Intxaurrondo station explained

Intxaurrondo
Style:Euskotren Trena
Borough:San Sebastián, Gipuzkoa
Operator:Euskotren
Structure:Underground
Platform:2 side platforms
Tracks:2
Parking:No
Opened:4 October 2012
Accessible:Yes[1]
Owned:Euskal Trenbide Sarea

Intxaurrondo is a railway station in San Sebastián, Basque Country, Spain. It is owned by Euskal Trenbide Sarea and operated by Euskotren. It lies on the San Sebastián-Hendaye railway, popularly known as the Topo line. The Cercanías San Sebastián station serves the same area, but is unrelated to the Euskotren station.

History

The current station is part of the new alignment between Loiola and Herrera that opened in October 2012.[2] The original single-track tunnel was replaced by a new double-tracked one, and the underground Intxaurrondo station was built. The station is at a depth of 45m (148feet), and has the longest escalators in Spain.[3]

Services

The station is served by Euskotren Trena lines E2 and E5. Line E2 runs every 15 minutes during weekdays and weekend afternoons, and every 30 minutes on weekend mornings. Line E5 serves the branch, running every 15 minutes on weekdays and weekend afternoons, and every 30 minutes on weekend mornings. This gives a combined headway between and Herrera of 7.5 minutes during most of the week.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Accesibility . Euskotren . 23 June 2022 . 17 November 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211117003107/https://www.euskotren.eus/en/tren/accesibilidad . live .
  2. News: Velasco . Juanma . Más de cien metros de escaleras mecánicas . 23 June 2022 . El Diario Vasco . 21 September 2012 . es . 23 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220623192212/https://www.diariovasco.com/v/20120921/al-dia-local/cien-metros-escaleras-mecanicas-20120921.html . live .
  3. News: Las escaleras mecánicas más largas del Estado están en Intxaurrondo . 23 June 2022 . Noticias de Gipuzkoa . 26 January 2020 . es . 23 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220623192210/https://www.noticiasdegipuzkoa.eus/gipuzkoa/donostia/2012/09/21/escaleras-mecanicas-largas-intxaurrondo/223163.html . live .
  4. Web site: E2 Hendaia - Lasarte-Oria . Euskotren . 23 June 2022 . es, eu . 23 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220623191205/https://www.euskotren.eus/sites/default/files/horarios/E2_HendaiaLasarte_CARTEL_50x70cm_Veran2022_1.pdf . live .