El Pozo railway station

El Pozo Station is a Cercanías station in Vallecas neighborhood (Madrid). It was opened on July 15, 1992, and it is located in El Pozo area. It belongs to lines C-2 and C-7 of Cercanías Madrid.

El Pozo
General information
LocationCentro, Madrid
Spain
Coordinates40°26′48″N 3°41′32″W
Platforms2
Construction
Structure typeAt Grade
Platform levels2
Other information
Fare zoneA
History
OpenedJuly 15, 1992 (1992-07-15)
Services
Preceding station Cercanías Madrid Following station
Asamblea de Madrid Entrevías
towards Chamartín
C-2 Vallecas
towards Guadalajara
Asamblea de Madrid Entrevías C-7 Vallecas

On the morning of March 11, 2004, a double-decker commuter train exploded with two bombs at this station, thus killing 67 people. It was later discovered that the Islamic terrorist cell Al-Qaeda was behind the attack.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.