Maçanet-Massanes is a

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serving

Maçanet de la Selva Maçanet de la Selva () is a Spanish municipality in the province of Girona, situated in the ''comarca'' of the Selva, Catalonia. It is an important communications junction, where the routes from the coast meet those from the Prelittoral Depress ...

and Massanes, in

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. It is located at the

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where the railway coming from Barcelona via Mataró converges with the

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, lying about away from the urban centers of Maçanet de la Selva and Massanes, respectively. On the Barcelona–Cerbère railway, the station is between and , and it is the northern terminus of the railway coming from Mataró. The station serves as the northern terminus of Barcelona commuter rail service lines and as well as a stop for all trains on regional line . On , Girona commuter rail service line also started services, providing a direct connection between the

Maresme Maresme () is a ''comarca'' (county) located along the Catalan Mediterranean coast in Spain, between the ''comarques'' of Barcelonès (at the Southwest) and Selva (at the Northeast), and also bordering with Vallès Oriental (at the west). Its c ...

and the

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areas without having to interchange at this station. Under the name "Riera de Santa Coloma", the station was first opened on with the construction of the Barcelona–Portbou Railway on its section from

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to this location, which was carried out by ''Compañía del Camino de Hierro del Norte'' ("Northern Railway Company"). One year later, on , ''Camino de Hierro del Este'' ("Eastern Railway") opened the extension of the Barcelona–Mataró Railway from

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to the already existing station, leading to the connection of both railways. In September 2011, Adif, the owner of the station, concluded the refurbishment of the station in order to make it

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. This operation involved the installation of

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s and the renovation of the platforms, including the construction of a new station building on the easternmost side of the tracks.

References

External links

Maçanet-Massanes
listing at the

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Maçanet-Massanes
listing at the Adif website
Information and photos of the station
at trenscat.cat {{DEFAULTSORT:Macanet-Massanes Railway Station Railway stations in Catalonia Railway stations opened in 1860 Rodalies de Catalunya stations Transport in Selva 1860 establishments in Spain