Estació del Nord, Valencia

  • Railway line Madrid -Valencia
  • Railway line Barcelona -Valencia
  • Railway line Valencia -Alicante

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The Valencia Norte station ( Estación del Norte, Estacio del Nord) is the main station of the Spanish city of Valencia. In him all train lines meet with Iberian gauge, the standard gauge tracks end at Valencia Joaquin Sorolla train station. Unlike the name suggests, the station is located south of downtown.

History

The station was opened in 1917 after eleven years of construction by the railway company Ferrocarrils del Nord as a railhead, having already since 1851 was in the same place a train station. After the nationalization of the railway company of the station came in 1987 in possession of RENFE, and after prescribed by the EU splitting of operation and infrastructure is now the Spanish infrastructure company ADIF responsible for the operation at the station. In 1987, the station building was declared a National Monument and referred to as " building of national importance ".

With the opening of the standard gauge high speed line Madrid -Levante with the new high-speed train station Valencia Joaquin Sorolla, the Estación del Norte suffered long-distance transport a slight loss of importance, but remains the largest railway station of the city. In addition to the newly introduced AVE to Madrid, at the wide-gauge long-distance trains Euromed and Alaris from Joaquin Sorolla.

In a project originally budgeted for 2014, the two stations Valencia should be merged to the new Parc Estacio, the reception building Estacio del Nord is maintained.

Traffic

The operational traffic on the ten tracks is the responsibility of RENFE.

Long-distance traffic

From Valencia Norte run now broad-gauge mainline trains of the brand Talgo. Connect Valencia with Barcelona Sants and Barcelona França one hand, and Murcia, Granada, Sevilla Santa Justa and Cartagena on the other side.

Media Distancia

In the Media Distancia traffic REMFE Valencia Norte is accessible only intercity and regional trains Exprés, they run to Cartagena, Zaragoza, Madrid- Chamartín, Madrid - Atocha, Alicante, Murcia and Barcelona França.

Cercanias Valencia

Valencia Norte is served by four of the six lines of Cercanías Valencia. The other two start at Valencia -Sant Isidre station, without connection to the rest of the rail network.

  • C1: Valencia Norte-Gandia/Platja i Grau de Gandia
  • C2: Valencia Norte - Moixent
  • C5: Valencia Norte - Caudiel
  • C6: Valencia Norte - Castellón de la Plana

Metro

In the environment of the station are located at Xativa, Bailen and Plaça d' Espanya three stations of the Metro Valencia, which are served by lines 1, 3 and 5. Line 1 can also use the other two terminal stations in Valencia, Joaquín Sorolla and Sant Isidre be achieved to change trains.

Transition to the Joaquin Sorolla station

800 meters south of the Estación del Norte is located since 2010, the Valencia Joaquin Sorolla train station for long distance service. Although leading to Norte tracks leading past this, the new station has no through platforms, so there is no direct rail connection between the two stations there. The transition occurs on the one hand, via a signposted footpath, on the other hand with the Metro Line 1, which is used between Jesús Joaquín Sorolla and Placa d' Espanya.

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