| Murcia del Carmen | |
|---|---|
 The station exterior, built in 1863 | |
| General information | |
| Coordinates | 37°58′29″N 1°07′53″W / 37.9748°N 1.1315°W / 37.9748; -1.1315 |
| Owned by | Adif |
| Operated by | Renfe |
| Line(s) | Chinchilla–Cartagena |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Passengers | |
| 2018 | 1,788,607 |
Murcia del Carmen railway station is the main railway station in the Spanish city of Murcia.
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 station | Renfe Operadora | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orihuela-Miguel Hernándeztowards Madrid Puerta de Atocha | AVE | Terminus | ||
| Orihuela-Miguel Hernándeztowards Madrid Chamartín | ||||
| Avlo | ||||
| Archena-Fortunatowards Madrid Chamartín | Intercity | Balsicas-Mar Menortowards Cartagena | ||
| Orihuela-Miguel Hernándeztowards Barcelona Sants | Terminus | |||
| Balsicas-Mar Menortowards Cartagena | ||||
| Alhama de Murciatowards Lorca-Sutullena | ||||
| Albacete-Los Llanostowards Madrid Chamartín | Intercity | Alhama de Murciatowards Águilas | ||
| Benieltowards Miraflores | Balsicas-Mar Menortowards Cartagena | |||
| Orihuela-Miguel Hernándeztowards Alicante | Media Distancia43 | Librillatowards Lorca-Sutullena | ||
| Benieltowards Valencia Nord | Media Distancia44 | Balsicas-Mar Menortowards Cartagena | ||
| Preceding station | Cercanías Murcia/Alicante | Following station | ||
| Terminus | C-1 | Benieltowards Alicante | ||
| Alcantarilla-Los Romanostowards Águilas | C-2 | Terminus | ||
Future
Since 20 December 2022 the AVE high-speed rail system is serving Murcia via the Madrid–Levante high-speed rail network and construction works are ongoing for the Murcia–Almería high-speed rail line with extensive modifications for the train station in order platforms and track to be relocated underground. In October 2017, protesters against the underground alignment blocked the track leading to the station, leading to multiple train cancellations. The new station is expected to be finished by 2024 at a cost of 11 million euros.
References
- "Adif - Información de estaciones - Murcia del Carmen". ADIF. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
- "El AVE Madrid-Murcia comenzará el servicio comercial el próximo 20 de diciembre". Renfe. 12 December 2022. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
- "First AVE high-speed trains in Murcia delayed until at least 2022". Murcia Today. 5 February 2020. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
- "Actuaciones Ferroviarias: Nueva estación intermodal de Murcia El Carmen". www.murciaaltavelocidad.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 December 2023.
- "Could Cartagena AVE link re-open Hacienda Riquelme station?". Murcia Today. 10 September 2018. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
- "Murcia trains back on track after four days of no service". Think Spain. 9 October 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
- Buitrago, Manuel (21 October 2023). "Montan la cubierta de la estación del AVE de Murcia para que abra el año que viene". www.laverdad.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 December 2023.