Spain - Region of València

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Region of València

Summary

València is a medium railway knot on the mediterranean coast. The heaviest traffic happens on the line (France-) Barcelona - València - Albacete (-Madrid or Alicante). The regional network ("Cercanias" in castillan, or "Rodalia" in valencian) includes the lines to Gandia or Platja de Gandia (C1), Xàtiva and Moixent (C2), Buñol and Utiel (C3), Quart de Poblet (C4), Sagunt and Teruel (C5) and to Sagunt and Castelló de la Plana (C6).

The goods traffic is concentrated on the lines to Barcelona and Albacete.

València and surroundings
València-Norte	Fuente San Luis	Quart de Poblet
Line of Barcelona
Massalfassar	Puçol	Sagunt
Line of Albacete
Silla	Benifaió-Almussafes	Algemesí
Miscellanous locations

València and surroundings

València-Norte

The main station of València is named "Northern station" (Estacion del Norte) and is located... south of the town centre. This name is from the fact that it has been built by the former spanish northern railway company (Norte). It is a terminus station, quite small for a big town like València (only 9 tracks at platforms, with only 6 ones long enough for long trains). Because of this situation, there are lots of train movements entering or leaving.

11.7.2005
592.228-1	447.174-4	592.301-6	490.004-9
490.204-5	447.032-4	252.069-0	447.025-8 + 447.033-3
14.7.2005
TRD 594.506-8	TRD 594.506-8	594.506-8	252.047-6
30.8.2005
447.036-5	592.251-3	447.181-9	592.115-0
10.9.2005
470.117-3	490.202-9	447.171-0, 490.002-3, 470.117-3	592.254-7

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Fuente San Luis / La Funteta de Sant Lluis

Fuente San Luis (Saint Louis's source) is located south of València, on the line of Barcelona. It is a very interesting station, not only because of the goods traffic, but also because of the engine shed, well visible from the platforms (but alas very difficult to photograph).

14.7.2005
The shunter MV-08 (303.002, former 11302) and the 250.605-3 (in my knowledge, the last 250 still carrying the former brown and cream "Estrella" livery)
477.012-6	470.089-4	594.005-1	477.024-1
319.401-6	319.401-6	592-502-9	251.009-7
251.009-7	269.508-8	MV-08 + 269.036-0	252.057-5
26.8.2005
269.238-2 + 250.013-0	251.002-2	251.002-2	477.154-6

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Quart de Poblet

Terminus of the very short regional line C4: less than 10 kilometers in 14 minutes with 2 intermediate stops. Works of the prolongation through the streets of Quart de Poblet until Riba-Roja are proceeding, together with the prolongation of the subway line 3 to the Manises airport.

13.8.2005
592.131-7

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Line València - Barcelona

Massalfassar-Albuixech

11.8.2005
592.256-2	592.301-6 + 592.501-1	592.301-6 + 592.501-1	447.145-4
447.146-2	Euromed 101.204-6	447.022-5	TRD 594.501-9

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Puçol

9.9.2005
269.707-6	447.152-0	269.961-9	269.954-4
470.113-7	269.759-7 (couplage)	251.020-4	447.182-7

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Sagunto / Sagunt

Sagunt is located around 30 kilometers north of València, on the Barcelona line. It is an interesting station to photograph: much passenger and goods traffic, an automatic level crossing middle of the station, and a good orientation (instead, lots of shadows from around 20.30).

The EMU 120.302-5 / 120.602-8, prototype of a new generation of dual-gauge fast trains (standard gauge / spanish broad gauge). Sagunt, 21.7.2005

21.7.2005, traffic between 18.20 and 20.00 :
18.23 Euromed 101.???	18.25 447.001-9	18.35 Euromed 101.???	18.39 447.007-6
18.44 269.092-3	18.45 447.176-9	18.49 269.300-0 + 269.267-1	19.03 447.038-1
19.05 477.027-4	19.15 592.223-2	19.20 447.024-1	19.25 447.176-9
19.25 252.058-3	19.38 447.003-5	19.41 447.176-9	19.44 319.401-6
19.52 592.501-1	20.02 252.050-0	20.02 447.002-7
2.8.2005
101.007-3	447.001-9	592.077-2	120.602-8
28.10.2005
250.008-0	269.221-8	592.302-4 + 447.014-2	319.209-3
319.209-3	490.206-0	447.018-3	269.095-6
319.404-0	319.404-0	269.051-9	252.073-2

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Line València - Albacete

Silla

Silla is located on the line to Albacete and Madrid, at the junction of the local line to Gandia.

22.7.2005
Euromed 101.205-3	252.066-6	490.203-7	310.029-4
447.006-8 + 447.181-9	490.008-0	252.053-4	440.249-1

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Benifaió-Almussafes

First stop after Silla in direction of Xàtiva, Benifaió-Almussafes has a wide track layout without any obstacle for shooting, nice trees as background, all that well oriented to photograph (best the late afternoon). There are also 2 automatic level crossings. One of the best spots of the region!

24.8.2005
Euromed 101.101-4	Euromed 101.103-0	447.019-1	490.005-6
25.8.2005
490.203-7	447.018-3	447.018-3	447.007-6
Euromed 101.203-8	269.595-3 + 333.337-4	Euromed 101.104-8	490.201-1
7.10.2005
592.250-5	490.007-2	592.249-7	447.147-0 / 252.074-0
251.020-4	251.020-4	470.126-4	250.019-7

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Algemesí

Algemesi is the next stop after Benifaió-Almussafes in direction of Xàtiva. A nice little station with straight tracks, wide platforms, and an automatic level crossing. To recommand!

2.9.2005
250.019-7	250.019-7	Euromed 101.105-5	269.715-9
333.022-2	333.022-2	490.005-6	490.207-8
447.029-0	252.033-6	490.009-8	440.233-5

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Miscellanous locations
447.018-3 Moixent 12.8.2005	447.018-3 Xàtiva 12.8.2005	490.210-2 Xàtiva 12.8.2005	447.017-5 Xàtiva 12.8.2005
592.024-4 Buñol 1.10.2005	592.138-2 Buñol 1.10.2005

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