Murcia del Carmen | |
Style: | Adif |
Coordinates: | 37.9748°N -1.1315°W |
Platforms: | 2 |
Owned: | Adif |
Operator: | Renfe |
Line: | Chinchilla–Cartagena |
Passengers: | 1,788,607[1] |
Pass Year: | 2018 |
Murcia del Carmen railway station is the main railway station in the Spanish city of Murcia.
The Cercanías Murcia/Alicante commuter rail network connects Murcia del Carmen with Alicante railway station and Águilas through lines C-1 and C-2. AVE and Avlo high speed services use the Madrid–Levante high-speed rail network to connect Murcia to Madrid. Talgo services also operate to Valencia Nord and Barcelona Sants.
Since 20 December 2022 the AVE high-speed rail system is serving Murcia via the Madrid–Levante high-speed rail network[2] [3] and construction works are ongoing for the Murcia–Almería high-speed rail line with extensive modifications for the train station in order platforms and track to be relocated underground.[4] [5] In October 2017, protesters against the underground alignment blocked the track leading to the station, leading to multiple train cancellations.[6] The new station is expected to be finished by 2024 at a cost of 11 million euros.[7]