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Móstoles-El Soto railway station

Coordinates: 40°19′52″N 3°52′56″W / 40.3310°N 3.8822°W / 40.3310; -3.8822
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Móstoles-El Soto
General information
LocationMóstoles, Community of Madrid
Spain
Owned byAdif
Operated byRenfe Operadora
Line(s)Móstoles-El Soto-Parla
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
AccessibleYes
History
Opened29 October 1976
Services
Preceding station Cercanías Madrid Following station
Terminus C-5 Móstoles
towards Humanes

Móstoles-El Soto, is one of two railway stations serving the town of Móstoles in the Community of Madrid, Spain. It is situated on the Madrid-Móstoles-El Soto railway and is owned by Adif. The station currently serves as the western terminus of one of Madrid's commuter lines (Cercanías Madrid line C-5).

There are plans to extend the line across the Guadarrama valley to Navalcarnero.[1] A contract was awarded to OHL, but work has been paralysed by the financial crisis.

The station which was constructed in the 1970s is in need of updating.

History

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At the end of the nineteenth century a narrow gauge railway was constructed between Madrid and Almorox via Mostoles. This railway closed in the 1960s, although it has been partly reopened as Cercanías Madrid line C-5 (an Iberian gauge line). Between Móstoles-El Soto railway station and Navalcarnero the track has been converted into a greenway (via verde) for cyclists and walkers.[2]

References

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40°19′52″N 3°52′56″W / 40.3310°N 3.8822°W / 40.3310; -3.8822