Irun railway station
Irún | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Irun, Basque Country Spain |
| Coordinates | 43°20′21″N 1°48′1″W / 43.33917°N 1.80028°W |
| Owned by | adif |
| Line(s) | Bordeaux–Irun railway Madrid–Hendaye railway |
| Passengers | |
| 2018 | 759,358 () |
Irun is a railway station in Irun, Basque Country, Spain. The station is located on the Bordeaux - Irun, Bilbao - Hendaye and Madrid–Hendaye railway lines. The station is served by Alvia (High Speed Trains), Regional Exprés, and Cercanías San Sebastián services operated by RENFE.
The station is a border railway station where all trains have to stop, as those coming from/going into France have to change gauge from 1,668 mm (5 ft 5+21⁄32 in) Iberian gauge to 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge. The electric pickup supply also changes here from 3000 V DC (overhead Spain) to 1500 V DC (overhead France). Between the stations of Hendaye and Irun, both track gauges run together.