Ciudad Real railway station
Ciudad Real | |
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Electrified | Yes |
Passengers | |
2018 | 1,298,894[1] |
Ciudad Real railway station (Spanish: Estación de Ciudad Real) is the main railway station of the
Seville-Santa Justa and Málaga María Zambrano
, travel to Madrid can be achieved in under an hour.
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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Madrid Puerta de Atocha Terminus
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AVE | Seville-Santa Justa
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Puertollano towards Málaga María Zambrano
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Zaragoza-Delicias
towards Barcelona Sants |
Seville-Santa Justa
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Córdoba towards Málaga María Zambrano
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Cuenca-Fernando Zóbel
towards Valencia-Joaquín Sorolla |
Seville-Santa Justa
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Madrid Puerta de Atocha Terminus
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Alvia | Puertollano towards Cádiz
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Madrid Puerta de Atocha towards Santander
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Madrid Puerta de Atocha towards Gijón
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Madrid Puerta de Atocha Terminus
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Intercity | Puertollano towards Algeciras
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Almagro towards Alicante
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Media Distancia 45
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Terminus | ||
Almagro towards Madrid Chamartín
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Media Distancia 58
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Almagro towards Alcázar de San Juan
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Media Distancia 60
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Puertollano towards Badajoz
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Madrid Puerta de Atocha Terminus
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Avant 85
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Puertollano Terminus
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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.