Avilés railway station
Railway station in Avilés, Spain
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Avilés station is the main station in Avilés, Asturias, Spain. It is owned by Adif and operated by Renfe.
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Avilés Station Building and Platforms (2019) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Avilés Asturias Spain | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 43°33′44″N 5°55′32″W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Transit authority | Adif | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Platforms | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections |  Bus terminal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Structure type | At-grade | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parking | yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | 16403 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | adif | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 26 July 1890 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pre-nationalisation | Norte and Carreño | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Services
History
Aviles Station was opened in 1890, just 20 days after works on the railway connection between Villabona and San Xuan were completed by Norte.[2][3][4] In 1922, Ferrocarriles de Carreño took advange of the location of this station to extend its narrow-gauge line, thus connecting Avilés with Gijón via Aboño.[5] In 1941, the new Francoist regime nationalised all the Iberian gauge railways in Spain and Norte's assets into the newly formed Renfe.[6] In 1972, the ownership the narrow-gauge section was transferred to FEVE, a government-owned company established with the objective of operating all narrow-gauge railway lines within Spain.[7][8] In 2005, Adif became the owner of the infrastructure and the management of railway lines that were part of RENFE, which became a mere operator.[9] In a similar move, Adif took over the narrow-gauge section of this station in 2013 with the integration of Feve in Renfe and Adif.[10]
