Móstoles-El Soto railway station

Móstoles-El Soto
General information
Location	Móstoles, Community of Madrid Spain
Owned by	Adif
Operated by	Renfe Operadora
Line(s)	Móstoles-El Soto-Parla
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	29 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

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

1. C5 to Navalcarnero Railway Gazette International 19 November 2007
2. Vía Verde del Guadarrama

40.3310°N 3.8822°W / 40.3310; -3.8822