Santiago de Cuba, also known as Santiago General Senén Casas, is the main railway station of the city of Santiago de Cuba, seat of the province of the same name in Cuba. It is owned by the state company Ferrocarriles de Cuba (FFCC) and is located in the central Paseo de Martí, near the city harbor.

It is the second–most important station in Cuba and, along with Havana Central, Camagüey and Santa Clara, is one of the network's divisional headquarters.See the File:Esquema ferrocarril cuba.png

History

The station, named after the Cuban politician Senén Casas Regueiro, was completely renewed and rebuilt in 1997. The old station, located near the harbor's custom office, is the terminal of the harbor's rail siding.Old Santiago station on santiagoencuba.com

Structure Santiago station is a terminus composed of a large and modern building, covered with two vaults and with a modern clock tower in the adjacent garden. To the south, parallel to the station tracks, are located a large shed and siding that serve the harbor. A secondary shed is located in the Avenida Los Pions.

The station lies in Los Pinos ward (reparto) and the line, counting a double track, is not electrified. The double track route Santiago–San Luis is used also for trains linking Santiago to Bayamo and Guantánamo. A junction, departing from the nearby village of El Cristo and arriving at La Maya (on the line to Guantánamo), was only partially built.

Services The station is Cuba's main eastern rail terminus (Havana Central being the main western one). It is served by several long-distance trains linking almost the whole island, including the flagship Tren Francés (French Train) Havana–Santa Clara–Camagüey–Santiago. Other long-distance trains, principally commencing/terminating at Havana Central, link Santiago to Matanzas, Ciego de Ávila, Las Tunas and other cities.Train travel in Cuba: infos, timetables, picturesInfos about the Tren Francés (details for Santiago-Camagüey track) There are also some inter-regional and regional trains to Palma Soriano, Bayamo, Manzanillo, Guantánamo and Holguín.

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See also

Camagüey railway station Havana Central railway station Santa Clara railway station

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