Irun railway station

Irún
General information
LocationIrun, Basque Country
Spain
Coordinates43°20′21″N 1°48′1″W / 43.33917°N 1.80028°W / 43.33917; -1.80028
Owned byadif
Line(s)Bordeaux–Irun railway
Madrid–Hendaye railway
Passengers
2018759,358 ()[1]

Irun is a railway station in Irun, Basque Country, Spain. The station is located on the Bordeaux - Irun, Bilbao - Hendaye and Madrid–Hendaye railway lines. The station is served by TGV (high speed trains) operated by the SNCF and Alvia (High Speed Trains), Talgo, Arco, Estrella and Cercanías San Sebastián services operated by RENFE.

The station is a border railway station where all trains have to stop, as those coming from/going into France have to change gauge from 1,668 mm (5 ft 5+2132 in) Iberian gauge to 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge. The electric pickup supply also changes here from 3000 V DC (overhead Spain) to 1500 V DC (overhead France). Between the stations of Hendaye and Irun, both track gauges run together.

  1. ^ "Adif - Información de estaciones - Irun". ADIF. Retrieved 3 September 2019.