Irun railway station
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Irun is a railway station in Irun, Basque Country, Spain. The station is located on the Bordeaux - Irun, Bilbao - Hendaye and Madrid–Hendaye railway lines. The station is served by TGV (high speed trains) operated by the SNCF and Alvia (High Speed Trains), Talgo, Arco, Estrella and Cercanías San Sebastián services operated by RENFE.
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Irún | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Irun, Basque Country Spain |
| Coordinates | 43°20′21″N 1°48′1″W |
| Owned by | adif |
| Line(s) | Bordeaux–Irun railway Madrid–Hendaye railway |
| Passengers | |
| 2018 | 759,358 ( )[1] |
The station is a border railway station where all trains have to stop, as those coming from/going into France have to change gauge from 1,668 mm (5 ft 5+21⁄32 in) Iberian gauge to 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge. The electric pickup supply also changes here from 3000 V DC (overhead Spain) to 1500 V DC (overhead France). Between the stations of Hendaye and Irun, both track gauges run together.
The following services currently call at Irun:
| Preceding station | Renfe Operadora | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Sebastián towards Madrid Chamartín |
Alvia | Hendaye Terminus | ||
| San Sebastián towards Barcelona Sants | ||||
| San Sebastián towards A Coruña |
Intercity | |||
| Lezo-Rentería towards Madrid Chamartín |
Intercity | Terminus | ||
| Lezo-Rentería towards Miranda de Ebro |
Media Distancia 25 |
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| Preceding station | Cercanías San Sebastián | Following station | ||
| Ventas de Irún towards Brinkola |
C-1 | Terminus | ||
| Series | Train Type | Route | Material | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arco | Salamanca - Valladolid Campo Grande - Burgos Rosa de Lima - Miranda de Ebro - Vitoria-Gasteiz - San Sebastián - Irun | Intermediate stations not shown | ||
| A Coruña - Santiago de Compostela - Ourense - Ponferrada - León - Palencia - Burgos Rosa de Lima - Miranda de Ebro - Vitoria-Gasteiz - San Sebastián - Irun | Intermediate stations not shown | |||
| Estrella (Sud Express) | Lisbon Santa Apolónia - Lisbon Oriente - Coimbra - Guarda - Ciudad Rodrigo - Salamanca - Valladolid Campo Grande - Burgos Rosa de Lima - Miranda de Ebro - Vitoria-Gasteiz - San Sebastián - Irun | Intermediate stations not shown |
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