Altza is a railway station in San Sebastián, Basque Country, Spain. It is owned by Euskal Trenbide Sarea and operated by Euskotren. It lies on a branch of the San Sebastián-Hendaye railway, popularly known as Topo.
Altza | |||||||||||
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| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | San Sebastián, Gipuzkoa Spain | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 43°18′59.08″N 1°55′51.24″W / 43.3164111°N 1.9309000°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Euskal Trenbide Sarea | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Euskotren | ||||||||||
| Line(s) |  Line E5 | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||
| Parking | No | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes[1] | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 12 September 2016 | ||||||||||
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History edit
The station opened in September 2016, together with the tunnel that connects it with Herrera.[2] As the opening happened during a strike,[3] the official inauguration took place a month later on 9 October.[4]
The station opened as a branch of the mainline, but it was planned as the first station of a new alignment between Herrera and Galtzaraborda. Works on the extension to Galtzaraborda, which will give the station continuity eastwards, started in early 2022.[5]
Services edit
The station is served by Euskotren Trena line E5. It runs every 15 minutes on weekdays and weekend afternoons, and every 30 minutes on weekend mornings.[6]
References edit
- ^ "Accesibility". Euskotren. Archived from the original on 17 November 2021. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
- ^ Lasa, Gaizka (24 August 2016). "El Metro de Donostialdea llegará a Altza el 12 de septiembre". El Diario Vasco (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 30 September 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
- ^ Fernández, Ion (14 September 2016). "La huelga limitó a un millar los viajeros que cogieron el lunes el Metro en Altza". El Diario Vasco (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 13 November 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
- ^ "Euskotren celebra el domingo una jornada de puertas abiertas en la nueva estación donostiarra de Altza". Vía Libre (in Spanish). 7 October 2016. Archived from the original on 23 June 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
- ^ Villameriel, Miguel (17 February 2022). "El Gobierno Vasco iniciará este lunes las obras de la variante soterrada del Topo Altza - Galtzaraborda". El Diario Vasco (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 16 February 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
- ^ "E2 Hendaia - Lasarte-Oria" (PDF). Euskotren (in Spanish and Basque). Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 June 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
External links edit
Media related to Altza station at Wikimedia Commons
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