Antequera-Santa Ana railway station
Antequera-Santa Ana | |
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General information | |
Coordinates | 37°04′13″N 4°43′09″W / 37.0702°N 4.7192°W |
Owned by | Adif |
Operated by | Renfe |
Line(s) | |
History | |
Electrified | Yes |
Passengers | |
2018 | 616,927[1] |
Antequera-Santa Ana railway station is a railway station serving the Spanish town of Antequera, Málaga in Andalusia. It is located 17 kilometres (11 mi) from the town centre,[2] is served by the Spanish AVE high-speed rail system, on the Madrid–Málaga high-speed rail line. A gauge changer exists near the station, allowing trains to operate seamlessly on both standard gauge AVE tracks and Iberian gauge mainline tracks.[3]
History
The station was opened in 2006, originally as a terminus on the Córdoba–Málaga branch of the AVE network, which reached Málaga in 2007. In 2019, Adif began works to improve the lighting surrounding the station at a cost of €38,000.[4]
Services
Along with the AVE service from Madrid to Málaga, Antequera-Santa Ana is served by Media Distancia trains to Algeciras, Almería and Seville-Santa Justa. In 2019, the Antequera–Granada high-speed rail line opened, providing AVE service to Granada.[5]
References
- ^ "Adif - Información de estaciones - Antequera Santa Ana". ADIF. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
- ^ "Santa Ana train Station Antequera". www.andalucia.com. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
- ^ "Adif - Córdoba - Málaga line". adifaltavelocidad.es. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
- ^ "Adif moderniza el sistema de iluminación del vestíbulo de la estación de Antequera – Santa Ana". Las 4 Esquinas (in Spanish). 30 April 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
- ^ "Granada joins the AVE network". Railway Gazette International. 25 June 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2019.