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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Cuenca-Fernando Zóbel Railway Station

Cuenca – Fernando Zóbel Railway Station (IATA: CEJ) is the new railway station in Cuenca, Spain, located 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) from the city centre. The station is named after painter Fernando Zóbel to commemorate his links to the city. It occupies 3.950 square metres (42.52 sq ft) with 8.900 square metres (95.80 sq ft) of parking space. It is operated by RENFE and part of Adif and high-speed rail systems.

History

Cuenca has been served by the railroad since 1885, and had a station on the old Aranjuez - Valencia Railway [es]. On 2010 December 19 a new AVE (high-speed rail) link was established on the Madrid–Levante high-speed rail line between Madrid – Atocha station and Cuenca – Fernando Zobel station, but Renfe kept a daily Media Distancia service between Madrid (Aranjuez in the weekend) and Valencia via the old line taking 3 hours to Madrid and another 3 hours to Valencia, until the section between Tarancón and Utiel was closed on 2022 July 20 and left Cuenca without a station within the city centre.

Facilities

Cuenca, Spain is a popular day or weekend trip from Madrid, with frequent AVE, AVLO, Alvia, Avant and Iryo trains between Madrid and Valencia or Alicante serving the station. There is a large car park for 250 cars, ticket machines as well as a ticket counter, toilets a small commercial area. Bus line L1 connects the station to the city centre every 30' (60' in the weekends) in approx. 20-25'.

Services

Preceding station Renfe Operadora Following station
Madrid Chamartín
Terminus
AVE Requena-Utiel
Albacete-Los Llanos
towards Alicante
Albacete-Los Llanos
Madrid Puerta de Atocha
Terminus
Valencia-Joaquín Sorolla
Ciudad Real Valencia-Joaquín Sorolla
Terminus
Madrid Chamartín
Terminus
Avlo Requena-Utiel
Albacete-Los Llanos
towards Alicante
Albacete-Los Llanos
Madrid Puerta de Atocha
towards Gijón
Alvia Albacete-Los Llanos
towards Alicante
Madrid Puerta de Atocha
towards A Coruña
Madrid Puerta de Atocha
towards Pontevedra
Madrid Puerta de Atocha
towards Santander
Madrid Puerta de Atocha
Terminus
Intercity Valencia-Joaquín Sorolla
towards Vinaròs
Valencia-Joaquín Sorolla
towards Gandía

References

  1. ^ "Adif - Información de estaciones - Cuenca Fernando Zóbel". ADIF. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  2. ^ "How Fernando Zobel saved a dying Spanish city by opening a museum". news.abs.cbn.com. 27 April 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  3. ^ https://periodicoclm.publico.es/2022/07/18/cuenca-dice-adios-tren-convencional-despues-139-anos-mientras-anuncia-judicializacion-cierre-linea/
  4. ^ https://transviago.com/lineas-urbanas-cuenca/