighborhood of the district of Arganzuela. The original façade faces Plaza del Emperador Carlos V, a site at which a variety of streets converge, including the Calle de Atocha, Paseo del Prado, Paseo de la Infanta Isabel, Avenida de la Ciudad de Barcelona, Calle de Méndez Álvaro, Paseo de las Delicias, Paseo de Santa María de la Cabeza, and Ronda de Atocha.
Atocha station is a railway complex, formed by the Madrid Atocha Cercanías and Madrid Puerta de Atocha stations of Spain's national railways and a station of the Madrid underground called Atocha-Renfe. Renfe is the state-owned company which operates freight and passenger trains since 1941.
History
Exterior of old Atocha station
Interior plaza in old Atocha station
High-speed train departure concourse at the new Atocha Station.
At this site, Madrid's first railway station was inaugurated on 9 February 1851 under the name Estación de Mediodía (Atocha-Mediodía is now the name of an area of the Arganzuela district, and means south in old Spanish).
After the building was largely destroyed by fire, it was rebuilt by the MZA railway company and reopened in 1892. The architect for the replacement, in a wrought iron renewal style was Alberto de Palacio Elissagne, who collaborated with Gustave Eiffel. Engineer Henry Saint James also took part in the project.[2] The name Atocha has become attached to the station because of the nearby basilica dedicated to Our Lady of Atocha. The train platforms were partly covered by a roof in the form of inverted hull with a height of approximately 27 meters and length of 157 meters. The steel and glass roof spreads between two brick flanking buildings.
This complex of railway tracks expanded through the years. In 1985, a project of complete remodeling began, based on designs by Rafael Moneo. In 1992, the original building was taken out of service as a terminal, and converted into a concourse with shops, cafés, and a nightclub. Like the Orsay Museum in Paris, the concourse has been given a new function, that being in the case of Atocha a stunning 4,000 m2 (43,056 sq ft) covered tropical garden.[3]
A modern terminal was also designed by Moneo, and built in adjacent land to serve both the new High Speed trains, regional and local commuter lines. The main lines end in the new terminal; regional and commuter train platforms are located underground, at the ingress to a rail tunnel extending northward under the Paseo de la Castellana. The station is served by two Madrid Metro stations, Estación del Arte (located near the Museo Reina Sofía) and the Atocha Renfe metro station. The latter was added when the new terminal building was constructed and is directly linked to the railway station, providing access to Line 1. A connection to Line 11 will be constructed in the first half of the 2020s,[4] with work scheduled to begin in November 2022 for completion by the end of 2026.[5]
On 19 December 2021, the regional government of the Community of Madrid announced that Atocha Renfe station would be renamed "Atocha", owing to the liberalization of Spain's railway industry and the entry of new rail companies into the Spanish market.[6] The station was originally set to be renamed "Atocha-Constitución del 78" (Atocha-Constitution of '78), announced by Vice President Ignacio Aguado on 16 February 2021, and proposed by Citizens (Cs), his political party,[7] but was halted after Cs lost all its seats in the Assembly of Madrid in the aftermath of the 2021 Madrilenian regional election.[6] The name change, which entailed replacing signage, updating maps and modifying station announcements, took effect on 1 February 2022.[8] The following month on 3 March 2022 the Spanish central government announced a second name change to rename Puerta de Atocha after writer Almudena Grandes, who died four months earlier,[9] with the name change taking effect on 19 November 2022.[10]
On 11 March 2004, packed arriving commuter trains were bombed in a series of coordinated attacks, killing 193 people and wounding 1,800. The official investigation by the Spanish Judiciary determined the attacks were directed by a Islamistterrorist cell.
On 10 June 2004, a somber and minimalist Atocha station memorial was dedicated to the victims of the attack. The monument includes a virtual shrine. Visitors to the attacked stations can leave a hand silhouette and a message through special-purpose consoles. A second monument to this event, known as 11-M in Spain, is the Bosque del Recuerdo (Forest of Remembrance) in the Parque del Buen Retiro near Atocha. This monument is made up of 192 olive and cypress trees, one for each person who died on that day, with a tree also planted in remembrance of the police officer, who died on 3 April 2004. He died as a result of a suicide bomb during the attempt to capture a number of the perpetrators, four of whom were killed by the bomb. Initially inaugurated as the Bosque de los Ausentes (Forest of the Departed)[11] the site was renamed on the first anniversary of the devastating attack. The forest is surrounded by a stream, with water as a symbol of life.
^"Cómo aparcar junto a la estación de Atocha de Madrid". Parkimeter. 27 March 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
^"Madrid's Official College of Architects website". 212.145.146.10. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
^"Jardín tropical Estación de Atocha". Official tourism website (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 September 2019.
^Medina, Miguel Ángel (20 July 2019). "La ampliación más necesaria del metro de Madrid llega tarde" [Most needed improvements to the Madrid Metro arrive late]. El País (in Spanish). ISSN 1134-6582. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
^Tragacete, Mónica (7 February 2022). "La línea 11 de Metro de Madrid empezará a ampliarse en noviembre de 2022 y abrirá completa en 2027" [Line 11 of the Madrid Metro will begin expanding in November 2022 and will open completely in 2027]. 20 minutos (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 February 2022.
^ abMedialdea, Sara (19 December 2021). "La estación de Atocha Renfe cambia de nombre, y será solo Atocha desde ahora" [Atocha Renfe station changes its name, and will be only Atocha from today]. ABC (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 February 2022.
^"Aguado anuncia que la estación de metro Atocha-Renfe pasará a denominarse Atocha-Constitución del 78" [Aguado announces that Atocha-Renfe metro station will be called Atocha-Constitución del 78]. 20 minutos (in Spanish). 16 February 2021. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
^"La Comunidad de Madrid hace efectivo el cambio de nombre de la estación de metro Atocha Renfe por Atocha" [The Community of Madrid effects the change in name of Atocha Renfe metro station to Atocha] (Press release) (in Spanish). Community of Madrid. 1 February 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
^Torres Benayas, Victoria (3 March 2022). "La estación de Atocha se llamará Almudena Grandes" [Atocha station will be named after Almudena Grandes]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 March 2022.
^"El BOE publica el cambio de nombre de la estación de Atocha a Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes" [BOE publishes name change for Atocha station to Puerta de Atocha–Almudena Grandes] (in Spanish). Europa Press. 19 November 2022. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
^. 3 November 2007. Archived from the original on 3 November 2007. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Atocha train station.
Atocha at Google Maps
Madrid train services visitor guide (English)
(in Spanish)
Renfe.com
April 10, 2023
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Madrid Atocha Spanish Estacion de Madrid Atocha also named Madrid Puerta de Atocha Almudena Grandes is the first major railway station in Madrid It is the largest station serving commuter trains Cercanias regional trains from the south and southeast intercity trains from Navarre Cadiz and Huelva Andalusia and La Rioja and the AVE high speed trains from Girona Tarragona and Barcelona Catalonia Huesca and Zaragoza Aragon Sevilla Cordoba Malaga and Granada Andalusia Valencia Castellon and Alicante Levante Region These train services are run by Spain s national rail company Renfe As of 2019 this station has daily services to Marseille France Madrid AtochaGeneral informationLocationArganzuela MadridSpainCoordinates40 24 24 N 3 41 22 W 40 406528 N 3 689373 W 40 406528 3 689373 Coordinates 40 24 24 N 3 41 22 W 40 406528 N 3 689373 W 40 406528 3 689373Owned byAdifOperated byRenfeLine s From Puerta de Atocha Madrid Seville high speed PK 0 0 Madrid Levante high speed PK 0 0 Madrid Barcelona Figueres high speed PK 0 0 Madrid Malaga high speed PK 0 0 Madrid Granada high speed PK 0 0 From Atocha Cercanias Madrid Almeria Madrid Badajoz Madrid Barcelona Madrid Jaen Madrid Mostoles El Soto Madrid Valencia Madrid Valencia de Alcantara Portuguese border Tracks24Other informationFare zoneAHistoryOpened9 February 1851 1851 02 09 Passengers2017110 million 1 Rank1ServicesPreceding station Madrid Metro Following stationEstacion del Artetowards Pinar de Chamartin Line 1 Menendez Pelayotowards ValdecarrosLocationMadrid AtochaLocation within Madrid Contents 1 Overview 2 History 3 2004 Madrid train bombings 4 Memorials to the 2004 attack 5 Services 5 1 Trains from Puerta de Atocha 5 2 Trains from Atocha Cercanias 5 3 Suburban trains 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksOverview EditThe station is in the Atocha neighborhood of the district of Arganzuela The original facade faces Plaza del Emperador Carlos V a site at which a variety of streets converge including the Calle de Atocha Paseo del Prado Paseo de la Infanta Isabel Avenida de la Ciudad de Barcelona Calle de Mendez Alvaro Paseo de las Delicias Paseo de Santa Maria de la Cabeza and Ronda de Atocha Atocha station is a railway complex formed by the Madrid Atocha Cercanias and Madrid Puerta de Atocha stations of Spain s national railways and a station of the Madrid underground called Atocha Renfe Renfe is the state owned company which operates freight and passenger trains since 1941 History Edit Exterior of old Atocha station Interior plaza in old Atocha station High speed train departure concourse at the new Atocha Station At this site Madrid s first railway station was inaugurated on 9 February 1851 under the name Estacion de Mediodia Atocha Mediodia is now the name of an area of the Arganzuela district and means south in old Spanish After the building was largely destroyed by fire it was rebuilt by the MZA railway company and reopened in 1892 The architect for the replacement in a wrought iron renewal style was Alberto de Palacio Elissagne who collaborated with Gustave Eiffel Engineer Henry Saint James also took part in the project 2 The name Atocha has become attached to the station because of the nearby basilica dedicated to Our Lady of Atocha The train platforms were partly covered by a roof in the form of inverted hull with a height of approximately 27 meters and length of 157 meters The steel and glass roof spreads between two brick flanking buildings This complex of railway tracks expanded through the years In 1985 a project of complete remodeling began based on designs by Rafael Moneo In 1992 the original building was taken out of service as a terminal and converted into a concourse with shops cafes and a nightclub Like the Orsay Museum in Paris the concourse has been given a new function that being in the case of Atocha a stunning 4 000 m2 43 056 sq ft covered tropical garden 3 A modern terminal was also designed by Moneo and built in adjacent land to serve both the new High Speed trains regional and local commuter lines The main lines end in the new terminal regional and commuter train platforms are located underground at the ingress to a rail tunnel extending northward under the Paseo de la Castellana The station is served by two Madrid Metro stations Estacion del Arte located near the Museo Reina Sofia and the Atocha Renfe metro station The latter was added when the new terminal building was constructed and is directly linked to the railway station providing access to Line 1 A connection to Line 11 will be constructed in the first half of the 2020s 4 with work scheduled to begin in November 2022 for completion by the end of 2026 5 On 19 December 2021 the regional government of the Community of Madrid announced that Atocha Renfe station would be renamed Atocha owing to the liberalization of Spain s railway industry and the entry of new rail companies into the Spanish market 6 The station was originally set to be renamed Atocha Constitucion del 78 Atocha Constitution of 78 announced by Vice President Ignacio Aguado on 16 February 2021 and proposed by Citizens Cs his political party 7 but was halted after Cs lost all its seats in the Assembly of Madrid in the aftermath of the 2021 Madrilenian regional election 6 The name change which entailed replacing signage updating maps and modifying station announcements took effect on 1 February 2022 8 The following month on 3 March 2022 the Spanish central government announced a second name change to rename Puerta de Atocha after writer Almudena Grandes who died four months earlier 9 with the name change taking effect on 19 November 2022 10 2004 Madrid train bombings EditMain article 2004 Madrid train bombings On 11 March 2004 packed arriving commuter trains were bombed in a series of coordinated attacks killing 193 people and wounding 1 800 The official investigation by the Spanish Judiciary determined the attacks were directed by a Islamist terrorist cell Memorials to the 2004 attack Edit Interior of the Atocha station memorial On 10 June 2004 a somber and minimalist Atocha station memorial was dedicated to the victims of the attack The monument includes a virtual shrine Visitors to the attacked stations can leave a hand silhouette and a message through special purpose consoles A second monument to this event known as 11 M in Spain is the Bosque del Recuerdo Forest of Remembrance in the Parque del Buen Retiro near Atocha This monument is made up of 192 olive and cypress trees one for each person who died on that day with a tree also planted in remembrance of the police officer who died on 3 April 2004 He died as a result of a suicide bomb during the attempt to capture a number of the perpetrators four of whom were killed by the bomb Initially inaugurated as the Bosque de los Ausentes Forest of the Departed 11 the site was renamed on the first anniversary of the devastating attack The forest is surrounded by a stream with water as a symbol of life Services EditTrains from Puerta de Atocha Edit Preceding station Renfe Operadora Following stationTerminus AVE Ciudad Realtowards Seville Santa JustaCiudad Realtowards Malaga Maria ZambranoCuenca Fernando Zobeltowards Castellon de la PlanaCuenca Fernando Zobeltowards Murcia del CarmenGuadalajara Yebestowards Barcelona SantsGuadalajara Yebestowards Figueres VilafantGuadalajara Yebestowards HuescaBarcelona Santstowards Marseille St CharlesAlvia Ciudad Realtowards CadizCordobatowards Huelva TerminoAlbacete Los Llanostowards Valencia Joaquin SorollaGuadalajara Yebestowards LogronoGuadalajara Yebestowards PamplonaCuenca Fernando Zobeltowards VinarosMadrid Chamartintowards Gijon Cuenca Fernando Zobeltowards AlicanteMadrid Chamartintowards A CorunaMadrid Chamartintowards PontevedraMadrid Chamartintowards SantanderMadrid Chamartintowards Gijon Ciudad Realtowards CadizMadrid Chamartintowards SantanderMadrid Chamartintowards Gijon Ciudad Realtowards Oropesa del MarTerminus Altaria Ciudad Realtowards AlgecirasIntercity Cuenca Fernando Zobeltowards VinarosCuenca Fernando Zobeltowards GandiaAvant85 Ciudad Realtowards PuertollanoAvant87 ToledoTerminusTrains from Atocha Cercanias Edit Preceding station Renfe Operadora Following stationTerminus Altaria Alcazar de San Juantowards Murcia del CarmenAlcazar de San Juantowards CartagenaMadrid ChamartinTerminus Talgo Alcazar de San Juantowards AlmeriaNuevos Ministeriostowards Madrid Chamartin Intercity Alcazar de San Juantowards Valencia NordMadrid ChamartinTerminus Intercity Aranjueztowards AguilasLeganestowards BadajozTerminus Leganestowards ZafraLeganestowards HuelvaMedia Distancia48 Villaverde Bajotowards Valencia NordMedia Distancia51 Madrid Chamartintowards AvilaMedia Distancia52 Leganestowards BadajozMedia Distancia53 Recoletostowards SegoviaMadrid ChamartinTerminus Media Distancia57 Aranjueztowards Albacete Los LlanosMedia Distancia58 Aranjueztowards JaenTerminus Media Distancia60 Aranjueztowards BadajozSuburban trains Edit Preceding station Cercanias Madrid Following stationRecoletostowards Aeropuerto T4 C 1 Mendez Alvarotowards Principe PioRecoletostowards Chamartin C 2 Asamblea de Madrid Entreviastowards GuadalajaraSoltowards Chamartin C 3 Villaverde Bajotowards AranjuezSoltowards Santa Maria de la Alameda C 3aSoltowards Alcobendas San Sebastian de los Reyes or Colmenar Viejo C 4 Villaverde Bajotowards ParlaEmbajadorestowards Mostoles El Soto C 5 Mendez Alvarotowards HumanesRecoletostowards Principe Pio C 7 Asamblea de Madrid Entreviastowards Alcala de HenaresRecoletostowards Cercedilla C 8 Asamblea de Madrid Entreviastowards GuadalajaraRecoletostowards Aeropuerto T4 C 10 Mendez Alvarotowards VillalbaSee also Edit1977 Atocha massacreReferences Edit Como aparcar junto a la estacion de Atocha de Madrid Parkimeter 27 March 2018 Retrieved 1 June 2021 Madrid s Official College of Architects website 212 145 146 10 Retrieved 24 December 2012 Jardin tropical Estacion de Atocha Official tourism website in Spanish Retrieved 4 September 2019 Medina Miguel Angel 20 July 2019 La ampliacion mas necesaria del metro de Madrid llega tarde Most needed improvements to the Madrid Metro arrive late El Pais in Spanish ISSN 1134 6582 Retrieved 4 September 2019 Tragacete Monica 7 February 2022 La linea 11 de Metro de Madrid empezara a ampliarse en noviembre de 2022 y abrira completa en 2027 Line 11 of the Madrid Metro will begin expanding in November 2022 and will open completely in 2027 20 minutos in Spanish Retrieved 19 February 2022 a b Medialdea Sara 19 December 2021 La estacion de Atocha Renfe cambia de nombre y sera solo Atocha desde ahora Atocha Renfe station changes its name and will be only Atocha from today ABC in Spanish Retrieved 19 February 2022 Aguado anuncia que la estacion de metro Atocha Renfe pasara a denominarse Atocha Constitucion del 78 Aguado announces that Atocha Renfe metro station will be called Atocha Constitucion del 78 20 minutos in Spanish 16 February 2021 Retrieved 19 February 2022 La Comunidad de Madrid hace efectivo el cambio de nombre de la estacion de metro Atocha Renfe por Atocha The Community of Madrid effects the change in name of Atocha Renfe metro station to Atocha Press release in Spanish Community of Madrid 1 February 2022 Retrieved 19 February 2022 Torres Benayas Victoria 3 March 2022 La estacion de Atocha se llamara Almudena Grandes Atocha station will be named after Almudena Grandes El Pais in Spanish Retrieved 9 March 2022 El BOE publica el cambio de nombre de la estacion de Atocha a Puerta de Atocha Almudena Grandes BOE publishes name change for Atocha station to Puerta de Atocha Almudena Grandes in Spanish Europa Press 19 November 2022 Retrieved 3 December 2022 Madrid Train Bombs Memorials Spain Features 3 November 2007 Archived from the original on 3 November 2007 Retrieved 4 September 2019 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Atocha train station Atocha at Google Maps Madrid train services visitor guide English 11 M 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