Murcia del Carmen railway station

Murcia del Carmen railway station is the main railway station in the Spanish city of Murcia.

Murcia del Carmen
The station exterior, built in 1863
General information
Coordinates	37.9748°N 1.1315°W / 37.9748; -1.1315
Owned by	Adif
Operated by	Renfe
Line(s)	Chinchilla–Cartagena
Platforms	2
Passengers
2018	1,788,607[1]
Location

Services

The Cercanías Murcia/Alicante commuter rail network connects Murcia del Carmen with Alicante railway station and Águilas through lines C-1 and C-2. AVE and Avlo high speed services use the Madrid–Levante high-speed rail network to connect Murcia to Madrid. Talgo services also operate to Valencia Nord and Barcelona Sants.

Preceding station	Renfe Operadora			Following station
Orihuela-Miguel Hernández towards Madrid Puerta de Atocha		AVE		Terminus
Orihuela-Miguel Hernández towards Madrid Chamartín
		Avlo
Archena-Fortuna towards Madrid Chamartín		Intercity		Balsicas-Mar Menor towards Cartagena
Orihuela-Miguel Hernández towards Barcelona Sants				Terminus
				Balsicas-Mar Menor towards Cartagena
				Alhama de Murcia towards Lorca-Sutullena
Albacete-Los Llanos towards Madrid Chamartín		Intercity		Alhama de Murcia towards Águilas
Beniel towards Miraflores				Balsicas-Mar Menor towards Cartagena
Orihuela-Miguel Hernández towards Alicante		Media Distancia 43		Librilla towards Lorca-Sutullena
Beniel towards Valencia Nord		Media Distancia 44		Balsicas-Mar Menor towards Cartagena
Preceding station	Cercanías Murcia/Alicante			Following station
Terminus		C-1		Beniel towards Alicante
Alcantarilla-Los Romanos towards Águilas		C-2		Terminus

Future

Since 20 December 2022 the AVE high-speed rail system is serving Murcia via the Madrid–Levante high-speed rail network^[2][3] and construction works are ongoing for the Murcia–Almería high-speed rail line with extensive modifications for the train station in order platforms and track to be relocated underground.^[4][5] In October 2017, protesters against the underground alignment blocked the track leading to the station, leading to multiple train cancellations.^[6] The new station is expected to be finished by 2024 at a cost of 11 million euros.^[7]