Antequera-Santa Ana railway station (original) (raw)

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Antequera-Santa Ana
Station building
General information
Coordinates 37°04′13″N 4°43′09″W / 37.0702°N 4.7192°W / 37.0702; -4.7192
Owned by Adif
Operated by Renfe
Line(s) Madrid–Málaga high-speed rail line Antequera–Granada high-speed rail line
History
Electrified Yes
Passengers
2018 616,927[1]

Station platform

Antequera-Santa Ana railway station is a railway station at a railway junction near the Spanish town of Antequera, Málaga in Andalusia. It is located 17 kilometres (11 mi) from the town centre.[2] It was created principally to serve passengers on the developing AVE high-speed rail system. However, the station has access to Iberian gauge lines for conventional services.

High-speed services

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It serves passengers using the Madrid–Málaga high-speed rail line and the Antequera-Granada high-speed rail line.

Conventional services

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A gauge changer exists near the station, allowing trains to operate seamlessly on both standard gauge AVE tracks and Iberian gauge tracks.[3] Antequera-Santa Ana is served by Media Distancia trains to Algeciras, Almería and Seville-Santa Justa.

The station was opened in 2006, originally as a terminus on the then-incomplete Córdoba–Málaga branch of the Spanish AVE high-speed rail system. The AVE reached Málaga in 2007. In 2019, the Antequera–Granada high-speed rail line opened, providing AVE service to Granada.[4]Also in 2019, Adif began works to improve the lighting surrounding the station at a cost of €38,000.[5]

| Preceding station | Renfe Operadora | Following station | | | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------- | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Puente Genil-Herreratowards Madrid Atocha | | AVE | | Málaga María ZambranoTerminus | | Puente Genil-Herreratowards Barcelona Sants | | | | | | Puente Genil-Herreratowards Madrid Atocha | GranadaTerminus | | | | | Puente Genil-Herreratowards Barcelona Sants | | | | | | Córdobatowards Madrid Puerta de Atocha | | Intercity | | Rondatowards Algeciras | | Pedreratowards Seville-Santa Justa | | Media Distancia | | Antequera-Ciudadtowards Almería | | Antequera-Ciudadtowards Granada | Bobadillatowards Algeciras | | | | | Puente Genil-Herreratowards Seville-Santa Justa | | Avant | | Málaga María ZambranoTerminus |

  1. ^ "Adif - Información de estaciones - Antequera Santa Ana". ADIF. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  2. ^ "Santa Ana train Station Antequera". www.andalucia.com. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  3. ^ "Adif - Córdoba - Málaga line". adifaltavelocidad.es. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  4. ^ "Granada joins the AVE network". Railway Gazette International. 25 June 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
  5. ^ "Adif moderniza el sistema de iluminación del vestíbulo de la estación de Antequera – Santa Ana". Las 4 Esquinas (in Spanish). 30 April 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2019.