Antequera Santa Ana Station

SANTA ANA TRAIN STATION 

Antequera Santa Ana station is the new Antequera train station on the AVE high speed rail line and is located about 17km to the north west of the town. It is just of the A-384 in the direction of Campillos.

When the futuristic station building was opened on 16 December 2007, the station was critised as a white elephant in the middle of nowhere that cost 10m €. The critique was not unfounded, as only a few of the Malaga Madrid AVE trains stopped on its two 240m long platforms.

View of passing trains and the station from one of the platforms © Max Phythian

Six years later,  when a loop in the Iberian gauge Granada to Seville line and a spur on the Algeciras to Granada with an third station platform were constructed, it became much livelier and bsier. When the high speed AVE line to Granada and Seville (direct and not via Cordoba) is completed it will be confirmed as the rail crossroads of Andalucia; much the same as the Bobadilla was a hundred years ago.

The futuristic station building is open and light, with glass walls and a roof that comprises of three bands to allow more natural light to enter in the gaps between the layers.

Arrival and departure boards inside the modern station building © Max Phythian

There is also a rail link to the older (non high speed) rail network which incorporates a complex system for changing the gauge of the carriages (only certain trains can do this such as a series of adapted Talgo sets ) between the AVE standard gauge of 1.435mm and the Spanish broader gauge of 1.668mm.

Timetables and Tickets

Below are a selection of the most popular AVE train routes from Antequera Santa Ana train station and also other populare AVE routes in Andalucia. click on the buttons which link to the website of of affiliate partner - The Trainline. Check the timetables and if desired buy an eTicket with a seat reservation.

 

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Routes and Destinations

AVE: Madrid to Málaga
Time taken: from 2 hrs 30 min
Frequency: every 60-120 mins
Stops:  Cordoba,  Puente Genil-Herrera, Antequera Santa Ana, Malaga Maria Zambrano.

AVE: Barcelona to Málaga
Time taken: from 5 hrs 40 min
Frequency: two services daily,
Stops at: Barcelona,  Tarragona, Zaragoza, Cordoba, Puente Genil-Herera, Antequera Santa Ana, Malaga.

AVANT: Seville-Granada 
Time taken: 2 hr 45 mins
Freguency: 3 trains daily
Stops: Seville-Santa Justa, Cordoba, Puente Genil-Herrera, Antequera-Santa Ana, Antequera AV, Loja, Granada. 

AVANT: Seville-Malaga 
Time taken: 1 hr 55 mins
Freguency: 6 trains daily
Stops: Seville-Santa Justa, Cordoba, Puente Genil-Herrera, Antequera-Santa Ana, Malaga-Maria Zambrano
(Note Medium Distance also serve Seville-Malaga on the older route.) 

INTERCITY: Madrid to Algeciras
Time taken: from 6 hrs 15 min
Frequency: 1 daily
Stops:  Madrid, Cordoba, Puente Genil-Herrera, Antequera Santa Ana, Ronda, San Roque, Algeciras.

Medium Distance Regional: Algeciras to Antequera
Time: 4hr 20 mins Frequency: four trains daily Stops: Algeciras, Los Barrios, San Roque-La Linea, Almoraima, Jimena de la Frontera, San Pablo, Gaucin, Cortes de la Frontera, Jimera de Libar, Benaojan-Montejaque, Arriate, Ronda, Setenil, Almargen, Teba, Campillos, Bobadilla, Antequera Santa Ana,
Frequency: Three per day.
 

Arrival and departure info

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Facilities

Car Park (from 0,55€ per hour) and a Cafe.
Hours open: 06.00 to 00.15hrs

Conections from Santa Ana to Antequera

There is intermitent bus service 
Santa Ana to Antequera Bus Station 07.40 12.40 15.45 hrs
Antequera Bus Station to Santa Ana 10.30, 13.30, 18,45 hrs
Bus is about 5€

There are also Taxi which is about 25€.