Loiola is a railway station in San Sebastián, 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. The Cercanías San Sebastián station of the same name [es] serves the same area, but is unrelated to the Euskotren station.

Loiola
View of the new station
General information
LocationSan Sebastián, Gipuzkoa
Spain
Coordinates43°18′38.63″N 1°58′3.36″W / 43.3107306°N 1.9676000°W / 43.3107306; -1.9676000
Owned byEuskal Trenbide Sarea
Operated byEuskotren
Line(s)
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeElevated
ParkingNo
AccessibleYes[1]
History
Opened5 December 1912
Rebuilt5 March 2017
Services
Preceding station Euskotren Trena Following station
Anoeta
towards Lasarte-Oria
Line E2 Intxaurrondo
towards Hendaia
Anoeta
towards Amara
Line E5 Intxaurrondo
towards Altza

History edit

The station opened in 1912 as part of the San Sebastián-Hendaye railway.[2]

The works to rebuild the original station started in 2015. First, the old station was demolished to make place for the new one, while at the same time the line was diverted to a provisional station.[3] The new station opened on 5 March 2017, and features improved accessibility.[4]

Services edit

The station is served by Euskotren Trena lines E2 and E5. Line E2 runs every 15 minutes during weekdays and weekend afternoons, and every 30 minutes on weekend mornings. Line E5 serves the Altza branch, running every 15 minutes on weekdays and weekend afternoons, and every 30 minutes on weekend mornings. This gives a combined headway between Amara and Herrera of 7.5 minutes during most of the week.[5]

References edit

  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. ^ Alonso, Carolina (25 September 2015). "La estación del topo en Loiola, en año y medio". Noticias de Gipuzkoa (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 23 June 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  4. ^ Flaño, T. (6 March 2017). "«Empieza la regeneración de Loiola". El Diario Vasco (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 14 November 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  5. ^ "E2 Hendaia - Lasarte-Oria" (PDF). Euskotren (in Spanish and Basque). Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 June 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2022.

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