Visit to Estacion de la Indiana
I recently had the opportunity to visit the site of the closed railway station of Estacion de la Indiana on the Granada to Algerciras railway line. Estacion de la Indiana is located 10 km from Ronda, in Malaga Province, Andalusia. You approach the station on a narrow unclassified road off the main A376 Ronda to Jerez road via the hamlet of the same name passing 10 -12 houses and a venta.
The station site was still in a tidy condition although the site was deserted at the time of my visit, it consisted of the still occupied station house, the station buildings in decent condition, a new building housing a maintenance base and the old goods shed that was looking decidedly run down. Two old water towers and some of the old signaling remain. The station track layout consists of a passing loop and two sidings (empty with no evidence of recent activity). There are currently three passenger trains a day in each direction and regular freight trains to and from the Algeciras area.
In the future when the line form Bobbadilla to Algerciras is modernized as part of the AVE high speed trains network. Estaction de la Indiana may be developed as the main railway station for the Ronda area in a similar manor to the new AVE station at Colonia de Santa Maria for Antequera. At the moment the present route contains a long dog leg via Arriate. To overcome this it will need the construction of a new section of railway bypassing Ronda town centre station to allow AVE trains to run on a shorter more direct route.
It is always sad to visit a railway facility that is unused although the railway atmosphere is still much in evidence. If the plans work out it will be nice once again catch a train from the station.
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