Maçanet-Massanes railway station explained

Maçanet-Massanes
Style:Adif
Type:Rodalies de Catalunya commuter and regional rail station
Address:Estació de Ferrocarril (local road GI-562)
17412 Maçanet de la Selva
Borough:Catalonia
Country:Spain
Coordinates:41.7716°N 2.6733°W
Owned:Adif
Operator:Renfe Operadora
Line:
Platforms:3 island platforms
Tracks:8
Connections: Maçanet de la Selva local bus[2]
Structure:At-grade
Parking:Yes
Bicycle:A bicycle parking rack is located adjacent to the station building.[3]
Accessible:Yes
Code:79200
Zone:
Prenational:Compañía de los Ferrocarriles de Madrid a Zaragoza y Alicante (MZA)

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 NaNkm (-2,147,483,648miles) away from the urban centers of Maçanet de la Selva and Massanes, respectively.[7] On the Barcelona–Cerbère railway, the station is between and, and it is the northern terminus of the railway coming from Mataró.

The station serves as the northern terminus of Barcelona commuter rail service lines and as well as a stop for all trains on regional line . On, Girona commuter rail service line also started services, providing a direct connection between the Maresme and the Girona areas without having to interchange at this station.[8] Under the name "Riera de Santa Coloma", the station was first opened on 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, 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.[9]

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.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Listado de líneas y estaciones . List of railway lines and stations . es . PDF . . 27 June 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131018003206/https://sede.fomento.gob.es/NR/rdonlyres/4A8F0821-A4B6-4EB0-9F1C-BF4100B2BF77/68661/Ayuda_lineas_Estaciones.pdf . 18 October 2013 .
  2. Web site: Transport . ca . Maçanet de la Selva Town Council . 27 March 2014.
  3. Web site: Adif concluye las obras de remodelación y mejora de la accesibilidad de la estación Maçanet-Massanes (Girona) . 5 September 2011 . es . Adif has finished works to refurbish Maçanet-Massanes station (Girona) and make it accessible . . 27 March 2014.
  4. . Integrated Railway Network . PDF . August 2013 . 26 June 2014 .
  5. Web site: . Transport zones . 14 February 2015 .
  6. . Rodalies de Catalunya . 20 July 2015 . Servei de rodalia de Barcelona . Barcelona commuter rail service . ca . PDF . 7 August 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151005082237/http://rodalies.gencat.cat/web/.content/mapes/Mapa_Rodalia_Barcelona.pdf . 5 October 2015 . dead .
  7. Distances measured using Google Maps' "Distance Measurement Tool".
  8. News: . Les Rodalies de Girona s'estrenen amb avaria . Girona commuter rail is launched with a breakdown . ca . 324.cat . . 25 March 2014 . 27 March 2014.
  9. Web site: Barcelona a Mataró (Portbou y Cerbère), Barcelona a Francia por la costa . Peris Torner . Juan . 13 February 2012 . es . From Barcelona to Mataró (Portbou and Cerbère), from Barcelona to France via the coast . Spanish Railway . 26 March 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160411155223/http://www.spanishrailway.com/2012/02/13/barcelona-a-mataro-port-bou-y-cerbere/ . 11 April 2016 . dead .