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]
History
OSM map of the station and surrounding area, including the railway siding to the nearby harbor
The station, named after the Cuban politician Senén Casas Regueiro, was completely renewed and rebuilt in 1997.[citation needed] The old station, located nearby harbor's custom office, is the terminal of harbor's rail siding.[4][5]
Structure
Santiago station is a terminus composed by a large and modern building, covered with 2 vaults and counting a modern clock tower in the adjacent garden. In south, parallel to station tracks, is located a large shed and siding serving the harbor. A secondary shed is located in the Avenida Los Pions.[citation needed]
The station lies in Los Pinos ward (reparto) and the line, counting a double track, is not electrified. The double track route Santiago-San Luis is used also for trains linking Santiago to Bayamo and Guantánamo. A junction, departing from the nearby village of El Cristo and arriving to La Maya (on the line to Guantánamo), was only partially built.
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