Ciudad Real railway station
Ciudad Real railway station (Spanish: Estación de Ciudad Real) is the main railway station of the Spanish city of Ciudad Real, Castilla–La Mancha. Located on the AVE high-speed rail line from Madrid Atocha to Seville-Santa Justa and Málaga María Zambrano, travel to Madrid can be achieved in under an hour.
Ciudad Real | |
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Coordinates | 38.9848°N 3.9132°W |
Owned by | Adif |
Operated by | Renfe |
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Electrified | Yes |
Traffic | |
Passengers (2018) | 1,298,894[1] |
History
The station was built in 1992 with the arrival of the AVE line, over the site of an older station which originally opened in 1880. The arrival of the high-speed line to Ciudad Real has been credited with revitalising the city due to the short travel time to Madrid.[2]
Services
Along with aforementioned AVE services to Madrid, Seville and Málaga; Alvia trains operate on from Madrid on the high-speed line and continuing on the classic Iberian gauge tracks to Cádiz, stopping at Ciudad Real. Altaria services operate between Madrid Atocha and Algeciras stopping at Ciudad Real, and Media Distancia trains to Alicante, Villena and Alcázar de San Juan.
Preceding station | Renfe Operadora | Following station | ||
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Terminus | AVE | Puertollano toward Seville-Santa Justa |
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AVE | Puertollano toward Málaga María Zambrano |
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Zaragoza-Delicias toward Barcelona Sants | AVE | Puertollano toward Seville-Santa Justa |
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AVE | toward Málaga María Zambrano |
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Cuenca-Fernando Zóbel toward Valencia-Joaquín Sorolla | AVE | Puertollano toward Seville-Santa Justa |
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Madrid Puerta de Atocha Terminus | Alvia | Puertollano toward Cádiz |
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Madrid Puerta de Atocha toward Santander | Alvia | |||
Madrid Puerta de Atocha toward Gijón | Alvia | |||
Madrid Puerta de Atocha Terminus | Altaria | Puertollano toward Algeciras |
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Altaria | Puertollano toward Granada |
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Almagro toward Alicante | Media Distancia 45 | Terminus | ||
Almagro toward Madrid Chamartín | Media Distancia 58 | |||
Terminus | Avant 85 | Puertollano Terminus |
References
- "Adif - Información de estaciones - CIUDAD REAL - CENTRAL". ADIF. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
- "Breaking Down the Cost Benefit of High-Speed Rail". Green Tech Media. 1 December 2010. Retrieved 4 September 2019.