The largest train station in Madrid and all of Spain received its name in honor of the nearby monastery of Our Lady Atochi.

The suburban trains, intercity and regional trains from the south, high-speed AVE trains from Barcelona, ​​Zaragoza, Seville and Valencia

The station faces the square of Emperor Carlos V, where a number of streets converge, and services INDICATES two metro stations - Atocha and Atocha Renfe. The first Madrid station was opened at this place in 1851, after which the building was rebuilt several times. In 1992, the old station building was decommissioned, and now it houses a tropical garden, shops, cafes and even a night club are located here. The trains are serviced in a modern terminal located on the adjacent land plot

On March 11, 2004, a series of terrorist bombings took place at the Atocha railway station, resulting in heavy casualties. June 10 this year at the station was installed a memorial dedicated to the victims of the attack.

Winter station of the station

Atocha station Unusual Christmas tree at Atocha station

New building of the operating station Atocha

Atocha Inside the current station

The old Atocha station hours at the train station

Reviews of the Atocha station (1)

Evaluation 9

Not the train station but the shopping center! 06 March 2014

TRAVELcomoYO

was here in March 2014

Today the weather was fine and we went for a walk around the city. We arrived at the station Atocha, Schaub I lived like this! Inside the station there is a winter garden, shops, a cafe and a pond with turtles. They are there, well, just a pile is small. Very light in the daytime and very well furnished. First you might think that you were in a shopping center, but when you hear the conductor say the already familiar phrase: "The train to Marseille leaves from the third way ...", you understand that you are still at the station. Very clean and comfortable .... Read full review