Vigo-Guixar railway station is a

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, (

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. Originally the site of a freight depot for the

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, on the wharf of the same name, it serves as the temporary

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for all trains into Vigo during the construction of the new

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station - replacing Vigo-Urzaiz. The terminal serves passengers travelling on Renfe's middle-distance service (''Media Distancia'') running across the

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of Galicia.

History

Construction

The contract for the construction of the station was awarded by the

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to the Galician construction company Copasa with an estimated budget of 10.6 million euros - this would eventually rise to 17.5 million. The station was inaugurated on 27 August 2011 by José Blanco, the Minister of Public Works, and Abel Caballero, the mayor of Vigo

Services

References

External links

Vigo-Guixar station listing at Adif website
Railway stations in Galicia (Spain) Railway stations in Spain opened in 2011 Vigo Buildings and structures in the Province of Pontevedra {{Spain-railstation-stub