Córdoba–Málaga railway

Córdoba–Málaga railway
Overview
StatusOperational
OwnerAdif
Termini
Service
Operator(s)Renfe Operadora
History
Opened1865[1]
Technical
Track gauge1,668 mm (5 ft 5+21⁄32 in) Iberian gauge

The Córdoba–Málaga railway is an Iberian-gauge railway line in Spain. It branches from the Alcázar de San Juan–Cádiz railway at Córdoba and terminates at Málaga María Zambrano. It was once the only line linking Madrid to Málaga, but now primarily serves local commuter rail services and regional traffic since the opening of the Madrid–Málaga high-speed rail line in 2013.

Services

The line is used by Cercanías Málaga's C-2 service as far as Álora, and regional services from Málaga to Ronda via Bobadilla. Since 2013,[2] due to the opening of the AVE high-speed rail line in 2007, the section between Córdoba and Bobadilla closed to passenger service and is used only by freight trains.[3]

References

  1. ^ "LA INAUGURACIÓN DEL FERROCARRIL DE CÓRDOBA A MÁLAGA" (PDF). dialnet.unirioja.es. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  2. ^ "El tren que ya no pasa: 19 paradas y 94 circulaciones semanales menos en Andalucía". El Diario (in Spanish). 2 June 2013. Retrieved 1 September 2019.[permanent dead link‍]
  3. ^ "Puente Genil, village in Córdoba province, Andaucia". www.andalucia.com. Archived from the original on 26 October 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2019.