Seville-Santa Justa railway station

Seville-Santa Justa railway station is the main railway station of the Spanish city of Seville, Andalusia. It was opened in 1991[2] with the inauguration of the Madrid–Seville high-speed rail line, and serves around 9.25 million passengers a year.

Sevilla-Santa Justa
Station platforms in 2009
LocationSeville, Andalusia, Spain
Owned byAdif
Operated byRenfe
Line(s)
Platforms12
History
Opened2 May 1991
ElectrifiedYes
Passengers
20189.25 million[1]
Rank15

History

Seville's original main railway station was called Plaza de Armas, which was situated on the banks of the Guadalquivir river as a terminus station for trains heading north of the city. A southern terminus known as the Cádiz station served southbound trains. As part of the preparations for the arrival of the Seville Expo '92, the rail tracks on the river bank were removed and the area redeveloped.[3] The Madrid–Seville high-speed rail line was opened in 1992 with the new Santa Justa railway station connected via a tunnel to the underground San Bernardo railway station, allowing through services north to south.

Services
Station hall in 2011

Santa Justa is the hub of the Cercanías Sevilla commuter rail network, and is served by AVE high-speed trains to Madrid and Barcelona via Córdoba, and southward AVE services to Málaga María Zambrano and Granada via Antequera-Santa Ana. Alvia trains operate from Madrid to Cádiz via Santa Justa, as well as Larga and Media Distancia services to Algeciras, Almería, Huelva and Jaén. It is also served by six TUSSAM bus routes.

Preceding station   Renfe Operadora   Following station
AVETerminus
AVE
AVE
Alvia
toward Cádiz
toward Santander
Alvia
toward Gijón
Alvia
Córdoba
toward Barcelona Estació de França		   Talgo "Torre del Oro"   Terminus
toward Cádiz
Media Distancia
65
Terminus
Los Rosales
toward Jaén
Media Distancia
66
Media Distancia
67
toward Almería
Media Distancia
68
Benacazón
toward Huelva
Media Distancia
72
Los Rosales
toward Cáceres
Media Distancia
74
Avant
84
Terminus
Preceding station   Cercanías Sevilla   Following station
La Rinconada
toward Lora del Río
C-1
toward Lebrija
San Jerónimo
toward Cartuja
C-2Terminus
La Rinconada
toward Cazalla-Constantina
C-3Terminus
toward clockwise loop
C-4
toward counter-clockwise loop
San Jerónimo
toward Benacazón
C-5
toward Jardines de Hércules

Projects

The MetroCentro tram line is due to be extended to serve Santa Justa station to begin service in 2020.[4] The proposed Line 2 of the Seville Metro will also serve the station if built.

References
  1. "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.
  2. La estación Santa Justa cumple 20 años con más de 120 millones usuarios Diario de Sevilla.
  3. Delaney, Paul (1 February 1989). "Seville Journal; Expo 92's Promise: New Life or Stale Gazpacho?". The New York Times. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  4. Martos, Elena (2018-03-03). "La ampliación del Metrocentro de Sevilla tendrá cuatro paradas y un túnel". ABCdesevilla. Retrieved 2018-06-03.


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