Vigo-Guixar railway station

Vigo-Guixar railway station is a railway station in Vigo, Spain. Originally the site of a freight depot for the port of Vigo, on the wharf of the same name, it serves as the temporary terminal for all trains into Vigo during the construction of the new Vialia Vigo station - replacing Vigo-Urzaiz.

Vigo-Guixar
Locationc/ Areal, s/n
Vigo
36201- Pontevedra
Coordinates42.239321°N 8.715398°W / 42.239321; -8.715398
Owned byadif
Line(s)Renfe Media Distancia:
1, 3, 6
Platforms3
Tracks5 + 2 service tracks
ConnectionsVitrasa bus service:
C2, C3, C5B, L10, L17
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Parking175 parking spaces
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Station code22308
History
Opened27 August 2011
ElectrifiedYes
Passengers
2018523,645[1]

The terminal serves passengers travelling on Renfe's middle-distance service (Media Distancia) running across the autonomous community of Galicia.

History

Construction

The contract for the construction of the station was awarded by the Ministry of Public Works to the Galician construction company Copasa with an estimated budget of 10.6 million euros - this would eventually rise to 17.5 million.

The station was inaugurated on 27 August 2011 by José Blanco, the Minister of Public Works, and Abel Caballero, the mayor of Vigo[2]

Services
Preceding station   Renfe Operadora   Following station
Redondela
Alvia
Pontevedra
Terminus
Redondela
toward Alicante
Alvia
Redondela
AlviaTerminus
Redondela
toward Barcelona Sants		   Trenhotel "Galicia"   Terminus
Redondela
toward Madrid Chamartín		   Trenhotel "Rías Gallegas"   Pontevedra
Terminus
Redondela
toward Bilbao-Abando		   Intercity   Terminus
Redondela de Galicia
toward Madrid Chamartín		   Intercity  
Redondela
toward A Coruña
Media Distancia
1
Terminus
Redondela
toward Valença do Minho
Media Distancia
3A
Valença do Minho
Media Distancia
3B
Redondela
toward León
Media Distancia
6

References
  1. "Adif - Información de estaciones - Vigo Guixar". ADIF. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  2. "Inaugurada la estación de tren de Guixar y las obras de la de Urzáiz comienzan el 24 de septiembre" (in Spanish). vigoalminuto.com. 2011-08-27.


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