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Atocha Railway Station, Madrid

Estación de Atocha - Madrid
Estación de Atocha
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Atocha Railway Station: Atocha Railway Station
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    • SirRichard
  • Updated By SirRichard on December 4, 2002
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    • Tropical garden at the central hall - Madrid
    Tropical garden at the central
    hall
    by SirRichard
    One of the two main train stations in Madrid (the other one is Chamartin). Located in front of the Reina Sofia Museum. Trains for the south (Cordoba, Sevilla, Cadiz, Malaga, Huelva...).
    Come with enough time to admire the interior tropical garden (see photo) at the old station building. They've got many kinds of tropical plants as well as turtles and fishes.

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  • Phone: 91 563 02 02
  • Website: www.renfe.es/ingles/index.html
  • Other Contact: Glorieta de Atocha. Metro: Atoch
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    Atocha Railway Station: Atocha train station
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    • agarcia
  • Updated By agarcia on June 30, 2003
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    • AVE station - Madrid
    AVE station
    by agarcia
    Atocha is not only the mayor train hub of southern Madrid, but also a delicious visit by itself. The station has three different sections: the commuting trains one, the long distance and the oldest and most beautiful: the tropical garden. Right now is under restoration, but when it works at "full capacity" the humidifiers create a REAL tropical atmosphere there. It’s an spectacular visit… but be aware that the human body tends to sweat copiously when facing such humid atmospheres ;-)

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  • Phone: 902 24 02 02
  • Website: http://www.renfe.es/
  • Other Contact: Plaza del Emperador Carlos V
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    Atocha Railway Station: Going from Atocha station to Barajas airport
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    • puerto_lover
  • Updated By puerto_lover on September 3, 2008
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    • Atocha Railway Station - Madrid
    by puerto_lover
    If you arrive at the main railway station of ATOCHA and need to get to the airport and do not have a lot of luggage, then I found the best way was:
    Get to the CERCANIAS area of the station. (Local trains) and buy a ticket for NUEVOS MINISTERIOS - about Euros 1.15 (2008) from the round ticket office, or from one of the machines. These tickets are timed so travel within 2 hours. proceed to Platform 1 or 2 and take the first train. Next stop Recoletos then after a few minutes alight at the next stop; NUEVOS MINISTERIOS station.
    Then head for the METRO and you will need to look for the LINE 8 which is denoted in PINK on the signs. You need to pay a total of 2 Euros for travel to Barajas on the Metro line. There is a supplement ticket machine if you do not have the correct amount at the airport.
    At Barajas airport, there are two Metro stops. The first one you get to will be for the Terminals 1, 2 and 3. Then next stop Barajas, then afterwards Terminal 4 which is the bright new one.
    So total fare from ATOCHA to BARAJAS is about Euros 3.

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  • Website: http://www.renfe.es/cercanias/madrid/index_horarios.html
  • Other Contact: http://www.metromadrid.es/
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    Atocha Railway Station: 5 minutes walk to Prado
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    • Kuznetsov_Sergey
  • By Kuznetsov_Sergey on May 27, 2006
  • Madrid Page by Kuznetsov_Sergey
    • Madrid - Atocha Railway Station - Madrid
    Madrid - Atocha Railway
    Station
    by Kuznetsov_Sergey
    Atocha Railway Station is situated just in the centre of historical part of Madrid. Only 5 minutes walk to Prado Museum.
    After events in March 2005 this station Is wellknow all over the world.

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  • Phone: 91 563 02 02
  • Website: http://www.renfe.es/ingles/index.html
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    Atocha Railway Station: Atocha Train Station
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    • acemj
  • Updated By acemj on December 18, 2002
  • Madrid Page by acemj
    • Atocha Railway Station - Madrid
    by acemj
    If you are going somewhere to the south or east of Madrid, this is the station for you. The high speed AVE train which connects Madrid with Sevilla departs from here. I went to Toledo from Atocha, which also serves Cordoba, Malaga, Valencia and Castelon among others. For more information of train travel in Spain, go to: www.renfe.es/ingles/index.html

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    Atocha Railway Station: Atocha Train Station
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    • babettu
  • By babettu on January 26, 2006
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    • Atocha Railway Station - Madrid
    by babettu
    Atocha Train Station is ideal for travelling to Portugal and Madrid suburbs. From Here we took a return train ticket to go to Toledo.

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  • Phone: 91 563 02 02
  • Website: http://www.renfe.es/ingles/index.html
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    Atocha Railway Station: Finding our Atoche, then finding our train.
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    • bliss7
  • By bliss7 on August 27, 2005
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    • Getting through the subways was quite an adventure. Especially worrying about gypsies all the time! The Madrid subway system is designed really well, color coded, and easy to navigate. For us, it was a struggle though, we were exhausted after a looooong plane ride, and carrying around heavy bags, to boot!
    Then at the Atocha train station it took forever to find where to buy tickets. The station is huge!
    And listening to and understanding spoken Spanish is much harder than reading it! Most definitely a baptism by fire - bautizo por fuego - en la estación del tren en Madrid.
    I am exhausted - haven't slept yet, hope to soon. The car is quiet except for a little 2 year old girl next to me who loves to talk. But she is so cute and has a sweet, innocent voice, so I don't mind.
    I'm in a separate car than Dave and Pat. Note to first time travelers in Spain - you can't just sit wherever you want! They are really picky about assigned seats. Unfortunately I'm in a different car, or "coche." It's crazy here! And who would have thought that "plaza" means "seat"? I suppose it has the connotation of "place," as in, "place to sit."
    The Spanish countryside is beautiful! We are passing olive groves and green fields. I'm going to stop writing and look out the window.

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  • Phone: 91 563 02 02
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    Atocha Railway Station: Atocha
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    • naturechica
  • Updated By naturechica on March 14, 2003
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    • Atocha Railway Station - Madrid
    by naturechica
    This photo is of the old section of the station....now turned botanical garden!
    A lovely thing to find in this very large and very busy train station!

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    Atocha Railway Station: Atocha Train Station
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    • Carmela71
  • Updated By Carmela71 on November 11, 2003
  • Madrid Page by Carmela71
    • Atocha Railway Station - Madrid
    by Carmela71
    Atocha, train station, close to the Reina Sofia and Del Prado musseums and El Retiro Park.

    Special tips for sundays: in the morning go to the flea market: El Rastro, and before 2:30 (they close at that time) try to visit any of this two musseums that are free on this day.

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  • Phone: 91 563 02 02
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    Atocha Railway Station: Estacion de Atocha:Madrid's...
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    • Birsen
  • Updated By Birsen on April 15, 2005
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    • Atocha Railway Station - Madrid
    by Birsen
    Estacion de Atocha:Madrid's first railroad service,from Atocha to Aranjuez, was inaugurated in 1851.Fourty years later Atohca station was replaced by a new building that was given a modern extention in the 1980s.The older part of the station, bulit of glass and wrought iron, now houses a pleasant indoor palm garden. There is a restaurant also next to this palm garden .We had a lunch there,they have delicious deserts.(chocolate sufle!!!mmmm)

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