Atocha metro station
Line 1 · Zone A · Arganzuela
Atocha station
This Line 1 station, between Estación del Arte and Menéndez PelayoES, is in the Arganzuela district, next to the Atocha railway stations. It is underground and has two ticket halls.
The Alfonso XII ticket hall groups the entrances on Paseo de la Infanta Isabel, one of them on the corner of Calle de Alfonso XII, together with a lift and a passage towards Renfe. The Renfe ticket hall links directly with the Cercanías commuter-rail station. The operator lists connections here with Cercanías, the main-line railway station and the Exprés Aeropuerto airport express bus.
The station opened on 27 July 1988, when the Atocha rail complex gained its new metro stations and the Atocha-Cercanías station, as part of the Plan de Cercanías. The neighbouring stop, now Estación del Arte, was called Atocha from 1921 until 1 December 2018, when it was renamed to avoid confusion with the railway station, which is in fact closer to this stop. The expansion of the complex designed by Rafael Moneo brings together the Madrid-Puerta de Atocha terminal building, the Cercanías interchange and this metro station.
First and last train at Atocha
Departure times at this station from the timetables Metro de Madrid publishes for the current season. Public holidays follow the Sunday timetable.
How often the trains run
| Line | Monday to Thursday, rush hour | Sundays and public holidays |
|---|---|---|
| L1 | 2.5–3.5 min (07:30 - 08:00) | 5–6 min |
Interval between trains as published by Metro de Madrid for the whole line; on branches and at the outer ends it can be longer.
Stations next to Atocha
Travel time between Atocha and the stations on either side.
| Line | Next station | Time |
|---|---|---|
| L1 | Estación del Arte | 1 min |
| L1 | Menéndez PelayoES | 1.7 min |
Interchanges and connections
- Other transport: Cercanías (Renfe commuter rail), long-distance and AVE high-speed trains and the Exprés Aeropuerto airport bus.
Station facilities
- Accessible station
- Lifts
- Escalators
- Defibrillator
- Mobile phone coverage
- Park-and-ride car park (paid)
- Cafés
- Shops
As listed on Metro de Madrid’s page for the station.
Entrances to Atocha
The station’s street entrances and their addresses, as Metro de Madrid gives them (street names stay in Spanish, as on the signs).
| Ticket hall | Entrance | Address |
|---|---|---|
| Alfonso XII | Paseo Infanta Isabel | Pº Infanta Isabel, 15 |
| Alfonso XII | Alfonso XII | Pº Infanta Isabel, impares / Esq. Alfonso XII (even numbers) |
| Alfonso XII | Renfe | Renfe ticket hall |
| Alfonso XII | Lift | Pº Infanta Isabel impares |
| Renfe | Renfe | Renfe Cercanías (commuter rail) |
What is near Atocha
The Atocha-Cercanías station is about 90 m away and Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes about 110 m; close by are the historic Atocha station building (160 m) and the Jardín Tropical (170 m). The National Museum of Anthropology is about 130 m away and the Palacio de Fomento 270 m. Between 250 and 280 m away you will find the Villanueva Building, the Royal Observatory of Madrid with its pavilions and the civil engineering school (Escuela de Ingenieros de Caminos). The monuments to Claudio Moyano and Pío Baroja are about 350 m away.
| Place | Straight-line distance |
|---|---|
| Museo Nacional de Antropología | 130 m |
| Atocha (Histórica) | 160 m |
| Palacio de Fomento | 270 m |
| Real Observatorio de Madrid | 280 m |
| Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros de Caminos, Canales y Puertos (Edificio Retiro) | 280 m |
| Monumento a Claudio Moyano (statue) | 350 m |
| Monumento a Pío Baroja (statue) | 350 m |
| Atocha-Cercanías | 90 m |
Places from OpenStreetMap within 400 m, under their local (Spanish) names.
Frequently asked questions
The station has a ticket hall called Renfe that connects directly with Cercanías, and from the Alfonso XII ticket hall there is also an entrance signposted for Renfe. The Atocha-Cercanías station is about 90 m away and Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes about 110 m.
The National Museum of Anthropology is about 130 m away. At about 250-260 m are the Villanueva Building and the pavilions of the Royal Observatory of Madrid, such as the Herschel Telescope pavilion, the Astrograph pavilion and the Pabellón del Sol.