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
Coordinates38.9848°N 3.9132°W / 38.9848; -3.9132
Owned byAdif
Operated byRenfe
Line(s)
ElectrifiedYes
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
Terminus
AVE
Puertollano
AVE
Puertollano
Zaragoza-Delicias
AVE
Puertollano
AVE
Cuenca-Fernando Zóbel
AVE
Puertollano
Madrid Puerta de Atocha
Terminus
Alvia
Puertollano
toward Cádiz
Madrid Puerta de Atocha
toward Santander
Alvia
Madrid Puerta de Atocha
toward Gijón
Alvia
Madrid Puerta de Atocha
Terminus
Altaria
Puertollano
toward Algeciras
Altaria
Puertollano
toward Granada
Almagro
toward Alicante
Media Distancia
45
Terminus
Almagro
Media Distancia
58
Terminus
Avant
85
Puertollano
Terminus

References
  1. "Adif - Información de estaciones - CIUDAD REAL - CENTRAL". ADIF. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  2. "Breaking Down the Cost Benefit of High-Speed Rail". Green Tech Media. 1 December 2010. Retrieved 4 September 2019.


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