Murcia del Carmen railway station explained

Murcia del Carmen
Style:Adif
Coordinates:37.9748°N -1.1315°W
Platforms:2
Owned:Adif
Operator:Renfe
Line:Chinchilla–Cartagena
Passengers:1,788,607[1]
Pass Year:2018

Murcia del Carmen railway station is the main railway station in the Spanish city of Murcia.

Services

The Cercanías Murcia/Alicante commuter rail network connects Murcia del Carmen with Alicante railway station and Águilas through lines C-1 and C-2. AVE and Avlo high speed services use the Madrid–Levante high-speed rail network to connect Murcia to Madrid. Talgo services also operate to Valencia Nord and Barcelona Sants.

Future

Since 20 December 2022 the AVE high-speed rail system is serving Murcia via the Madrid–Levante high-speed rail network[2] [3] and construction works are ongoing for the Murcia–Almería high-speed rail line with extensive modifications for the train station in order platforms and track to be relocated underground.[4] [5] In October 2017, protesters against the underground alignment blocked the track leading to the station, leading to multiple train cancellations.[6] The new station is expected to be finished by 2024 at a cost of 11 million euros.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Adif - Información de estaciones - Murcia del Carmen. ADIF. 3 September 2019.
  2. Web site: El AVE Madrid-Murcia comenzará el servicio comercial el próximo 20 de diciembre . 12 December 2022. 6 December 2023 . Renfe.
  3. Web site: First AVE high-speed trains in Murcia delayed until at least 2022. Murcia Today. 5 February 2020. 21 December 2020.
  4. Web site: Actuaciones Ferroviarias: Nueva estación intermodal de Murcia El Carmen. . www.murciaaltavelocidad.es. es . 6 December 2023.
  5. Web site: Could Cartagena AVE link re-open Hacienda Riquelme station?. Murcia Today. 10 September 2018. 2 September 2019.
  6. Web site: Murcia trains back on track after four days of no service. Think Spain. 9 October 2017. 3 September 2019.
  7. Web site: Montan la cubierta de la estación del AVE de Murcia para que abra el año que viene. www.laverdad.es. Manuel . Buitrago. es . 21 October 2023. 6 December 2023.