Vigo-Guixar railway station

Vigo-Guixar railway station is a railway station in Vigo, (province of Pontevedra), Spain. Originally the site of a freight depot for the port of Vigo, on the wharf of the same name, it serves as the temporary terminal for all trains into Vigo during the construction of the new Vialia Vigo station - replacing Vigo-Urzaiz.

Vigo-Guixar
General information
Locationc/ Areal, s/n
Vigo
36201- Pontevedra
Coordinates42.239321°N 8.715398°W / 42.239321; -8.715398
Owned byadif
Line(s)Monforte de Lemos-Vigo
Platforms3
Tracks5 + 2 service tracks
ConnectionsVitrasa bus service:
C2, C3, C5B, L10, L17
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Parking175 parking spaces
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station code22308
History
Opened27 August 2011
ElectrifiedYes
Passengers
2018523,645[1]

The terminal serves passengers travelling on Renfe's middle-distance service (Media Distancia) running across the autonomous community of Galicia.

History

Construction

The contract for the construction of the station was awarded by the Ministry of Public Works to the Galician construction company Copasa with an estimated budget of 10.6 million euros - this would eventually rise to 17.5 million.

The station was inaugurated on 27 August 2011 by José Blanco, the Minister of Public Works, and Abel Caballero, the mayor of Vigo[2]

Services
Preceding station Renfe Operadora Following station
Redondela
towards Barcelona Sants
 Alvia Terminus
Redondela
towards Bilbao-Abando
 Intercity
Redondela
towards Madrid Chamartín
 Intercity
Redondela
towards A Coruña
 Media Distancia
1
Redondela
towards Valença
 Media Distancia
3
Redondela
towards León
 Media Distancia
6
Comboios de Portugal
Valença
toward Porto-Campanhã		   Celta   Terminus

References
  1. "Adif - Información de estaciones - Vigo Guixar". ADIF. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  2. "Inaugurada la estación de tren de Guixar y las obras de la de Urzáiz comienzan el 24 de septiembre" (in Spanish). vigoalminuto.com. 2011-08-27.
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