Antequera-Santa Ana railway station

Antequera-Santa Ana railway station is a railway station serving the Spanish town of Antequera, Málaga in Andalusia. It is located 17 kilometres (11 mi) from the town centre,[2] is served by the Spanish AVE high-speed rail system, on the Madrid–Málaga high-speed rail line. A gauge changer exists near the station, allowing trains to operate seamlessly on both standard gauge AVE tracks and Iberian gauge mainline tracks.[3]

Antequera-Santa Ana
Station building
Coordinates37.0702°N 4.7192°W / 37.0702; -4.7192
Owned byAdif
Operated byRenfe
Line(s)
ElectrifiedYes
Traffic
Passengers (2018)616,927[1]

History

The station was opened in 2006, originally as a terminus on the Córdoba–Málaga branch of the AVE network, which reached Málaga in 2007. In 2019, Adif began works to improve the lighting surrounding the station at a cost of €38,000.[4]

Services

Along with the AVE service from Madrid to Málaga, Antequera-Santa Ana is served by Media Distancia trains to Algeciras, Almería and Seville-Santa Justa. In 2019, the Antequera–Granada high-speed rail line opened, providing AVE service to Granada.[5]

Preceding station   Renfe Operadora   Following station
AVE
Terminus
AVE
AVE
Terminus
AVE
Altaria
Ronda
toward Algeciras
Terminus
Altaria
Avant
Terminus
Pedrera
Media Distancia
Antequera-Ciudad
toward Almería
Antequera-Ciudad
toward Granada
Media Distancia
toward Algeciras

References
  1. "Adif - Información de estaciones - Antequera Santa Ana". ADIF. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  2. "Santa Ana train Station Antequera". www.andalucia.com. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  3. "Adif - Córdoba - Málaga line". adifaltavelocidad.es. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  4. "Adif moderniza el sistema de iluminación del vestíbulo de la estación de Antequera – Santa Ana". Las 4 Esquinas (in Spanish). 30 April 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  5. "Granada joins the AVE network". Railway Gazette International. 25 June 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2019.


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