Irun railway station

Irún
General information
LocationIrun, Basque Country
Spain
Coordinates43°20′21″N 1°48′1″W / 43.33917°N 1.80028°W / 43.33917; -1.80028
Owned byadif
Line(s)Bordeaux–Irun railway
Madrid–Hendaye railway
Passengers
2018759,358 ()[1]
Location
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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.

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+2132 in) Iberian gauge to 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 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

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The following services currently call at Irun:

Preceding station Renfe Operadora Following station
San Sebastián Alvia Terminus
San Sebastián
San Sebastián
towards A Coruña
Intercity
Lezo-Rentería Intercity
Lezo-Rentería Media Distancia
25
Preceding station Cercanías San Sebastián Following station
Ventas de Irún
towards Brinkola
C-1 Terminus

References

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  1. ^ "Adif - Información de estaciones - Irun". ADIF. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
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