Jesús (Metrovalencia)
Subway station in Valencia, Spain From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Subway station in Valencia, Spain From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jesús is a station in the Metrovalencia network in the La Raiosa area of Valencia. It is served by line 1, line 2 and line 7.
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Location | Valencia (La Raiosa) Spain | ||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 39.4595°N 0.3847°W | ||||||||||||||||||||
Operated by | FGV | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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The station was opened on 8 October 1988, when Metrovalencia was created. On 3 July 2006, a serious crash, which killed 43 people, occurred between the station and Plaça d'Espanya station.[1] On 12 December 2010, the station was renamed Joaquín Sorolla, after the painter and to reflect its proximity to the high speed train station Joaquín Sorolla[1] which opened a week after the name change.[2] The name change was opposed by opposition political parties and residents groups, who considered it an attempt to forget the tragedy.[2] Groups representing victims of the crash also criticised the name change, pointing out that the Joaquín Sorolla name would be more appropriate for the 2 metro stations, Bailén and Xàtiva, which were closer to the high-speed station.[3] They requested that the name be altered to Jesús-Joaquín Sorolla.[3] In February 2012, Valencia city council unanimously adopted their suggestion, changing the name to Joaquín Sorolla-Jesús.[2] On 30 June 2016, the station reverted to its original name to mark the tenth anniversary of the metro accident.[4]
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