Jesús (Metrovalencia)

Jesús is a station in the Metrovalencia network in the La Raiosa area of Valencia. It is served by line 1, line 2 and line 7.

Jesús
Changing the station's name
General information
Location	Valencia (La Raiosa) Spain
Coordinates	39°27′34″N 0°23′05″W / 39.4595°N 0.3847°W / 39.4595; -0.3847
Operated by	FGV
Line(s)
Construction
Structure type	Underground
History
Opened	1988
Services
Preceding station Metrovalencia Following station Plaça Espanya towards Bétera Line 1 Patraix towards Castelló Plaça Espanya towards Llíria Line 2 Patraix towards Torrent Avinguda Bailén towards Torrent Avinguda Line 7 Patraix towards Marítim

The station was opened on 8 October 1988, when Metrovalencia was created. On 3 July 2006, a serious crash, which killed 43 people, occurred between the station and Plaça d'Espanya station.^[1] On 12 December 2010, the station was renamed Joaquín Sorolla, after the painter and to reflect its proximity to the high speed train station Joaquín Sorolla^[1] which opened a week after the name change.^[2] The name change was opposed by opposition political parties and residents groups, who considered it an attempt to forget the tragedy.^[2] Groups representing victims of the crash also criticised the name change, pointing out that the Joaquín Sorolla name would be more appropriate for the 2 metro stations, Bailén and Xàtiva, which were closer to the high-speed station.^[3] They requested that the name be altered to Jesús-Joaquín Sorolla.^[3] In February 2012, Valencia city council unanimously adopted their suggestion, changing the name to Joaquín Sorolla-Jesús.^[2] On 30 June 2016, the station reverted to its original name to mark the tenth anniversary of the metro accident.^[4]

References

1. "La 'estación de la muerte' del metro pierde su nombre" [The "station of death" loses its name]. El País (in Spanish). 11 December 2010. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
2. "La estación de Jesús recupera su nombre... a medias" [Jesús station recovers half its name]. Levante EMV (in Spanish). Valencia, Spain. 27 February 2012. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
3. "Las víctimas del accidente de metro critican el cambio de nombre de la estación 'Jesús'" [The victims of the metro accident criticise the renaming of Jesús station]. El Mundo (in Spanish). Valencia, Spain. 27 February 2012. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
4. "Trabajadores de FGV cambian los carteles en la estación de Jesús" [Valencia railway workers change the signs in Jesús station]. Las Provincias (in Spanish). Valencia, Spain. 27 February 2012. Retrieved 14 September 2016.