Málaga María Zambrano railway station explained

Málaga María Zambrano
Style:Adif
Address:Explanada de la Estación, 29002 Málaga,[1] Andalusia, Spain
Coordinates:36.7118°N -4.4321°W
Electrified:Yes
Owned:ADIF
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Passengers:6,102,211[2]
Pass Year:2017

Málaga María Zambrano railway station (Spanish: Málaga María Zambrano) is the principal railway station in the city Málaga in Andalusia, Spain on the Córdoba-Málaga high-speed rail line. It is served by high-speed trains to Madrid, Barcelona as well as the Cercanías Málaga and Málaga Metro systems.

In 2017 the station served 6.1 million passengers, of which a million used Cercanías Málaga commuter services.[3] It is named after María Zambrano, a Spanish philosopher.

Layout

Málaga María Zambrano contains twelve platforms, of which two are underground and exclusively used by Cercanías Málaga, which continue into the city centre to Málaga Centro-Alameda railway station. There are eleven tracks available in the station of which five are of standard gauge and used by AVE services. The Málaga Metro's El Perchel station is located outside María Zambrano station.

Facilities

Designed as a public private partnership, Málaga María Zambrano operates as a Vialia shopping mall containing various retail outlets including Mercadona, MediaMarkt and H&M. It is estimated that up to 50% of the customers of these outlets are not rail passengers.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Station Information . . 13 June 2019.
  2. Web site: Adif - Información de estaciones - Málaga-María Zambrano. ADIF. 3 September 2019.
  3. Web site: Los Cercanías de Málaga alcanzan los 11,3 millones de usuarios. La Opinión de Málaga. 3 March 2018. 6 September 2019. Spanish.
  4. Web site: Adif designs a plan to trigger commercial revenues at AVE stations. Spain's News. 19 August 2019. 5 September 2019.