Irun Ficoba station

Irun Ficoba
View of the station showing the old name
General information
Location	Irun, Gipuzkoa Spain
Coordinates	43°20′57.41″N 1°47′11.29″W
Owned by	Euskal Trenbide Sarea
Operated by	Euskotren
Line(s)	Line E2
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Parking	No
Accessible	Yes[1]
History
Opened	13 July 1913
Services
Preceding station Euskotren Trena Following station Irun Colon towards Lasarte-Oria Line E2 Hendaia Terminus

Irun Ficoba is a railway station in Irun, Basque Country, Spain. It is owned by Euskal Trenbide Sarea and operated by Euskotren. It lies on the San Sebastián-Hendaye railway, popularly known as the Topo line.

History

The station opened in 1913 as part of the Irun-Hendaye stretch of the San Sebastián-Hendaye railway.^[2] The station, originally known as Puente Internacional (Spanish for 'International Bridge', Basque: Nazioarteko Zubia), was built as a border facility. The platform was divided by a fence: passengers had to get off the train in the first half of the platform, clear the customs, and board the train again in the second half.^{[citation needed]} The customs and border facilities have since been closed, and in 2010 the station acquired its present name.^[3]

Services

The station is served by Euskotren Trena line E2. It runs every 30 minutes throughout the week.^[4]

References

1. "Accesibility". Euskotren. Archived from the original on 17 November 2021. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
2. "Ferrocarril Eléctrico de San Sebastián a la frontera (Ferrocarril de San Sebastián a Hendaya- El Topo)". Spanish Railway (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 7 March 2014. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
3. "La parada del Topo 'Puente Internacional' se denomina ahora 'Irun-Ficoba'". El Diario Vasco (in Spanish). 10 March 2011. Archived from the original on 25 November 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
4. "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

• Media related to Irun Ficoba station at Wikimedia Commons