Antequera-Santa Ana railway station explained

Antequera-Santa Ana
Style:Adif
Coordinates:37.0702°N -4.7192°W
Electrified:Yes
Owned:Adif
Operator:Renfe
Line:
Passengers:616,927[1]
Pass Year:2018

Antequera-Santa Ana railway station is a railway station at a railway junction near the Spanish town of Antequera, Málaga in Andalusia. It is located from the town centre.[2] It was created principally to serve passengers on the developing AVE high-speed rail system. However, the station has access to Iberian gauge lines for conventional services.

High-speed services

It serves passengers using the Madrid–Málaga high-speed rail line and the Antequera-Granada high-speed rail line.

Conventional services

A gauge changer exists near the station, allowing trains to operate seamlessly on both standard gauge AVE tracks and Iberian gauge tracks.[3] Antequera-Santa Ana is served by Media Distancia trains to Algeciras, Almería and Seville-Santa Justa.

History

The station was opened in 2006, originally as a terminus on the then-incomplete Córdoba–Málaga branch of the Spanish AVE high-speed rail system. The AVE reached Málaga in 2007. In 2019, the Antequera–Granada high-speed rail line opened, providing AVE service to Granada.[4] Also in 2019, Adif began works to improve the lighting surrounding the station at a cost of €38,000.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Adif - Información de estaciones - Antequera Santa Ana. ADIF. 3 September 2019.
  2. Web site: Santa Ana train Station Antequera. www.andalucia.com. 4 September 2019.
  3. Web site: Adif - Córdoba - Málaga line. adifaltavelocidad.es. 2 September 2019.
  4. News: Granada joins the AVE network . 25 June 2019 . Railway Gazette International . 27 June 2019 .
  5. Web site: Adif moderniza el sistema de iluminación del vestíbulo de la estación de Antequera – Santa Ana. Las 4 Esquinas. 30 April 2019. 4 September 2019. Spanish.