Cuenca – Fernando Zóbel Railway Station is the new railway station in Cuenca, Spain, located from the city centre. The station is named after painter Fernando Zóbel to commemorate his links to the city. It occupies with 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 . 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 20 July 2022 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, and a small commercial area. A shuttle bus line L10 connects the station to bus station near the city centre every 15 minutes in approximately 15 minutes.
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