Cuenca–Fernando Zóbel railway station

Cuenca – Fernando Zóbel Railway Station is the new railway station in Cuenca, Spain, located 5 km from the city centre. The station is named after painter Fernando Zóbel to commemorate his links to the city. It occupies 3.950 m² with 8.900 m² of parking space. It is operated by RENFE and part of Adif and high-speed rail systems.

History
Cuenca has been served by the railroad since 1885, and had a station on the old Aranjuez - Valencia Railway. On 2010 December 19 a new AVE (high-speed rail) link was established on the Madrid–Levante high-speed rail line between Madrid – Atocha station and Cuenca – Fernando Zobel station, but Renfe kept a daily Media Distancia service between Madrid (Aranjuez in the weekend) and Valencia via the old line taking 3 hours to Madrid and another 3 hours to Valencia, until the section between Tarancón and Utiel was closed on 2022 July 20 and left Cuenca without a station within the city centre.

Facilities
Cuenca, Spain is a popular day or weekend trip from Madrid, with frequent AVE, AVLO, Alvia, Avant and Iryo trains between Madrid and Valencia or Alicante serving the station. There is a large car park for 250 cars, ticket machines as well as a ticket counter, toilets a small commercial area. Bus line L1 connects the station to the city centre every 30' (60' in the weekends) in approx. 20-25'.