Cuenca–Fernando Zóbel railway station
Cuenca-Fernando Zóbel | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Coordinates | 40°2′5″N 2°8′41″W / 40.03472°N 2.14472°W |
| Owned by | Renfe |
| Line(s) | Madrid–Levante high-speed rail network |
| History | |
| Opened | December 2010 |
| Electrified | Yes |
| Passengers | |
| 2018 | 398,689[1] |
Cuenca – Fernando Zóbel Railway Station (
Adif and high-speed rail
systems.
History
Cuenca has been served by the railroad since 1885, and had a station on the old
Madrid–Levante high-speed rail line between Madrid – Atocha station and Cuenca – Fernando Zobel station, but Renfe kept a daily Media Distancia service between Madrid (Aranjuez in the weekend) and Valencia via the old line taking 3 hours to Madrid and another 3 hours to Valencia, until the section between Tarancón and Utiel was closed on 2022 July 20 and left Cuenca without a station within the city centre.[3]
Facilities
Cuenca, Spain is a popular day or weekend trip from Madrid, with frequent AVE, AVLO, Alvia, Avant and Iryo trains between Madrid and Valencia or Alicante serving the station. There is a large car park for 250 cars, ticket machines as well as a ticket counter, toilets a small commercial area. Bus line L1 connects the station to the city centre every 30' (60' in the weekends) in approx. 20-25'.[4]
Services
| Preceding station | Renfe Operadora | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madrid Chamartín Terminus
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AVE | Requena-Utiel towards Valencia-Joaquín Sorolla
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| Albacete-Los Llanos towards Alicante
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| Albacete-Los Llanos towards Murcia del Carmen
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| Madrid Puerta de Atocha Terminus
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| Valencia-Joaquín Sorolla towards Castelló de la Plana
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Seville-Santa Justa
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Valencia-Joaquín Sorolla Terminus
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| Madrid Chamartín Terminus
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Avlo | Requena-Utiel towards Valencia-Joaquín Sorolla
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| Albacete-Los Llanos towards Alicante
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| Albacete-Los Llanos towards Murcia del Carmen
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| Madrid Puerta de Atocha towards Gijón
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Alvia | Albacete-Los Llanos towards Alicante
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| Madrid Puerta de Atocha towards A Coruña
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| Madrid Puerta de Atocha towards Pontevedra
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| Madrid Puerta de Atocha towards Santander
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| Madrid Puerta de Atocha Terminus
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Intercity | Valencia-Joaquín Sorolla towards Vinaròs
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| Valencia-Joaquín Sorolla towards Gandía
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References
- ^ "Adif - Información de estaciones - Cuenca Fernando Zóbel". ADIF. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
- ^ "How Fernando Zobel saved a dying Spanish city by opening a museum". news.abs.cbn.com. 27 April 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
- ^ https://periodicoclm.publico.es/2022/07/18/cuenca-dice-adios-tren-convencional-despues-139-anos-mientras-anuncia-judicializacion-cierre-linea/
- ^ https://transviago.com/lineas-urbanas-cuenca/