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Maçanet-Massanes
Rodalies de Catalunya commuter and regional rail station
A Renfe Operadora 449 series train making a service on Rodalies de Catalunya regional line Template:RdC lines at the station in 2013. Note the viaduct of the Madrid–Barcelona–Figueres high-speed rail line crossing the station diagonally on the background.
General information
LocationEstació de Ferrocarril (local road GI-562)
17412 Maçanet de la Selva
Catalonia
Spain
Owned byAdif
Operated byRenfe Operadora
Line(s)
Platforms3 island platforms
Tracks8
ConnectionsBus transport Maçanet de la Selva local bus[2]
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesA bicycle parking rack is located adjacent to the station building.[3]
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station code79200[1]
Fare zone
History
Opened27 August 1860 (1860-08-27)
Previous names
  • Riera de Santa Coloma
  • Empalme[7]
Original company
  • Compañía del Camino de Hierro del Norte
  • Camino de Hierro del Este
Pre-nationalisationCompañía de los Ferrocarriles de Madrid a Zaragoza y Alicante (MZA)
Services
Preceding station   Rodalies de Catalunya   Following station
Template:RdC linesTerminus
Template:RdC lines
Template:RdC lines
Regional (R) services only
Template:RdC lines

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 Barcelona–Mataró–Maçanet-Massanes railway converges with the Barcelona–Cerbère railway, lying about 5 and 1.9 kilometres (3.1 and 1.2 mi) away from the urban centers of Maçanet de la Selva and Massanes, respectively.[8]

The station serves as the northern terminus of Barcelona commuter rail service lines Template:RdC lines and Template:RdC lines as well as a stop for all trains on regional line Template:RdC lines. On 24 March 2014 (2014-03-24), Girona commuter rail service line RG1 also started services, providing a direct connection between the Maresme and the Girona areas without having to interchange at this station.[9]

Under the name "Riera de Santa Coloma", the station was first opened on 27 August 1860 (1860-08-27) 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 1 August 1861 (1861-08-01), 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.[10]

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.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Listado de líneas y estaciones" (PDF) (in Spanish). Ministry of Public Works and Transport, Government of Spain. Retrieved 27 June 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ "Transport" (in Catalan). Maçanet de la Selva Town Council. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
  3. ^ a b "Adif concluye las obras de remodelación y mejora de la accesibilidad de la estación Maçanet-Massanes (Girona)" (in Spanish). Adif. 5 September 2011. Retrieved 27 March 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ Integrated Railway Network (PDF) (Map). Autoritat del Transport Metropolità. August 2013. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
  5. ^ "Transport zones". ATM Àrea de Girona. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  6. ^ "Servei de rodalia de Barcelona" (PDF) (Map). Rodalies de Catalunya (in Catalan). Generalitat of Catalonia. 20 July 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2015. {{cite map}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  7. ^ "Massanet-Massanas (Est.)". EuroFerroviarios (in Spanish). 31 January 2010. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
  8. ^ Distances measured using Google Maps' "Distance Measurement Tool".
  9. ^ "Les Rodalies de Girona s'estrenen amb avaria". 324.cat (in Catalan). Televisió de Catalunya. 25 March 2014. Retrieved 27 March 2014. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  10. ^ Peris Torner, Juan (13 February 2012). "Barcelona a Mataró (Portbou y Cerbère), Barcelona a Francia por la costa". Spanish Railway (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 March 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
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