Vigo-Guixar railway station is a railway station in Vigo, (province of Pontevedra), Spain. Originally the site of a freight depot for the port of Vigo, on the wharf of the same name, it serves as the temporary terminal for all trains into Vigo during the construction of the new Vialia Vigo station - replacing Vigo-Urzaiz.

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Vigo-Guixar
General information
Location	c/ Areal, s/n Vigo 36201- Pontevedra
Coordinates	42.239321°N 8.715398°W / 42.239321; -8.715398
Owned by	adif
Line(s)	Monforte de Lemos-Vigo
Platforms	3
Tracks	5 + 2 service tracks
Connections	Vitrasa bus service: C2, C3, C5B, L10, L17
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Parking	175 parking spaces
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	22308
History
Opened	27 August 2011
Electrified	Yes
Passengers
2018	523,645[1]

The terminal serves passengers travelling on Renfe's middle-distance service (Media Distancia) running across the autonomous community of Galicia.

History

Construction

The contract for the construction of the station was awarded by the Ministry of Public Works to the Galician construction company Copasa with an estimated budget of 10.6 million euros - this would eventually rise to 17.5 million.

The station was inaugurated on 27 August 2011 by José Blanco, the Minister of Public Works, and Abel Caballero, the mayor of Vigo[2]

Services

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Vigo-Guixar train station.

• Vigo-Guixar station listing at Adif website

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