Jesús (Metrovalencia)

Jesús is a station in the Metrovalencia network in the La Raiosa area of Valencia. It is served by line 1, line 2 and line 7.

Jesús
LocationValencia (La Raiosa)
Spain
Operated byFGV
Line(s)
History
Opened1988
Services
Preceding station   Metrovalencia   Following station
Plaça Espanya
toward Bétera
Line 1
Patraix
toward Villanueva de Castellón
Plaça Espanya
toward Llíria
Line 2
Patraix
toward Torrent Avinguda
toward Torrent Avinguda
Line 7

The station was opened on 8 October 1988, when Metrovalencia was created. On 3 July 2006, a serious crash, which killed 43 people, occurred between the station and Plaça d'Espanya station.[1] On 12 December 2010, the station was renamed Joaquín Sorolla, after the painter and to reflect its proximity to the high speed train station Joaquín Sorolla[1] which opened a week after the name change.[2] The name change was opposed by opposition political parties and residents groups, who considered it an attempt to forget the tragedy.[2] Groups representing victims of the crash also criticised the name change, pointing out that the Joaquín Sorolla name would be more appropriate for the 2 metro stations, Bailén and Xàtiva, which were closer to the high-speed station.[3] They requested that the name be altered to Jesús-Joaquín Sorolla.[3] In February 2012, Valencia city council unanimously adopted their suggestion, changing the name to Joaquín Sorolla-Jesús.[2] On 30 June 2016, the station reverted to its original name to mark the tenth anniversary of the metro accident.[4]

References
  1. "La 'estación de la muerte' del metro pierde su nombre" [The "station of death" loses its name]. El País (in Spanish). 11 December 2010. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  2. "La estación de Jesús recupera su nombre... a medias" [Jesús station recovers half its name]. Levante EMV (in Spanish). Valencia, Spain. 27 February 2012. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  3. "Las víctimas del accidente de metro critican el cambio de nombre de la estación 'Jesús'" [The victims of the metro accident criticise the renaming of Jesús station]. El Mundo (in Spanish). Valencia, Spain. 27 February 2012. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  4. "Trabajadores de FGV cambian los carteles en la estación de Jesús" [Valencia railway workers change the signs in Jesús station]. Las Provincias (in Spanish). Valencia, Spain. 27 February 2012. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
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