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

León
General information
Owned byAdif
Operated byRenfe
Line(s)Madrid–León high-speed rail line
Venta de Baños–Gijón railway
León–A Coruña railway
Construction
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station code15100
Passengers
2018961,733 ()[1]

History

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The station was opened in 2011 in place of the old Estación del Norte.

Services

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León station is an important junction in the Spanish rail network, currently the terminus of the Madrid–León high-speed rail line,[2] with services to Madrid Chamartín via Palencia and Valladolid. Alvia services are operated to A Coruña, Barcelona Sants, Gijón and Vitoria-Gasteiz. The Regional Express service goes to Santiago de Compostela and Vigo-Guixar.

Preceding station Renfe Operadora Following station
Palencia AVE Terminus
Alvia Veguellina
towards Ponferrada
Palencia Pola de Lena
towards Gijón
Palencia
Palencia
towards Alicante
Sahagún La Robla
towards Gijón
Astorga
towards A Coruña
Astorga
towards Vigo-Guixar
Sahagún
towards Hendaye
Intercity Astorga
towards A Coruña
Sahagún Astorga
towards Vigo-Guixar
Sahagún Intercity Terminus
Veguellina de Órbigo
towards Vigo-Guixar
Terminus Media Distancia
6
Quintana-Raneros
towards Vigo-Guixar
Media Distancia
17
Palanquinos
Media Distancia
23
Quintana-Raneros
Media Distancia
24
Cuadros
towards Gijón

References

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  1. ^ "Adif - Información de estaciones - León". ADIF. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  2. ^ "New AVE high speed train service to Palencia and León opens". Spanish News Today. ADIF. 29 September 2015. Retrieved 13 November 2015.