Pontevedra-University is a suburban railway stop on the Redondela-Santiago de Compostela line. It is located in the municipality of Pontevedra, to the north of the city, in the autonomous community of Galicia in Spain.
Pontevedra-Universidad | |
|---|---|
| stop | |
 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Buenos Aires Avenue Pontevedra 36162- Pontevedra Spain |
| Coordinates | 42°26′06″N 8°37′49″W / 42.4349°N 8.6303°W |
| Owned by | adif |
| Line(s) | Atlantic Axis high-speed rail line Redondela-Santiago de Compostela |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Tracks | 2 |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | At-grade |
| Accessible | Yes |
| Other information | |
| Station code | 23018 |
| History | |
| Opened | 2001 |
| Electrified | yes |
Opened in 2001, it is served by Media Distancia Renfe. It serves the university campus.
Railway location
editAt an altitude of 17 metres, the Pontevedra-Universidad railway stop is located at kilometre point (KP) 19.9 of the Redondela-Santiago de Compostela Iberian-gauge line, between the railway stations of Pontevedra and Portela.[1]
History
editIn November 1998, specific dates began to be discussed for the construction of a railway stop near the Pontevedra campus. The works for the railway stop to the campus were awarded in July 1999.[2]
The Pontevedra-Universidad stop was finally put into service by Renfe in October 2001 to serve the Pontevedra campus.[3]
Since 31 December 2004, ADIF has been the operator of the railway stop. In June 2021, ADIF decided to improve the access ramps to the stop and the lighting.[4]
Traveller services
editDescription
editThe railway stop has two platforms with video surveillance, shelters and electronic information boards indicating train arrivals and departures, a device for emergency calls and a clock.[5]
Services
editPontevedra-Universidad is served by trains of the Media Distancia Renfe service, mainly originating or terminating at the railway stations of A Coruña, Pontevedra, Santiago de Compostela and Vigo-Guixar.
| Line | Route | Cities and towns served |
|---|---|---|
| Regional | A Coruña - Vigo Guixar | A Coruña - Uxes - Cerceda-Meirama - Ordes - Santiago de Compostela - Padrón - Pontecesures - Catoira - Vilagarcía de Arousa - Pontevedra-Universidad - Pontevedra - Arcade - Redondela-Picota - Redondela - Vigo-Guixar |
Intermodal passenger transport
editBuses serve the train stop and the university campus.[6]
Gallery
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Pontevedra station running in board, clock and platform display -
Pontevedra-Universidad railway station platforms
References
edit- ^ "Listado de lineas y estaciones" (pdf). sede.fomento.gob.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 June 2021.
- ^ "El tren al campus, a toda marcha". La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). 19 April 2001.
- ^ "El tren por fin llegará este año al campus". La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). 22 September 2001.
- ^ "Adif mejorará el apeadero del tren en el campus para los universitarios". Diario de Pontevedra (in Spanish). 7 June 2021.
- ^ "Un apeadero casi sin uso pero que hace felices a los niños". La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). 17 January 2018.
- ^ "Transporte en Pontevedra". uvigo.gal/es (in Spanish). 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2021..
See also
editRelated articles
editExternal links
edit- Media Distancia Galice on the website Renfe.
- Pontevedra-Universidad stop on the Adif official website.
