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 | |
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Façade of the North Station | |
Location | Carrer de Xàtiva, 2 46007 Valencia Spain |
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Tracks | 10 |
Connections | Metrovalencia EMT |
Construction | |
Structure type | At-grade |
Parking | Yes |
Bicycle facilities | Yes |
Architectural style | Valencian Art Nouveau |
Other information | |
Station code | 46.15.250-063 |
History | |
Opened | March 21, 1852 |
Passengers | |
2018 | 12 million[1] |
Rank | 11 |
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 | ||
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Aldaia toward Madrid Atocha |
Alaris | Terminus | ||
Sagunt toward Barcelona Sants |
Alaris |
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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 | ||
Terminus | Media Distancia 44 | Xàtiva toward Cartagena |
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Media Distancia 46 | Xàtiva toward Alcázar de San Juan |
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Media Distancia 47 | Xàtiva toward Alcoy |
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València-Font de Sant Lluís toward Madrid Atocha | 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 | ||
Terminus | C-1 | Alfafar-Benetússer toward Gandia or Platja i Grau de Gandia |
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C-2 | Alfafar-Benetússer toward Moixent |
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C-3 | Valencia-Sant Isidre toward Utiel |
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C-5 | Font Sant Lluís toward Caudiel |
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C-6 | Font Sant Lluís toward Castelló de la Plana |
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
- "Atocha Cercanías lidera las estaciones de tren en España con más de 270.000 viajeros al día". Tribuna de Salamanca (in Spanish). 3 April 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
- "Within Temptation at Estación del Norte (Valencia) on 7 Jul 2005". Last.fm.
- "Within Temptation concluye hoy en Valencia su mini gira española". LOS40. July 7, 2005.
- "UTE IDOM". valenciaparquecentral.es.