Pamplona/Iruña | |||||
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 The train station of Pamplona/Iruña, known as the North Station, was built in 1859 and rebuilt in 1950. | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Pamplona/Iruña, Navarre Spain | ||||
| Coordinates | 42°49′30″N 1°39′41″W / 42.82498°N 1.66145°W / 42.82498; -1.66145 | ||||
| Owned by | Adif | ||||
| Operated by | Renfe | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2018 | 977,418[1] | ||||
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Pamplona/Iruña railway station (Pamplona in Spanish, Iruña in Basque and Pamplona/Iruña officially) is the central railway station of Pamplona/Iruña in Navarre, Spain. Commonly referred locally as the RENFE station or Sanduzelai station, the station is part of the Adif and high-speed rail systems.
History
The station was approved for its creation by Real decreto of Isabella II on 12 November 1859.[2]
The station was opened to traffic on 15 September 1860, with the opening of the Caparroso-Pamplona section of the railway line intended to connect Zaragoza with Navarre by the Compañía del Ferrocarril de Zaragoza a Pamplona (Zaragoza-Pamplona Railway Company). This company soon merged with the Compañía del ferrocarril de Zaragoza a Barcelona (Zaragoza-Barcelona Railway Company), forming the Compañía de los Ferrocarriles de Zaragoza a Pamplona y Barcelona (Zaragoza to Pamplona and Barcelona Railway Company). On 1 April 1878, its poor financial situation forced it to accept a merger with the Compañía Norte. In 1941, the nationalization of all Iberian-gauge lines led to the integration of Norte into the newly created Renfe.[3]
Until 1956, it served as a junction station with the Pamplona-Sangüesa railway—popularly known as "El Irati"—which connected to the station to combine passenger and freight transport between the two railways.[4]
Since 31 December 2004, Renfe has operated the line, while ADIF owns the railway facilities.
References
- "Adif - Información de estaciones - Pamplona - Iruña". ADIF. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
- Martinena, Juan José (1 September 2024). "La primitiva estación del Norte de Pamplona". Diario de Navarra (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 May 2026.
- "La historia de RENFE: creación. De 1941 a 1961" (in Spanish). Rail Motif. Retrieved 5 May 2026.
- Hualde Gállego, Fernando (2013). Ferrocarril «El Irati». Historia y documentos. Lamiñarra. ISBN 978-84-616-4775-0.
| Preceding station |  Renfe Operadora |
Following station | ||
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| Terminus | Alvia | Tafalla towards Madrid Puerta de Atocha | ||
| Alsasua towards Hendaye |
Tafalla towards Barcelona Sants | |||
| Vitoria-Gasteiz towards A Coruña | ||||
| Vitoria-Gasteiz towards Vigo-Guixar | ||||
| Vitoria-Gasteiz towards Gijón | ||||
| Vitoria-Gasteiz Terminus |
Intercity | |||
| Huarte-Araquil towards Vitoria-Gasteiz |
Media Distancia 26 |
Cízur Mayor towards Zaragoza-Delicias | ||