Antequera-Santa Ana railway station

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Antequera-Santa Ana
Antequera-Santa Ana.jpg
Station building
General information
Coordinates37°04′13″N 4°43′09″W / 37.0702°N 4.7192°W / 37.0702; -4.7192Coordinates: 37°04′13″N 4°43′09″W / 37.0702°N 4.7192°W / 37.0702; -4.7192
Owned byAdif
Operated byRenfe
Line(s)
ElectrifiedYes
Passengers
2018616,927[1]
Station platform.

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]

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
Córdoba
toward Madrid Puerta de Atocha
   
toward Algeciras
Media Distancia
toward Almería
toward Granada
Media Distancia
toward Algeciras
Avant
Terminus

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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