Madrid Chamartín railway station

Madrid Chamartín is the name of the second major railway station in Madrid, Spain. Positioned on the north side of the city, it was built between 1970 and 1975 although subsequent work would be carried on into the early 1980s. At that time it superseded Atocha station, closer to the city centre. After Atocha itself was rebuilt in 1992, Chamartin lost much of its importance even though since 2004, it has undergone changes to accommodate the new high-speed line to León.

Madrid Chamartín
Location	Chamartín, Madrid Spain
Coordinates	40.472101°N 3.6826857°W
Owned by	CRTM
Operated by	CRTM
Line(s)	Madrid–León (high-speed) (PK 0.0) Madrid–Barcelona (PK 0.0) Madrid–Hendaye (PK 0.0) Madrid–Burgos (PK 0.0) Madrid–Valencia (PK 0.0)
Tracks	21
Construction
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	A
History
Opened	1967
Passengers
2018	32,961,547[1]
Services
Preceding station   Madrid Metro   Following station Bambú toward Pinar de Chamartín Line 1 Plaza de Castilla toward Valdecarros Begoña toward Hospital Infanta Sofía Line 10 Plaza de Castilla toward Puerta del Sur
Location
Madrid Chamartín Location within Madrid

It hosts the railway networks connecting Madrid and north-western Spain, the AVE (high speed line) from Madrid to Segovia, Valladolid and León and many Cercanías lines (commuter rail), as well as the international line to Lisbon. There are also connections with Atocha. Under the railway station there is a Metro Station (Chamartin) linking with lines 1 and 10 of the Madrid Metro, also for travelling to Madrid city centre.

Placed over the Chamartín Station is the Hotel Chamartín.

Renfe trains platforms and destinations

Chamartin Renfe train station has 21 platforms, numbered West to East.

Most of the trains attach to the following platforms:

1	North-South long distance trains
2	Commuter trains C-4 > Sol (Madrid Metro) - Parla
3	C-3 > Sol- Aranjuez
4	C-4 > Alcobendas-San Sebastian de los Reyes / Colmenar Viejo
5	C-3 > El Escorial
6-7	Long distance trains / Media distancia Renfe
8-9	Commuter trains via Recoletos: C-1 > Atocha - Principe Pio C-2 > Alcala de Henares / Guadalajara C-7 > Alcala de Henares C-7 > Atocha - Principe Pio - ... C-10 > Atocha - Principe Pio - Villalba
10	Northbound: C-7 > Pitis - Principe Pio - ... C-8 > El Escorial / Cercedilla
11	C-1 > Airport T4 C-7 > Fuente de la Mora C-10 > Fuente de la Mora
12-15	Long distance / Media distancia Renfe
16-21	Long distance and AVE high speed trains

Services

Long-distance trains

Regional trains

Cercanías Madrid

Upper levels of the Chamartín Metro station

Metro Station

The Chamartín metro station serves Line 1 and Line 10, and is located directly below the railway station, accessible by a short sheltered outdoor passage.[2][3] It has four levels: two mezzanines, and two track levels, with mezzanines between track levels. The upper mezzanine has a few shops and fare gates to enter the station proper, and is connected to the exit. The lower mezzanine currently serves as a way for riders to change direction on either line. The upper track level supports Line 10, while the lower track level supports Line 1, and each track level has an extra trench for two more tracks. These trenches are planned to carry Line 11 and Line 14 in the future.

References

1. "Adif - Información de estaciones - Madrid-Chamartín". ADIF. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
2. "Línea 1". Metro de Madrid. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
3. "Línea 10". Metro de Madrid. Retrieved 2 August 2019.

External links

• Transport of Madrid official
• Renfe commuter trains times
• Renfe Long Distance trains times
• Madrid train services visitor guide (English)