Gijón railway station

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Gijón
Gijon Ferrocarril.jpg
Provisional Gijón Railway Station
Coordinates43°32′16″N 5°40′31″W / 43.53778°N 5.67528°W / 43.53778; -5.67528Coordinates: 43°32′16″N 5°40′31″W / 43.53778°N 5.67528°W / 43.53778; -5.67528
Owned byadif
Line(s)
Platforms3
Tracks6
Other information
Station code15410
History
Opened28 March 2011 (2011-03-28)
ElectrifiedYes
Passengers
20181,680,525 (Adif wordmark.svg)[1]

Gijón Railway Station, also known as Gijón Sanz Crespo, is the main railway station of Gijón, Spain. Since 2011 it is located in Sanz Crespo street due to the works for the Metrotrén Asturias project.[2] It is the terminus for Alvia services from Madrid, Alicante, León, Valladolid and Barcelona, as well as Intercity and Media Distancia services from Madrid, Valladolid and León. It is also the last destination for four Cercanías commuter railway lines.

The station was built in 2009 in order to find an alternative for Gijón-Jovellanos / La Braña and Gijón-Cercanías that were planned to be demolished in order to free up the area for the construction of the Metrotrén, a project to extend the train line underground. As of 2021, Gijón Sanz Crespo remains as the only station serving Gijón downtown, and even though the tunnels have been dug, there is no clear plan on where the new station will be built or even if it will be built at all.[3][4]

Infrastructure[]

The station consists of 3 platforms and 6 tracks, of which half are Iberian gauge and the other half are metre gauge. Trains travelling on different gauges have different tickets, trains and controls. Metre-gauge railways were formally operated by Ferrocarriles de Vía Estrecha (FEVE), which was later absorbed by Renfe, that at the time ran trains on Iberian and international gauge. However, Renfe kept former FEVE services in a separated division called Renfe Feve, and as of 2021, fares, tickets and ticket barriers are different from the rest of Renfe trains. Therefore, at the Gijón station it is necessary to separate the tracks on the south side - of metric gauge - from the tracks on the north side - of Iberian gauge -. This situation causes the middle platform to be divided by the east-west axis.

The station has information and tickets desks (again separeted between gauges) and a small cafeteria. A car-renting company also operates in the station. Urban buses from EMTUSA, Gijón public transport company, stop in front of the station.[5]

Services[]

Preceding station   Renfe Operadora   Following station
AlviaTerminus
toward Alicante
Alvia
Alvia
toward Cádiz
Alvia
Alvia
Oviedo
toward Madrid Chamartín 		    Terminus
toward León
Media Distancia
24
Terminus
Preceding station   Renfe Feve   Following station

toward 		  Regionales
R-1 		  Terminus
Preceding station   Cercanías Asturias   Following station

toward 		  C-1   Terminus

toward 		  C-4f  

toward 		  C-5f  

toward 		  C-9f  

References[]

  1. ^ "Adif - Información de estaciones - Gijón". ADIF. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  2. ^ "Renfe se va a Sanz Crespo el día 28". El Comercio. 6 March 2011.
  3. ^ A. Ordoñez, José (29 September 2021). "Veinte años perdiendo el tren". La Nueva España.
  4. ^ Valle, R. (28 March 2021). "Diez años de Sanz Crespo: de estación de usar y tirar a un plan para ser intermodal". La Nueva España.
  5. ^ "15410 Gijón-Sanz Crespo". Adif.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)


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