Maçanet-Massanes railway station

Maçanet-Massanes is a Rodalies de Catalunya open triangular railway station serving Maçanet de la Selva and Massanes, in Catalonia, Spain. It is located at the junction where the railway coming from Barcelona via Mataró converges with the Barcelona–Cerbère railway, lying about 5 and 1.9 kilometres (3.1 and 1.2 mi) away from the urban centers of Maçanet de la Selva and Massanes, respectively.[8] On the Barcelona–Cerbère railway, the station is between Hostalric and Sils, and it is the northern terminus of the railway coming from Mataró.

Maçanet-Massanes
Rodalies de Catalunya commuter and regional rail station
A Renfe Operadora 449 series train making a service on Rodalies de Catalunya regional line R11 at the station in 2013. Note the viaduct of the Madrid–Barcelona–Figueres high-speed rail line crossing the station diagonally on the background.
Location	Estació de Ferrocarril (local road GI-562) 17412 Maçanet de la Selva Catalonia Spain
Coordinates	41°46′17.90″N 2°40′23.79″E
Owned by	Adif
Operated by	Renfe Operadora
Line(s)	Barcelona–Cerbère (PK 175.9) Barcelona–Mataró–Maçanet-Massanes (PK 75.9)[1]
Platforms	3 island platforms
Tracks	8
Connections	Maçanet de la Selva local bus[2]
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	A bicycle parking rack is located adjacent to the station building.[3]
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	79200[1]
Fare zone	6G (ATM Àrea de Barcelona)[4] 6 (ATM Àrea de Girona)[5] 6 (Rodalies de Catalunya's Barcelona commuter rail service)[6]
History
Opened	27 August 1860
Previous names	Riera de Santa Coloma Empalme[7]
Original company	Compañía del Camino de Hierro del Norte Camino de Hierro del Este
Pre-nationalisation	Compañía de los Ferrocarriles de Madrid a Zaragoza y Alicante (MZA)
Services
Preceding station   Rodalies de Catalunya   Following station Tordera toward Molins de Rei R1 Terminus Hostalric toward Barcelona–El Prat Airport R2 Nord Tordera toward L'Hospitalet de Llobregat RG1 Sils toward Portbou Hostalric Regional (R) services only toward Barcelona Sants R11 Sils toward Cerbère

The station serves as the northern terminus of Barcelona commuter rail service lines R1 and R2 Nord as well as a stop for all trains on regional line R11. On 24 March 2014, Girona commuter rail service line RG1 also started services, providing a direct connection between the Maresme and the Girona areas without having to interchange at this station.[9]

Under the name "Riera de Santa Coloma", the station was first opened on 27 August 1860 with the construction of the Barcelona–Portbou Railway on its section from Granollers to this location, which was carried out by Compañía del Camino de Hierro del Norte ("Northern Railway Company"). One year later, on 1 August 1861, Camino de Hierro del Este ("Eastern Railway") opened the extension of the Barcelona–Mataró Railway from Arenys de Mar to the already existing station, leading to the connection of both railways.[10]

In September 2011, Adif, the owner of the station, concluded the refurbishment of the station in order to make it accessible. This operation involved the installation of elevators and the renovation of the platforms, including the construction of a new station building on the easternmost side of the tracks.[3]

References

1. "Listado de líneas y estaciones" [List of railway lines and stations] (PDF) (in Spanish). Ministry of Public Works and Transport, Government of Spain. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 October 2013. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
2. "Transport" (in Catalan). Maçanet de la Selva Town Council. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
3. "Adif concluye las obras de remodelación y mejora de la accesibilidad de la estación Maçanet-Massanes (Girona)" [Adif has finished works to refurbish Maçanet-Massanes station (Girona) and make it accessible] (in Spanish). Adif. 5 September 2011. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
4. Integrated Railway Network (PDF) (Map). Autoritat del Transport Metropolità. August 2013. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
5. "Transport zones". ATM Àrea de Girona. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
6. "Servei de rodalia de Barcelona" [Barcelona commuter rail service] (PDF) (Map). Rodalies de Catalunya (in Catalan). Generalitat of Catalonia. 20 July 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 October 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
7. "Massanet-Massanas (Est.)". EuroFerroviarios (in Spanish). 31 January 2010. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
8. Distances measured using Google Maps' "Distance Measurement Tool".
9. "Les Rodalies de Girona s'estrenen amb avaria" [Girona commuter rail is launched with a breakdown]. 324.cat (in Catalan). Televisió de Catalunya. 25 March 2014. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
10. Peris Torner, Juan (13 February 2012). "Barcelona a Mataró (Portbou y Cerbère), Barcelona a Francia por la costa" [From Barcelona to Mataró (Portbou and Cerbère), from Barcelona to France via the coast]. Spanish Railway (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 11 April 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2014.

External links

• Maçanet-Massanes listing at the Rodalies de Catalunya website
• Maçanet-Massanes listing at the Adif website
• Information and photos of the station at trenscat.cat (in Catalan)