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'''Móstoles-El Soto''', is one of two [[Train station|railway station]]s 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 [[Cercanías Madrid]] line [[C-5 (Cercanías Madrid)|C-5]]. Although there are plans to extend the line across the [[Guadarrama (river)|Guadarrama valley]] to [[Navalcarnero]],<ref>[http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/single-view/view/c5-to-navalcarnero.html] [[Railway Gazette]]</ref> work has been paralysed by the financial crisis. |
'''Móstoles-El Soto''', is one of two [[Train station|railway station]]s 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 [[Cercanías Madrid]] line [[C-5 (Cercanías Madrid)|C-5]]. Although there are plans to extend the line across the [[Guadarrama (river)|Guadarrama valley]] to [[Navalcarnero]],<ref>[http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/single-view/view/c5-to-navalcarnero.html] [[Railway Gazette]]</ref> work has been paralysed by the financial crisis. |
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The history of the line is older than the station which was constructed in the 1970s. |
The history of the line is older than the station which was constructed in the 1970s. At the end of the nineteenth century a [[narrow gauge]] railway was constructed between Madrid and [[Almorox, Toledo|Almorox]] via Mostoles. This railway closed in the 1960s. Between Móstoles-El Soto railway station and Navalcarnero the track has been converted into a green route (''via verde'') for cyclists and walkers.<ref>[http://www.madrid.org/cs/Satellite?blobcol=urldata&blobheader=application%2Fpdf&blobheadername1=Content-Disposition&blobheadervalue1=filename%3D11.V%C3%ADa+Verde+del+Guadarrama.pdf&blobkey=id&blobtable=MungoBlobs&blobwhere=1352854988979&ssbinary=true Vía Verde del Guadarrama]</ref> |
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| Location | Móstoles, Community of Madrid Spain | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Adif | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Renfe Operadora | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Madrid-Móstoles-El Soto (PK 20.8) | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Opened | October 29, 1976 | ||||||||||
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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 Cercanías Madrid line C-5. Although there are plans to extend the line across the Guadarrama valley to Navalcarnero,[1] work has been paralysed by the financial crisis.
The history of the line is older than the station which was constructed in the 1970s. 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. Between Móstoles-El Soto railway station and Navalcarnero the track has been converted into a green route (via verde) for cyclists and walkers.[2]
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