Avilés railway station

Avilés
Avilés Station Building and Platforms (2019)
General information
Location	Avilés Asturias Spain
Coordinates	43°33′44″N 5°55′32″W
Operated by
Transit authority	Adif
Line(s)
Platforms	2
Tracks	7
Connections	Bus terminal
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Parking	yes
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	16403
Fare zone	3
Website	adif.es/w/16403-avilés
History
Opened	26 July 1890 (1890-07-26)
Pre-nationalisation	Norte and Carreño
Services Preceding station Cercanías Asturias Following station La Rocica towards Llamaquique C-3 (Cercanías Asturias) Civis Terminus C-3 (Cercanías Asturias) Local San Xuan Terminus Cristalería towards Cudillero C-4 (Cercanías Asturias) Avilés apeadero towards Gijón Preceding station Renfe Operadora Following station Oviedo towards Madrid Chamartín Alvia Terminus

Avilés station is the main station in Avilés, Asturias, Spain. It is owned by Adif and operated by Renfe.

Services

This station is served by C-3 and C-4 Cercanías Asturias lines. Additionally, there is a daily Alvia service towards Madrid.[1]

History

Aviles Station was opened in 1890, just 20 days after works on the railway connection between Villabona and San Xuan were completed by Norte.[2][3][4] In 1922, Ferrocarriles de Carreño took advange of the location of this station to extend its narrow-gauge line, thus connecting Avilés with Gijón via Aboño.[5] In 1941, the new Francoist regime nationalised all the Iberian gauge railways in Spain and Norte's assets into the newly formed Renfe.[6] In 1972, the ownership the narrow-gauge section was transferred to FEVE, a government-owned company established with the objective of operating all narrow-gauge railway lines within Spain.[7][8] In 2005, Adif became the owner of the infrastructure and the management of railway lines that were part of RENFE, which became a mere operator.[9] In a similar move, Adif took over the narrow-gauge section of this station in 2013 with the integration of Feve in Renfe and Adif.[10]

References

1. García, Borja (2024-07-22). "Nuevo paso en la alta velocidad en Asturias: el Alvia ya llega a Avilés". COPE (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-12-26.
2. CEMBRANOS, T. (2015-03-18). "Avilés, 125 años entre vías". La Nueva España (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-12-26.
3. CULTURA, POR ROMÁN ANTONIO ÁLVAREZ CONCEJAL DE (2007-10-01). "La llegada del ferrocarril". El Comercio: Diario de Asturias (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-12-13.
4. De la Torre, Enrique (1895). Líneas ó secciones abiertas a la explotación durante el año 1894 (in Spanish). Anuario de Ferrocarriles Españoles.
5. CANAL, JOSÉ ANTONIO RODRÍGUEZ (2021-12-13). "No uno, tres transbordos, tres". El Comercio: Diario de Asturias (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-12-08.
6. Wais, Francisco (1974). Historia de los Ferrocarriles Españoles (in Spanish). Madrid: Editora Nacional.
7. LÓPEZ, JAVIER FERNÁNDEZ (2010-04-26). "Los ferrocarriles de vía estrecha de Asturias". El Comercio: Diario de Asturias (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-12-08.
8. Ordóñez, José A. (2013-01-09). "Feve abre vía en la historia". La Nueva España (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-12-08.
9. Madrid, Antonio Ruiz del Árbol (2005-01-20). "Adif se queda con la sede de Renfe y la operadora se va a la estación de Atocha". Cinco Días (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-12-26.
10. Ordóñez, José A. (2013-01-09). "Feve abre vía en la historia". La Nueva España (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-12-26.

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