Havana Central railway station

Havana Central

La Habana Central
Ferrocarriles de Cuba
(Inter-city & Commuter)
Exterior facade of the station building
General information
Location401 Avenida de Bélgica
Havana, Cuba
Coordinates23°07′47″N 82°21′19″W / 23.129673°N 82.355286°W / 23.129673; -82.355286
Owned byRevolutionary government
PlatformsBelow-grade
Tracks10 (covered)
ConnectionsMetrobus,
Omnibús Metropolitanos (OM),
ASTRO (Inter-city)
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Platform levels4
Parkingyes
Bicycle facilitiesyes
AccessibleYes
History
Opened1912
Passengers
2009Decrease 7.5 million[1]
Location
A map of Havana districts showing station's location
Map of the urban railway network of Havana

Havana Central (Spanish: La Habana Central; the "Central Railway Station", Estación Central de Ferrocarriles) is the main railway terminal in Havana and the largest railway station in Cuba, is the hub of the rail system in the country. It serves for the arrival and departure of national and divisional commuter trains, and is home to the national railway company, Ferrocarriles Nacionales de Cuba (FFCC), the only intercity passenger rail transport operating in the Caribbean.[2]

The building is considered a national monument for its architectural and historical values[3] and is, along with the stations of Santiago, Camagüey and Santa Clara, a network's divisional headquarter.[4]

Site

Royal Shipyard of Havana, crop from B. May Y Ca, 1853

The site of the railway station is located where the former Spanish Royal Shipyard of Havana was southeast of the Campo de Marte, and immediately outside the southernmost gate of the city.

Design

Havana central railway station floor plan

The eclectic architecture building has four floors and a mezzanine. On the main facade, there are two towers on Belgica Avenue representing the coat of arms of Cuba and Havana, respectively. The architect was Kenneth MacKenzie Murchison, who was inspired by the decorative style of Spanish Plateresque, which is visible in the elements of the decoration of the facade. The station's platforms are nearly one kilometer long and have a total area of 14,000 square meters.

History

By 1910, the 71-year-old Villanueva Railway Station (currently the Capitolio grounds), the first of Havana, had exceeded its capacity due to increasing urban development and population of the city. On July 20, 1910, the Congress of Cuba authorized to build the new railway station on the'Arsenal public grounds instead of the Villanueva Station private grounds. The value of the old arsenal grounds and buildings was about US$3.7 million at the time, while the Villanueva grounds were about $2.3 million. This transaction caused heated debates within the political community and in general throughout the population of the city, because the value of Arsenal land was more than a million dollars to Villanueva, so it was unknown where that amount would go. This resulted in heated debates in the Congress. The Chamber representative Silverio Sánchez Figueras, commander of the liberation army, denounced the trade as a "dirty business", and the action was contradicted by congressman Colonel Severo Moleón Guerra. The confrontation culminated in a duel to death on December 9, 1910, where Congressman Moleón died.[5] Two years later, on November 30, 1912, the new Central Railway Station was opened on the former Arsenal grounds.

In June 2015, the station closed for a three-year rebuild including additional platforms. All passenger traffic moved to the adjacent Coubre yard, where a former bus terminal was converted into a temporary station.[6]

Service

Overview

Central Railway Station has a network of suburban, interurban and long-distance rail lines. The railways are nationalised and run by the FFCC (Ferrocarriles de Cuba – Railways of Cuba). Rail service connects the Central Rail Station to various Cuban provinces. In 2009, the annual passenger volume was roughly 7.5 million,[1] almost 400,000[1] less from the previous year, and 3.5 million[1] less than 2004, mainly after the government upgraded ASTRO's long-distance inter-city buses fleet with brand new air conditioned Yutong buses. Santiago de Cuba is the busiest route from the Central Station, some 836 kilometres (519 mi) apart by rail. In 2000 the Union de Ferrocarriles de Cuba bought French first class air conditioned coaches.

Fast trains line 1 and 2, between (Central Station) and Santiago de Cuba, use comfortable stainless-steel air-conditioned coaches bought from French Railways and now known as the "Tren Francés" (the French train). It runs daily at peak periods of the year (Summer season, Christmas & Easter), and on every second day at other times of the year. These coaches were originally used on the premier Trans Europ Express service between Paris, Brussels and Amsterdam before being replaced with high speed Thalys trains. They were shipped to the Cuban Railways System in 2001. It offers two classes of seating, basic leatherette "especial" and quite luxurious "primera especial".

Route diagrams

Annual passengers transported 2004-09[1]
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Total
passengers
(?) 11.0 million Steady 11.0 million Decrease 10.5 million Decrease 10.3 million Decrease 7.9 million Decrease 7.5 million
Cuban rail network for passenger transportation
Long-distance intercity rail lines[7]
Train route # Destination Notes
1 Santiago de Cuba
3 Ciego de Ávila Final destination is the city of Morón
11 Santiago de Cuba
  • Stops in all major cities.
  • Services offered: buffet, air-conditioning, reclining seats,
    restrooms, and hostesses.
11/30 Guantánamo via Santiago de Cuba
13 Bayamo -
13/32 Manzanillo via Bayamo
15 Holguín
  • Stops in all major cities. Not air-conditioned.
  • Services offered: restrooms, reclining seats, and hostesses.
17 Sancti Spíritus -
19 Cienfuegos Evening departure
21 Cienfuegos Morning departure
23 Pinar del Río -

See also

References

Media related to Havana Central train station at Wikimedia Commons

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