- Chamartín Station
Chamartín is the name of a railway station in
Madrid ,Spain . It provides visitors and passengers with a mini market, a coffee shop and various restaurants, a pharmacy and movie theaters.Over the Chamartín Station is the Hotel Chamartin, and down the stairs is also a Metro Station (Chamartin) for traveling to downtown Madrid .
Chamartín Station in popular culture
In early versions of the computer game series "
Pro Evolution Soccer " the football team Real Madrid is referred to as "Chamartín" so as to avoid any legal implications for the game's makers,Konami . Usually, Real Madrid is called "El Equipo de Chamartín" (The Team from Chamartín) becauseSantiago Bernabéu Stadium is located in the Chamartín District. This is corrected in later versions of the game, once the developers had paid for the rights to use Real Madrid's name.External links
* [http://www.madrid-guide-spain.com/madrid-trains.html Madrid train services visitor guide] (English)
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