The Intercambiador (aka Tenerife Transport Interchange) in
Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Santa Cruz de Tenerife, commonly abbreviated as Santa Cruz (), is a city, the capital of the island of Tenerife, Province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, and capital of the Canary Islands. Santa Cruz has a population of 206,593 (2013) within its admi ...
, the capital of
Tenerife
Tenerife (; ; formerly spelled ''Teneriffe'') is the largest and most populous island of the Canary Islands. It is home to 43% of the total population of the archipelago. With a land area of and a population of 978,100 inhabitants as of Janu ...
, combines the main station of the
TITSA
TITSA is the ''Transportes interurbanos de Tenerife, S.A.'' which operates the only public bus service in Tenerife, on the Canary Islands. It carries over 60 million travellers a year in a fleet of approximately 600 vehicles.
History
In 1884, t ...
public bus service with light rail line 1, FerryBus and a parking for private vehicles. The station was opened on 17 June 2006.
It is located on Avenida Tres de Mayo in the centre of Santa Cruz. The facility is a major, six-level
Park-and-Ride that with an area of 66,235 square metres.
There are 1,416 private vehicle spaces,
and the Interchange accommodates nine million passengers a year, with approximately 3,500 daily bus arrivals and departures to all points of the island. It is also the point of departure for Line 1 of the
Tenerife Tram
Tenerife Tram ( es, Tranvía de Tenerife) is a light rail or tram service located on the island of Tenerife, one of the Canary Islands in Spain. It is operated by Metropolitano de Tenerife, a limited company now 100% owned by Cabildo de Tenerife. ...
, which covers the route between Santa Cruz and
San Cristóbal de La Laguna.
In December 2011, the main concourse was closed off for some months when the ceiling collapsed.
Bus lines in the station
References
External links
Web Page of public bus service of tenerifeWeb page of the tram service (Spanish)Web page of the Island Council of Tenerife Web page of the City Council of Santa Cruz de Tenerife
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Buildings and structures in Tenerife
Transport in Tenerife