Irun railway station

Irun is a railway station in Irun, Basque Country, Spain. The station is located on the Bordeaux - Irun, Bilbao - Hendaye and Madrid–Hendaye railway lines. The station is served by TGV (high speed trains) operated by the SNCF and Alvia (High Speed Trains), Talgo, Arco, Estrella and Cercanías San Sebastián services operated by RENFE.

Irún
General information
LocationIrun, Basque Country
Spain
Coordinates43°20′21″N 1°48′1″W
Owned byadif
Line(s)Bordeaux–Irun railway
Madrid–Hendaye railway
Passengers
2018759,358 ()[1]

The station is a border railway station where all trains have to stop, as those coming from/going into France have to change gauge from 1,668 mm (5 ft 5+2132 in) Iberian gauge to 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge. The electric pickup supply also changes here from 3000 V DC (overhead Spain) to 1500 V DC (overhead France). Between the stations of Hendaye and Irun, both track gauges run together.

Train services

The following services currently call at Irun:

Preceding station Renfe Operadora Following station
San Sebastián Alvia Hendaye
Terminus
San Sebastián
San Sebastián
towards A Coruña
Intercity
Lezo-Rentería Intercity Terminus
Lezo-Rentería
towards Miranda de Ebro
Media Distancia
25
Preceding station Cercanías San Sebastián Following station
Ventas de Irún
towards Brinkola
C-1 Terminus
Series Train Type Route Material Notes
ArcoSalamanca - Valladolid Campo Grande - Burgos Rosa de Lima - Miranda de Ebro - Vitoria-Gasteiz - San Sebastián - IrunIntermediate stations not shown
A Coruña - Santiago de Compostela - Ourense - Ponferrada - León - Palencia - Burgos Rosa de Lima - Miranda de Ebro - Vitoria-Gasteiz - San Sebastián - IrunIntermediate stations not shown
Estrella
(Sud Express)
Lisbon Santa Apolónia - Lisbon Oriente - Coimbra - Guarda - Ciudad Rodrigo - Salamanca - Valladolid Campo Grande - Burgos Rosa de Lima - Miranda de Ebro - Vitoria-Gasteiz - San Sebastián - IrunIntermediate stations not shown

References

  1. "Adif - Información de estaciones - Irun". ADIF. Retrieved 3 September 2019.

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