A Coruña railway station
A Coruña | |
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| Location |
Rúa Joaquín Planells, s/n A Coruña |
| Coordinates | 43°21′9.66″N 8°24′34.96″W / 43.3526833°N 8.4097111°W |
| Owned by | adif |
| Construction | |
| Disabled access | Yes |
| Other information | |
| Station code | 31412 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1935 |
A Coruña railway station, also known as A Coruña-San Cristovo, is a railway terminus in A Coruña, Spain.
Location
The station is located in rúa Joaquín Planells, next to Rolda de Outeiro, in the neighbourhood of Os Mallos-Estación, relatively far from center but connected by bus. There is another station in the city, San Diego, with goods sidings.
History and architectural design
The station building was built in 1935, in a rationalist style, similar to Helsinki Central railway station. Its architect was Antonio Gascué Echeverría.
Services
Two railway lines finish in this station. They begin in León and Zamora and connect A Coruña with central Spain. High-speed trains connect the city with Santiago de Compostela, Ourense, Pontevedra and Vigo. Regional lines also connect the city with Lugo, Monforte de Lemos and Ferrol. Intercity trains depart to Madrid, Barcelona, and the Basque Country, passing through many other important Spanish northern cities.
| Preceding station | Renfe Operadora | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Santiago de Compostela toward Ourense-Empalme | Avant | Terminus | ||
Santiago de Compostela toward Madrid Chamartín | Alvia | Terminus | ||
Santiago de Compostela toward Barcelona Sants | Alvia | |||
Santiago de Compostela toward Alicante | Alvia | |||
| Santiago de Compostela toward Hendaye |
Intercity | Terminus | ||
| Betanzos-Infesta toward Madrid Chamartín |
Trenhotel "Rías Gallegas" | Terminus | ||
| Redondela de Galicia toward Barcelona Sants |
Trenhotel "Galicia" | Terminus | ||
Uxes toward Vigo-Guixar | Media Distancia G-1 | Terminus | ||
Elviña-Universidade toward Ferrol | Media Distancia G-4 | |||
Elviña-Universidade toward Monforte de Lemos |