Estació del Nord (Valencia)

The North Station (Spanish: Estación del Norte, Valencian: Estació del Nord) is the major railway station in Valencia, Spain. It is located in the city centre next to the Plaza de Toros de Valencia, the city's bullring, and 200m from the town hall.

Valencia-Estació del Nord
Façade of the North Station
General information
Location	24, Xàtiva Street 46007 Valencia Spain
Line(s)	Madrid–Valencia (PK 463.7) Aranjuez−Cuenca−Valencia (PK 352.7) Valencia–Sant Vicenç de Calders (PK 0.0)
Platforms	6
Tracks	10
Connections	Metrovalencia: at Xàtiva (C/ de Xàtiva) at Bailén (Carrer de Bailèn) at Plaça Espanya (Gran Vía de Ramón y Cajal) EMT
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Architectural style	Valencian Art Nouveau
Other information
Station code	46.15.250-063
History
Opened	21 March 1852
Passengers
2018	12 million[1]
Rank	11

The building is one of the main works of the Valencian Art Nouveau and was declared Good of Cultural Heritage in 1987. It has connections with Metrovalencia and the city bus network.

AVE (high-speed) trains from Madrid and some other long-distance trains use Valencia-Joaquín Sorolla railway station, a short walk away, instead.

This station's name is a reference to Caminos de Hierro del Norte de España (Railways of the North of Spain), the railway company that constructed it and opened it in 1917, which was later nationalized and incorporated into RENFE, and later separated into Adif, the company that currently owns and runs it. It was declared a Bien de Interés Cultural (Good of Cultural Heritage, a type of listed monument) in 1987.

Dutch Symphonic Metal band Within Temptation performed at the station in July 2005 as a one-time event. The concert was filmed and broadcast on Spanish television.[2][3]