Talavera de la Reina railway station

39°58′14″N 4°49′36″W / 39.970572°N 4.826569°W / 39.970572; -4.826569Owned byAdifOperated byRenfeLine(s)Line 52 [es]Platforms2Other informationStation code35200HistoryOpened13 July 1876; 147 years ago (1876-07-13)

Talavera de la Reina railway station is a railway station serving the Spanish city of Talavera de la Reina, in the province of Toledo.

History and description

The station was inaugurated on 13 July 1876,[1] as the 48.76 km Torrijos–Talavera stretch of the Madrid–Extremadura line was opened on that day.[2] Soon later, on 2 September 1877, the 35.0 km stretch from Talavera to Oropesa was opened.[2] The façade of the building displays ornamental tiles.[3]

It lies at the kilometre 134.2 of the conventional gauge railway line linking Madrid to Valencia de Alcántara.[1]

Renfe Operadora operates Media Distancia [es] passenger services between Madrid and Talavera,[4] as part of the Line 52 [es]. It also operates Regional [es] and Intercity [es] services.[5] As of January 2020, the station features an average of 106 users per day.[6]

References

Citations
  1. ^ a b "Baja un cuatro por ciento el tráfico de pasajeros en la Estación de Tren". la Tribuna de Toledo. 9 February 2014.
  2. ^ a b Blanch Sánchez 2013, p. 452.
  3. ^ "La avioneta más popular de Toledo ya esta restaurada: Dinos si te gusta". El Digital Castilla-La Mancha. 9 September 2016.
  4. ^ "Renfe amplía sus servicios Madrid-Talavera con uno diario de lunes a viernes y tres en fin de semana". La Voz de Talavera. 10 July 2020.
  5. ^ "Renfe implanta cuatro servicios diarios por sentido entre Talavera y Madrid desde este viernes". Europa Press. 9 July 2020.
  6. ^ "La estación de tren de Talavera seguirá vendiendo billetes de forma presencial". La Voz del Tajo. 2 January 2020.
Bibliography
  • Blanch Sánchez, Antonio (2013). "La llegada del ferrocarril a Extremadura: una época de especulación y corrupción" (PDF). Revista de Estudios Extremeños. 69 (1). Badajoz: Diputación Provincial de Badajoz: 437–460. ISSN 0210-2854.