Seville–Santa Justa railway station
{{Short description|Railway station in Spain}}
{{Infobox station
|name = Sevilla–Santa Justa
|style = Adif
|image = Station Sevilla-Santa Justa 15-03-2011 15-33-05.JPG
|image_caption = Station platforms in 2009
|address = Avenida José Laguillo, 11,
San Pablo-Santa Justa, 41007
|country = Spain
|coordinates = {{coord|37.3922|-5.9750|type:railwaystation_region:ES|display=inline,title}}
|opened = 2 May 1991
|electrified = Yes
|platforms = 12
|owned = Adif
|operator = Renfe
|iata=XQA
|services =
|line =
|pass_year = 2018
|pass_rank = 15
}}
Seville–Santa Justa railway station is the major railway station of the Spanish city of Seville, Andalusia. It was opened in 1991[http://www.diariodesevilla.es/article/sevilla/965443/sevilla/santa/justa/cumple/anos/con/mas/millones/usuarios.html La estación Santa Justa cumple 20 años con más de 120 millones usuarios] Diario de Sevilla. with the inauguration of the Madrid–Seville high-speed rail line, and serves around 9.25 million passengers a year.
History
Seville's first main railway station was called {{Interlanguage link|Plaza de Armas railway station|lt=Plaza de Armas|es|Estación de Sevilla-Plaza de Armas (MZA)|WD=}}, which was situated on the banks of the Guadalquivir river as a terminus station for trains heading north of the city. A southern terminus known as the Cádiz station served southbound trains. As part of the preparations for the arrival of the Seville Expo '92, the rail tracks on the river bank were removed and the area redeveloped.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/02/01/world/seville-journal-expo-92-s-promise-new-life-or-stale-gazpacho.html|title=Seville Journal; Expo 92's Promise: New Life or Stale Gazpacho?|last=Delaney|first=Paul|date=1 February 1989|accessdate=1 January 2017|work=The New York Times}} The Madrid–Seville high-speed rail line was opened in 1992 with the new Santa Justa railway station connected via a tunnel to the underground San Bernardo railway station, allowing through services north to south.
Services
File:Station Sevilla-Santa Justa 15-03-2011 15-09-04.JPG
Santa Justa is the hub of the Cercanías Sevilla commuter rail network, and is served by AVE high-speed trains to Madrid and Barcelona via Córdoba, and southward AVE services to Málaga María Zambrano and Granada via Antequera-Santa Ana. Alvia trains operate from Madrid to Cádiz via Santa Justa, as well as Larga and Media Distancia services to Algeciras, Almería, Huelva and Jaén. It is also served by six TUSSAM bus routes.
{{Adjacent stations|noclear=y
|system1=Renfe
|line1=AVE|left1=Córdoba|right1=|to-left1=Madrid Puerta de Atocha|to-right1=Seville-Santa Justa
|line2=AVE|left2=Córdoba|right2=|to-left2=Barcelona Sants|to-right2=Seville-Santa Justa
|line3=AVE|left3=Córdoba|right3=|to-left3=Valencia-Joaquín Sorolla|to-right3=Seville-Santa Justa
|line4=Alvia|left4=Córdoba|right4=Jerez de la Frontera|to-left4=Madrid Puerta de Atocha|to-right4=Cádiz
|line5=Alvia|left5=Córdoba|right5=Jerez de la Frontera|to-left5=Santander|to-right5=Cádiz
|line6=Alvia|left6=Córdoba|right6=Jerez de la Frontera|to-left6=Gijón|to-right6=Cádiz
|line7=Larga Distancia|left7=Córdoba|to-left7=Barcelona Sants
|line8=Media Distancia|left8=San Bernardo|to-left8=Cádiz|type8=65
|line9=Media Distancia|left9=Los Rosales|to-left9=Jaén|type9=66
|line10=Media Distancia|left10=San Bernardo|to-left10=Málaga María Zambrano|type10=67
|line11=Media Distancia|left11=San Bernardo|to-left11=Almería|type11=68
|line12=Media Distancia|left12=Benacazón|to-left12=Huelva|type12=72
|line13=Media Distancia|left13=Los Rosales|to-left13=Cáceres|type13=74
|line14=|left14=Córdoba|to-left14=Málaga María Zambrano|type14=84
|system21=Cercanías Sevilla
|line21=C-1|left21=La Rinconada|right21=San Bernardo
|line22=C-2|left22=San Jerónimo
|line23=C-3|left23=La Rinconada
|line24=C-4|left24=Palacio de Congresos|right24=San Bernardo
|line25=C-5|left25=San Jerónimo|right25=San Bernardo
}}
Projects
The MetroCentro tram line is projected to be extended to serve Santa Justa station.{{cite news
| title = La ampliación del Metrocentro de Sevilla tendrá cuatro paradas y un túnel
| first = Elena
| last = Martos
| date = 2018-03-03
| accessdate = 2018-06-03
| work = ABCdesevilla
| url = http://sevilla.abc.es/sevilla/sevi-ampliacion-metrocentro-sevilla-tendra-cuatro-paradas-y-tunel-201803011409_noticia.html}} The proposed Line 2 of the Seville Metro will also serve the station if built.