Murcia del Carmen railway station

Murcia del Carmen railway station is the main railway station in the Spanish city of Murcia.

Murcia del Carmen
The station exterior, built in 1863
General information
Coordinates37°58′29″N 1°07′53″W / 37.9748°N 1.1315°W / 37.9748; -1.1315
Owned byAdif
Operated byRenfe
Line(s)Chinchilla–Cartagena
Platforms2
Passengers
20181,788,607[1]

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 stationRenfe OperadoraFollowing station
Orihuela-Miguel HernándezAVETerminus
Orihuela-Miguel Hernández
Avlo
Archena-FortunaIntercityBalsicas-Mar Menor
towards Cartagena
Orihuela-Miguel HernándezTerminus
Balsicas-Mar Menor
towards Cartagena
Alhama de Murcia
Albacete-Los LlanosIntercityAlhama de Murcia
towards Águilas
Beniel
towards Miraflores
Balsicas-Mar Menor
towards Cartagena
Orihuela-Miguel Hernández
towards Alicante
Media Distancia
43
Librilla
BenielMedia Distancia
44
Balsicas-Mar Menor
towards Cartagena
Preceding stationCercanías Murcia/AlicanteFollowing station
TerminusC-1Beniel
towards Alicante
Alcantarilla-Los Romanos
towards Águilas
C-2Terminus

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 on going 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]

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