Requena-Utiel railway station explained

Requena-Utiel
Style:Adif
Coordinates:39.5218°N -1.1349°W
Opened:2010
Electrified:Yes
Owned:Adif
Operator:Renfe
Line:
Passengers:26,043[1]
Pass Year:2018

Requena-Utiel railway station is a railway station serving the Spanish towns of Requena and Utiel in the Valencian Community. It is served by the Spanish AVE high-speed rail system, on the Madrid–Levante high-speed rail network.

History

The station was built in 2010 at a cost of €12.4 million. It has been described as being "designed to favour rational use of energy. For this, energy efficiency, thermal insulation and energy saving criteria have been taken into account, so it will include thermal solar panels to produce hot water and photovoltaic panels to receive solar energy and transform it into electrical energy."[2] Since opening, the station has been criticised for being one of the least-used stations on the entire AVE network, with "less than 20 passengers a day" in 2016.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Adif - Información de estaciones - Requena Utiel (Alta Velocidad). ADIF. 3 September 2019.
  2. Web site: Progress on the Madrid–Levante high-speed line. Global Railway Review. 17 September 2010. 4 September 2019.
  3. Web site: One in four AVE stations used by fewer than 100 passengers a day. El País. 23 May 2016. 2 September 2019.