Irun railway station

Irun is a railway station in Irun, Basque Country, Spain. The station is located on the Bordeaux - Irun, Bilbao - Hendaye and Madrid–Hendaye railway lines. The station is served by TGV (high speed trains) and Lunéa (night trains) operated by the SNCF and Alvia (High Speed Trains), Talgo, Arco, Estrella and EuskoTren services operated by RENFE.

Irún
LocationIrun, Basque Country
Spain
Coordinates43°20′21″N 1°48′1″W
Owned byadif
Line(s)Bordeaux–Irun railway
Madrid–Hendaye railway
Bilbao–Hendaye railway
Traffic
Passengers (2018)759,358 ()[1]

The station is a border railway station where all trains have to stop, as those coming from/going into France have to change gauge from 1,668 mm (5 ft 5 21⁄32 in) Iberian gauge to 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge. The electric pickup supply also changes here from 3000 V DC (overhead Spain) to 1500 V DC (overhead France). Between the stations of Hendaye and Irun, both track gauges run together.

Train services

The following services currently call at Irun:

  • high speed services (TGV) Paris - Bordeaux - Irun
Preceding station   SNCF   Following station
TerminusTGV
Preceding station   Renfe Operadora   Following station
Alvia
Hendaye
Terminus
Alvia
San Sebastián
toward Lisbon-Santa Apolónia		   Trenhotel "Surex"   Hendaye
Terminus
San Sebastián
toward A Coruña		   Intercity   Hendaye
Terminus
Lezo-Rentería
toward Madrid Chamartín		   Intercity   Terminus
Lezo-Rentería
toward Miranda de Ebro
Media Distancia
25
Terminus
Preceding station   Cercanías San Sebastián   Following station
Ventas de Irún
toward Brinkola		   C-1   Terminus
Series Train Type Route Material Notes
ArcoSalamanca - Valladolid Campo Grande - Burgos Rosa de Lima - Miranda de Ebro - Vitoria-Gasteiz - San Sebastián - IrunIntermediate stations not shown
A Coruña - Santiago de Compostela - Ourense - Ponferrada - León - Palencia - Burgos Rosa de Lima - Miranda de Ebro - Vitoria-Gasteiz - San Sebastián - IrunIntermediate stations not shown
Estrella
(Sud Express)		Lisbon Santa Apolónia - Lisbon Oriente - Coimbra - Guarda - Ciudad Rodrigo - Salamanca - Valladolid Campo Grande - Burgos Rosa de Lima - Miranda de Ebro - Vitoria-Gasteiz - San Sebastián - IrunIntermediate stations not shown
EuskoTren 2Lasarte-Oria - San Sebastián - Irun - HendayeIntermediate stations not shown
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References
  1. "Adif - Información de estaciones - Irun". ADIF. Retrieved 3 September 2019.

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