Murcia del Carmen railway station
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Murcia del Carmen railway station is the main railway station in the Spanish city of Murcia.
Murcia del Carmen | |||||
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The station exterior, built in 1863 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Coordinates | 37.9748°N 1.1315°W | ||||
| Owned by | Adif | ||||
| Operated by | Renfe | ||||
| Line | Chinchilla–Cartagena | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2018 | 1,788,607[1] | ||||
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Services
The Cercanías Murcia/Alicante commuter rail network connects Murcia del Carmen with Alicante railway station and Águilas through lines C-1 and C-2. AVE and Avlo high speed services use the Madrid–Levante high-speed rail network to connect Murcia to Madrid. Talgo services also operate to Valencia Nord and Barcelona Sants.
| Preceding station |  Renfe Operadora |
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orihuela-Miguel Hernández towards Madrid Puerta de Atocha |
AVE | Terminus | ||
| Orihuela-Miguel Hernández towards Madrid Chamartín | ||||
| Avlo | ||||
| Archena-Fortuna towards Madrid Chamartín |
Intercity | Balsicas-Mar Menor towards Cartagena | ||
| Orihuela-Miguel Hernández towards Barcelona Sants |
Terminus | |||
| Balsicas-Mar Menor towards Cartagena | ||||
| Alhama de Murcia towards Lorca-Sutullena | ||||
| Albacete-Los Llanos towards Madrid Chamartín |
Intercity | Alhama de Murcia towards Águilas | ||
| Beniel towards Miraflores |
Balsicas-Mar Menor towards Cartagena | |||
| Orihuela-Miguel Hernández towards Alicante |
Media Distancia 43 |
Librilla towards Lorca-Sutullena | ||
| Beniel towards Valencia Nord |
Media Distancia 44 |
Balsicas-Mar Menor towards Cartagena | ||
| Preceding station | Cercanías Murcia/Alicante | Following station | ||
| Terminus | C-1 | Beniel towards Alicante | ||
| Alcantarilla-Los Romanos towards Águilas |
C-2 | Terminus | ||
Future
Since 20 December 2022 the AVE high-speed rail system is serving Murcia via the Madrid–Levante high-speed rail network[2][3] and construction works are ongoing for the Murcia–Almería high-speed rail line with extensive modifications for the train station in order platforms and track to be relocated underground.[4][5] In October 2017, protesters against the underground alignment blocked the track leading to the station, leading to multiple train cancellations.[6] The new station is expected to be finished by 2024 at a cost of 11 million euros.[7]
