Madrid Atocha Railway Station is the largest railway station in Madrid, Spain. Madrid Atocha Train Station is a few metres from the RealJardín Botánicode Madrid in Atocha. The train station faces the Plaza del Emperador Carlos V. The train station has very natural decorations, plants and a large square. The two metro stations also connect to Madrid Atocha. The subway stations are Atocha and Atocha Renfe.
Madrid Atocha train station offers commuter trains, intercity trains, regional trains in southern Spain, and AVE high-speed trains in Barcelona, Zaragos, Seville and Valencia. The AVE high-speed trains are all operated by the Spanish national railway company Renfe. The station is the hub of all intercity trains and AVE trains in Spain. The most important routes are: Madrid - Valencia, Madrid - Barcelona and Madrid - Sevilla.
Madrid Atocha Train Station offers many facilities such as a tour desk, a toilet, a public telephone cab, a restaurant and luggage storage. There is a bus connection from Madrid Atocha to Madrid Airport.
Trains operating in and from the station: High-speed train (AVE), regional and long-distance train (RENFE), intercity train service: Tourist information points, lost and found offices, police stations, restaurants, toilets, luggage storage, wireless internet, ATMs and telephone booths.
Six things worth knowing about the Madrid Atocha station:
(1) Signage is relatively easy to understand and bilingual - so you can trust it to navigate in large complexes.
(2) Madrid Atocha actually has three stations in one building:
(i) A part of the main terminal, called the Puerta De Atocha, a station used by high-speed trains.
(ii) Local trains (Cercanias train), Media-Distancia trains - and Cercanias stations for non-high-speed long-distance trains.
(iii) Subway station.
(3) Atocha operates in a similar manner to airports - as most of the passengers arriving and departing are separated.
Salidas = leave
Llegadas = Arrival
Therefore, if you take a long-distance train to leave, the experience of using the train station will be very different - compared to the arrival by train.
(4) Madrid Atocha also has four levels:
Planta / Level 2:
This is the highest level - it is the location of the main taxi class.
It is located above the Cercanias station - on the side of the main high speed terminal.
Planta / Level 1:
This is on the street.
Enter the main entrance to the departure hall, the “sala de embarque” - a high-speed train service, all at this level.
This departure hall is similar to the airport terminal for domestic flights.
It has a food/beverage shop - and has seating where you can wait for your departure details to be confirmed.
You can only enter the AVE, Alvia and Avant trains via the departure lounge (platform/track).
Although it is important to note that this departure hall now occupies two levels - once you enter level 1, you may be instructed to drop to level 0 to wait for your train.
Planta / Level 0:
At this level you will find:
(1) Entrance to the subway station.
(2) The square of the station Cercanias.
The ticket machine/office of the Cercanias train is located here.
The Cercanias hall also has a small number of long-distance 'larga-distancia' train gates, which also depart from this part of the station.
(3) The main ticket office, 'venta de billetes' - it is in the indoor garden.
(4) Most shops at the station.
While the main retail area is more like an indoor market than a mall, this can be found at other large European sites.
Planta / Level -1:
The lowest level is where the vias (platforms/tracks) in the Cercanias station are located.
(5) You can move between multiple floors via an escalator - in Atocha, the elevator is only suitable for passengers who need mobile assistance.
(6) It is easier to understand the geographical location of the Atocha station that the main terminal is located in the valley.
This means that level 0 is not at the street level - it is an exit for level 1 and level 2 and can enter the streets around the station.
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