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A Gudiña-Porta de Galicia railway station

Coordinates: 42°03′49″N 7°08′04″W / 42.0636°N 7.1345°W / 42.0636; -7.1345
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A Gudiña-Porta de Galicia
A Gudiña-Porta de Galicia station under construction
The station, under construction
General information
Coordinates42°03′49″N 7°08′04″W / 42.0636°N 7.1345°W / 42.0636; -7.1345
Owned byAdif
Operated byRenfe
Line(s)Madrid-Galicia high-speed rail line
History
Opened20 December 2021
ElectrifiedYes

A Gudiña-Porta de Galicia is a railway station on the Madrid-Galicia high-speed rail line, located in the municipality of A Gudiña in the province of Ourense, Galicia, Spain. It is served by long-distance services.

Name

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The station has the subtitle Porta de Galicia, Galician for gateway to Galicia, referring to its position on the railway line at the border of Galicia. This name also helps distinguish the station from A Gudiña station on the conventional line.

Location

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The station is at kilometre point 382.613 of the Madrid-Galicia high-speed rail line, between the stations of Sanabria AV and Ourense.

History

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The station was opened on 20 December 2021, at the same time as the Sanabria AV - Ourense section of the high speed line opened.[1]

In April 2023, Adif-Alta Velocidad (the infrastructure owner) opened a pedestrian path around 100 metres long for passengers to access the station from the settlement of A Gudiña.[2]

Services

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Preceding station Renfe Operadora Following station
Sanabria AV Alvia Ourense-Empalme
towards Ferrol
Ourense-Empalme
towards Lugo
Ourense-Empalme
towards Pontevedra
Ourense-Empalme
towards Vigo-Urzáiz

References

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  1. ^ "El rey Felipe VI descubrió una placa en la estación de A Gudiña-Porta de Galicia". La Región. 21 December 2021. Archived from the original on 5 April 2025. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  2. ^ "La estación de entrada del AVE en Galicia estrena aceras 16 meses después de su apertura". La Voz de Galicia. 10 April 2023. Retrieved 20 May 2023.