Estació del Nord (Valencia)

The North Station (Spanish: Estación del Norte, Valencian: Estació del Nord) is the main railway station in Valencia, Spain. It is located in the city centre next to the Plaza de Toros de Valencia, the city's bullring, and 200m from the town hall.

Valencia-Estació del Nord
Façade of the North Station
LocationCarrer de Xàtiva, 2
46007 Valencia
Spain
Line(s)
Tracks10
ConnectionsMetrovalencia
EMT
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Architectural styleValencian Art Nouveau
Other information
Station code46.15.250-063
History
OpenedMarch 21, 1852
Passengers
201812 million[1]
Rank11

The building is one of the main works of the Valencian Art Nouveau and was declared Good of Cultural Heritage in 1987. It has connections with Metrovalencia lines 3,5 and 9, and the city bus network.

AVE (high-speed) trains from Madrid and some other long-distance trains use Valencia-Joaquín Sorolla railway station, a short walk away, instead.

This station is named for the Caminos de Hierro del Norte de España (Railways of the North of Spain), the railway company that constructed it and opened it in 1917, which was later nationalized and incorporated into RENFE, and later separated into Adif, the company that currently owns and runs it. It was declared a Bien de Interés Cultural (Good of Cultural Heritage, a type of listed monument) in 1987.

Dutch Symphonic Metal band Within Temptation performed at the station in July 2005 as a one-time event. The concert was filmed and broadcast on Spanish television.[2][3]

Services

Preceding station   Renfe Operadora   Following station
Aldaia
toward Madrid Atocha
  Alaris   Terminus
Sagunt
toward Barcelona Sants
  Alaris  


Castellón de la Plana
toward Barcelona Sants
  Arco "García Lorca"   Xàtiva
toward Seville-Santa Justa or Málaga María Zambrano
Sagunt
toward Barcelona Sants
  Talgo   Alicante
Terminus
  Talgo   Xàtiva
toward Murcia del Carmen
Castellón de la Plana
toward Barcelona Sants
  Talgo "Mare Nostrum"   Xàtiva
toward Cartagena or Lorca-Sutullena
Castellón de la Plana
toward Barcelona França
  Talgo "Torre del Oro"   Xàtiva
toward Seville-Santa Justa
Castellón de la Plana
toward Barcelona Sants
  Trenhotel "Alhambra"   Almansa
toward Granada
Alzira
toward Madrid Chamartín
  Intercity   Terminus
Valencia-Cabanyal
toward Barcelona Sants
  Intercity  
Valencia-Cabanyal
toward Miraflores
  Intercity   Xàtiva
toward Cartagena
TerminusMedia Distancia
44
Xàtiva
toward Cartagena
Media Distancia
46
Xàtiva
toward Alcázar de San Juan
Media Distancia
47
Xàtiva
toward Alcoy
València-Font de Sant Lluís
Media Distancia
48
Terminus
Valencia-Cabanyal
toward Huesca
Media Distancia
49
Terminus
Valencia-Cabanyal
toward Tortosa
Media Distancia
50
Terminus
Preceding station   Cercanías Valencia   Following station
TerminusC-1
Alfafar-Benetússer
toward Gandia or Platja i Grau de Gandia
C-2
Alfafar-Benetússer
toward Moixent
C-3
Valencia-Sant Isidre
toward Utiel
C-5
Font Sant Lluís
toward Caudiel
C-6
Font Sant Lluís

Future

A new Valencia Central Station will be built that eventually replaces the existing Valencia North and Valencia-Joaquín Sorolla stations. It will be 12 tracks wide in 2 subterranean levels.[4]

References


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