Vitoria-Gasteiz railway station explained

Vitoria-Gasteiz
Style:Adif
Platforms:2
Owned:Adif
Operator:Renfe
Line:Madrid–Hendaye
Passengers:546,767[1]
Pass Year:2018

Vitoria-Gasteiz railway station is the main railway station in the Basque capital city of Vitoria-Gasteiz in Spain.

Services

Vitoria-Gasteiz railway station is one of the main stops on the Madrid–Hendaye railway. Half a dozen trains each day link the city with Madrid, using Alvia trains on the AVE infrastructure to reach Madrid in 3 hours 43 minutes. There are also connections to Paris, Barcelona, Lisbon and Bordeaux. There is a complete lack of rail services to Andalusia and no direct rail link with Bilbao.

Future

The Basque Y high-speed rail network is planned to connect Vitoria-Gasteiz with the French border, San Sebastián and Bilbao within 35 minutes. However, work on this project has been slow and there is no date for its inaugural run.[2] As part of these works, Vitoria-Gasteiz station will be rebuilt underground.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Adif - Información de estaciones - Vitoria-Gasteiz. ADIF. 3 September 2019.
  2. News: Gorospe. Pedro. The Basque Y: the very slow tale of a very fast train. 16 January 2018. El Pais. 21 December 2016.
  3. Web site: Jardines, edificios y tranvía: así será el “conector verde” que unirá Salburua y Zabalgana. Gasteiz Hoy. 3 May 2019. 2 September 2019. es.