Havana Central railway station
Railway station in Havana, Cuba / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Havana Central (Spanish: La Habana Central; the "Central Railway Station", Estación Central de Ferrocarriles) is the main railway terminal in Havana and the largest railway station in Cuba, is the hub of the rail system in the country. It serves for the arrival and departure of national and divisional commuter trains, and is home to the national railway company, Ferrocarriles Nacionales de Cuba (FFCC), the only intercity passenger rail transport operating in the Caribbean.[2]
Havana Central La Habana Central | |||||
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Ferrocarriles de Cuba (Inter-city & Commuter) | |||||
General information | |||||
Location | 401 Avenida de Bélgica Havana, Cuba | ||||
Coordinates | 23.129673°N 82.355286°W / 23.129673; -82.355286 | ||||
Owned by | Revolutionary government | ||||
Platforms | Below-grade | ||||
Tracks | 10 (covered) | ||||
Connections | Metrobus, Omnibús Metropolitanos (OM), ASTRO (Inter-city) | ||||
Construction | |||||
Structure type | At-grade | ||||
Platform levels | 4 | ||||
Parking | yes | ||||
Bicycle facilities | yes | ||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||
History | |||||
Opened | 1912 | ||||
Passengers | |||||
2009 | 7.5 million[1] | ||||
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The building is considered a national monument for its architectural and historical values[3] and is, along with the stations of Santiago, Camagüey and Santa Clara, a network's divisional headquarter.[4]