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Ayrault Pérez, Juan

A brick dome appears on the surface to call the presence of the underground commuter station,
located on the east side.
It is the linking point of all local lines. Its position favours the immediate connection with metro
line 1, one of the busiest in the extended Madrid metro network.

Figure 58: Commuter station. Source: Adif

Before the opening of the 2nd N‐S tunnel in 2007, Atocha CS reached 500.000 passengers per day,
although the opening of the tunnel reduced this figures in favour of other new stations like Sol.

Prior of the tunnel
opening, most of the
travellers coming from
the south had to transfer
to the only passing‐by
line, on platforms 1 and
2, which had severe
capacity problems at the
rush hours.

Besides, at the HS
terminal, fifteen tracks
and their corresponding
platforms are sheltered
by a magnificent
concrete, steel and
glass canopy, the so‐
called hypostyle room.

Figure 59: High Speed terminal
canopy.
Source: Adif

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