Interior plaza in old Atocha station

Exterior of old Atocha station

For the treasure ship, see Nuestra Señora de Atocha Interior of old Atocha station, Madrid, Spain, from July 2002. ... Interior of old Atocha station, Madrid, Spain, from July 2002. ... Image:Atocha1. ... Image:Atocha1. ... Atocha may mean: Atocha railway station in Madrid Atocha, one of the Spanish names for Macrochloa tenacissima. ... Nuestra Señora de Atocha was the most famous of a fleet of Spanish ships that sunk in 1622 off the Florida Keys while carrying copper, silver, gold, tobacco, and indigo from Spanish ports at Cartagena, Colombia, Porto Bello in New Granada and Havana bound for Spain. ...

For the miracle recorded by persecuted Roman Catholics during 13th Century Moorish occupation of Al-Andalus, see El Santo Niño de Atocha Al-Andalus is the Arabic name given the Iberian Peninsula by its Muslim conquerors; it refers to both the Caliphate proper and the general period of Muslim rule (711–1492). ... Santo Niño de Atocha statue The Santo Niño de Atocha is a Roman Catholic depiction of the Infant Jesus and is popular in the Hispanic cultures of Spain, Mexico, and in the southwestern United States, especially New Mexico. ...

Atocha Station (Estación de Atocha) is the largest railway station in Madrid. It is the primary station serving commuter trains (Cercanías), intercity and regional trains from the south, and the AVE high speed trains from Seville (Andalusia) and Lérida (Catalonia). These train services are run by the Spanish national rail company, Renfe. Passengers bustle around the typical grand edifice of Londons Broad Street station in 1865. ... Motto: De Madrid al Cielo (From Madrid to Heaven) Location Coordinates: Country Spain Autonomous Community Comunidad Autónoma de Madrid Province Madrid Administrative Divisions 21 Neighborhoods 127 Founded 9th century Government  - Mayor Alberto Ruiz-Gallardón (PP) Area  - Land 607 km² (234. ... A Connex commuter train stands by the platform in Melbourne, Australia Regional rail systems, or commuter rail systems, usually provide a rail service through a central business district area into suburbs or other locations that draw large numbers of people on a daily basis. ... A Connex commuter train stands at a platform in Melbourne, Australia. ... AVE Alstom trainsets at Seville. ... French designed Eurostar and Thalys TGVs side-by-side in the Paris-Gare du Nord. ... NO8DO (I was not abandoned) Location Coordinates : ( ) Time Zone : CET (GMT +1) - summer: CEST (GMT +2) General information Native name Sevilla (Spanish) Spanish name Sevilla Founded 8th-9th century BC Postal code 41001-41080 Website http://www. ... Motto: Andalucía por sí, para España y la humanidad (Andalusia by herself, for Spain, and for humankind) Capital Seville Official language(s) Spanish Area  â€“ Total  â€“ % of Spain Ranked 2nd  87,268 km²  17. ... Anthem: Els Segadors Capital Barcelona Official language(s) Spanish, Catalan and Aranese Area  â€“ Total  â€“ % of Spain Ranked 6th  32,114 km²  6. ... RENFE is Spains national railway operator. ...

Interior of new Atocha

The station was Madrid's first railway station. It was inaugurated on 9 February 1851 under the name Estación de Mediodía (Atocha-Mediodía is now the name of an area of the Arganzuela district, and means noon). Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2288x1712, 797 KB) The Atocha Station extension by José Rafael Moneo in Madrid. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2288x1712, 797 KB) The Atocha Station extension by José Rafael Moneo in Madrid. ... February 9 is the 40th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1851 (MDCCCLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Noon is the time exactly halfway through the day, written 12:00 in the 24-hour clock and 12:00 noon in the 12-hour clock. ...

After the building was largely destroyed by fire, it was rebuilt and reopened in 1892. The architect for the replacement, in a wrought iron renewal style was Alberto de Palacio Elissagne, who collaborated with Gustave Eiffel, engineer of the Eiffel Tower and the Statue of Liberty's armature. 1892 (MDCCCXCII) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... A wrought iron railing in Troy, New York. ... Puente Colgante, the first transporter bridge Atocha station, Madrid Alberto de Palacio y Elissague (1856-1939) was a Spanish engineer and architect born in Sare, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France. ... Alexandre Gustave Eiffel (December 15, 1832 – December 27, 1923; French pronunciation in IPA, in English usually pronounced in the German manner ) was a French engineer and architect and a specialist of metallic structures. ... The Eiffel Tower (French: , ) is an iron tower built on the Champ de Mars beside the River Seine in Paris, France. ... Liberty Enlightening the World (French: La liberté éclairant le monde), known more commonly as the Statue of Liberty (Statue de la Liberté), is a colossal statue given to the United States by France in 1886, standing at Liberty Island, in the mouth of the Hudson River in New York Harbor...

This old building was taken out of service in 1992 and converted into a concourse with shops, cafés, a nightclub, and a 4,000 m² covered tropical garden. A modern terminal by Rafael Moneo, designed to serve the new AVE trains to Seville, was added to the complex. 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... A square metre (US spelling: square meter) is by definition the area enclosed by a square with sides each 1 metre long. ... The extension to Atocha Railway Station José Rafael Moneo Vallés (born May 9, 1937) is a Spanish architect. ...

The main lines end in the new terminal; commuter train platforms are located underground, at the ingress to a rail tunnel extending northward under the Paseo de la Castellana.

The station, located on the Plaza del Emperador Carlos V, is served by two Madrid Metro stations, Atocha and Atocha Renfe. The latter was added when the new terminal building was constructed and is directly linked to the railway station. The Madrid Metro is the large metro subway system serving the city of Madrid. ... Exterior open entrance to a metro station (Tribunal station in Madrid) A metro station is a railway station for a rapid transit system, often known by names such as metro and subway. It is often underground or elevated. ...

The Reina Sofía museum is in the vicinity of Atocha. The main entrance The Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía (MNCARS) is the official name Spains national museum of 20th century art (informally shortened to the Museo Reina Sofía, Queen Sofia Museum, or simply The Sofia). ...

The station was in the International Media because of the 11 March 2004 Madrid train bombings. The 2004 Madrid train bombings (also known as 11-M, 3/11, 11/3 and M-11) were a series of coordinated bombings against the commuter train system of Madrid, Spain on the morning of 11 March 2004, which killed 191 people and wounded over 1700. ...

On 10 June 2004 a virtual shrine was dedicated by the Spanish Minister of Transport. Visitors to the attacked stations can leave a hand silhouette and a message through special-purpose consoles. June 10 is the 161st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (162nd in leap years), with 204 days remaining. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Hand (disambiguation). ...

See also

• 1977 Massacre of Atocha

The 1977 Massacre of Atocha was a neo-fascist attack during the Spanish transition to democracy after Francos death in 1975, killing five and injuring four. ...

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