Irun railway station
Railway station in Irun, Spain
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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 Alvia (High Speed Trains), Regional Exprés, and Cercanías San Sebastián services operated by RENFE.
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Irun, Basque Country Spain | ||||
| Coordinates | 43°20′21″N 1°48′1″W | ||||
| Owner | adif | ||||
| Lines | Bordeaux–Irun railway Madrid–Hendaye railway | ||||
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| 2018 | 759,358 ( )[1] | ||||
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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.
Train services
The following services currently call at Irun:
| Preceding station |  Renfe Operadora |
Following station | ||
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| San Sebastián towards Madrid Chamartín |
Alvia | Terminus | ||
| San Sebastián towards Barcelona Sants | ||||
| San Sebastián towards A Coruña |
Intercity | |||
| Lezo-Rentería towards Madrid Chamartín |
Intercity | |||
| 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 | ||
