The Atocha Station was the first railway station in Spain. It was initiated in 1951 when Spain's second railroad connected Madrid with Aranjuez, a town some 47km from Madrid. The first railroad in Spain was built three years earlier and connected Barcelona with Mataro.  The railway station was originally named Estacion de Mediodia but it is now known as Estacion de Atocha or Atocha Station.
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