Adif did public this Monday of the historical activity of the station of Cordobaon the occasion of this September 9 celebrating its 30 years of service. In a statement, he stressed that at that time he became “one of the main ones in Andalusia and Spain”. They have passed through its facilities during these three decades”more than 90 million travelers“, the press release highlights. And it reached its record number of users in 2023.
This railway complexwhich includes a 1.8 kilometer tunnel, underlines this public entity, “it has become the axis of railway integration in the city, with a 3.9 kilometer long underground tunnel, which filled a gap in the city and generated a new district (the Renfe Plan).
This railway infrastructure, continues Adif, constitutes “a fundamental point in the high-speed communications between different Andalusian cities among themselves and with Madrid, Valencia and Barcelona as the main origins and destinations. For the Spanish railway plan, Córdoba is “a strategic location and a fundamental stop for the pick-up and drop-off of passengers for the circulation of the Madrid-Seville, Córdoba-Málaga and Antequera-Granada high-speed lines.”
This is, continues this public body, also “the key position” for a large number of prints of conventional width that use different sections of the Alcázar de San Juan-Cádiz line, such as the medium-distance services that connect Jaén to Cádiz or those that connect several stations in the province, with a notable connection with the stop at the Rabanales university campus.
This intense activity and the growth of high-speed and conventional rail services ““Consolidate” our capital’s train station in the third position of Andalusia by number of travelers after those of Seville Santa Justa and Malaga María Zambrano.
Adif explains that the growth of users of the railway infrastructure of Cordoba “has been observed benefited” by a social trend of “increase in the frequency of travel detected since the end of the pandemic and for measures to promote the use of public transport to facilitate mobility, approved by the government.
Several people wait for their train call at Cordoba station
The upcoming entry into service of a new high-speed rail operator (Ouigo, which will start selling tickets on September 26 – on that day it will have to announce when it will start operating from Seville, Malaga or Cordoba) and the gradual end of renovation work on the Madrid-Seville high-speed line “give hope for an even greater growth in the number of passengers.”
The capital’s terminal records “the average 118 daily draws with stop at standard width (High speed) and another 58 in conventional width“This is, Adif points out, “one of the highest averages in Andalusia.”
This progression is supported by the results of last year. As part of the general increase in travelers in Andalusian stations, in 2023, Cordoba was one of the most important terminals. He lived a 31% increase over the previous yearuntil reaching the 4.89 million travelers. This figure represents a historical filebeating the best record set in 2018, with 4.09. Last year’s record exceeded the previous one by almost 20%.
During the year 2023, they passed through the Cordoba station an average of 13,000 travelers per dayimproving the data from previous years At Covid-19 health crisis. This increase is explained, on the one hand, by the entry into service of a new high-speed rail transport operator in March 2023 – this was the start of Iryo’s operations, which broke Renfe’s monopoly on high-speed rail in Córdoba -. The establishment of proximity services with the municipalities of the Guadalquivir Valley has also had a positive influence.
An accessible and functional station
The Cordoba terminal, explains Adif, allows, thanks to its equipment, full accessibility for travelers. Since our capital is “a via the station”, where trains stop for a few minutesTrain users “quickly access the platforms which, in the case of those used for high-speed traffic, have a series of visual signals and floor markings so that customers know in advance “At what height of the platform the train will be located and the number of passenger cars in which they must board. This is an essential aid to avoid confusion, in combination with visual and audible information via information monitors and public address systems.
A young woman runs inside the Cordoba train station
The Railway Infrastructure Manager also offers, free of charge, to passengers of the various operators, the ‘Adif about’ service, to accompany people with disabilities or reduced mobility in their transit through the stations. The station is connected to other modes of transport thanks to the nearby bus station and the municipal bus and taxi service. In addition, it has more than 400 parking spaces.
Its facilities occupy a area of 44,520 square metersThey are equipped with a beam of eight direct tracks, four of standard width for high-speed services and another of conventional width, with four passenger platforms 520 metres long.
It also has “another runway and a fifth platform for other services.” The platforms are mostly protected by canopiesAt their head (direction Madrid) is the passenger building, measuring 9,605 square meters, structured in two bodies: building and large marquee.
Located on the south side of the docks and facing Avenida de América, the the building has four floorsThe two lower ones below street level are dedicated to internal services. At street level are the facilities for the public: ticket offices, toilets, information cafeteria, customer service and a significant range of commercial premises grouped under the brand “Las Tiendas de la Estación”.
Another strategic service that Adif provides from the passenger building is the conventional lane traffic control of a important area of Andalusiathrough the Traffic Control Center (CRC)
