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Ponferrada railway station

Coordinates: 42°32′43″N 6°36′08″W / 42.5454°N 6.6023°W / 42.5454; -6.6023
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Ponferrada
General information
Coordinates42°32′43″N 6°36′08″W / 42.5454°N 6.6023°W / 42.5454; -6.6023
Owned byAdif
Operated byRenfe
Line(s)León–A Coruña railway
Construction
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station code20200
Passengers
2018122,332 ()[1]

Ponferrada railway station is the railway station of the Spanish city of Ponferrada.

History

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The station was opened in 1882, with the opening of Brañuelas - Ponferrada section in Palencia - A Coruña railway.[2]

Services

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Ponferrada station is a compulsory stop for all the passenger trains of the line That circumstance allows to have direct connections with the most important cities of the North of the country, besides other places like Zaragoza or Barcelona. Alvia services are operated to A Coruña, Vigo-Guixar, Barcelona Sants and Madrid-Chamartín. The Regional Express service goes to León and Vigo-Guixar, and also links with towns as Monforte de Lemos or Astorga.

Preceding station Renfe Operadora Following station
San Miguel de las Dueñas Alvia Terminus
Bembibre O Barco de Valdeorras
towards A Coruña
O Barco de Valdeorras
towards Vigo-Guixar
Bembibre
towards Hendaye
Intercity O Barco de Valdeorras
towards A Coruña
Bembibre O Barco de Valdeorras
towards Vigo-Guixar
San Miguel de las Dueñas
towards León
Media Distancia
6
Villadepalos
towards Vigo-Guixar
Media Distancia
29
Terminus

References

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  1. ^ "Adif - Información de estaciones - Ponferrada". ADIF. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  2. ^ Palencia á La Coruña ( Compañía de los Ferrocarriles del Noroeste de España) Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback MachineSpanishrailway