Santiago de Cuba railway station

Santiago de Cuba
(Santiago de Cuba General Senén Casas)
Ferrocarriles de Cuba
View of the station platforms from the concourse
General information
LocationPaseo de Martí and Av. Jesús Menéndez
Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
Coordinates20°01′51″N 75°50′03″W / 20.03093°N 75.83426°W / 20.03093; -75.83426
Owned byNational Government
Line(s)Havana-Santa Clara-Camagüey-Santiago
Santiago-Guantánamo[1]
Santiago to San Luis-Bayamo[2]
Platforms4 (at-grade)
Tracks8
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Platform levels1
Parkingyes
AccessibleYes
History
Rebuilt1997
Electrifiedno

Santiago de Cuba, also known as Santiago General Senén Casas, is the main railway station of the city of Santiago de Cuba, seat of the homonym province, Cuba. It is owned by the state company Ferrocarriles de Cuba (FFCC) and is located in the central Paseo de Martí, nearby the city harbor.[citation needed]

It is the second most important stations of Cuba and, along with Havana Central, Camagüey and Santa Clara, is a network's divisional headquarter.[3]

  1. ^ The brief Santiago-El Cristo route is part of Havana-Santiago line. The junction El Cristo-La Maya was only partially built
  2. ^ Santiago-San Luis route is part of Havana-Santiago line
  3. ^ See the File:Esquema ferrocarril cuba.png