Puntos de Interés
Infrastructure
Old station of Burgos
Estación del Norte (Burgos - Avenida) was inaugurated in 1902, built by the Compañía de Hierro del Norte de España taking inspiration from Estación del Norte of Madrid (Príncipe Pío).
For many years it was a railway junction for the Madrid – Burgos, Calatayud – Cidad-Dosante and Madrid – Irún lines. It was originally more than 92 metres long and had three clearly differentiated areas: the central hall and two side wings where the different services were distributed.
Before the end of the second decade of the 20th century, the Santander – Mediterranean Railway Company decided to build the Burgos – San Zoles station in the vicinity, which coexisted over time with the Estación del Norte (Burgos – Avenida) to serve the Santander – Mediterranean railway line.
In 1941 RENFE took over management of the stations and with the remodelling over the following decade, both constructions were unified in a railway complex that would provide freight and passenger services. The Santander – Mediterranean railway line was definitively closed in 1984, but this station continued to provide rail service to the rest of the railway lines until 2008, when trains were diverted to the new Burgos – Rosa de Lima station.
In 2017, an ambitious remodelling was completed, transforming this old railway infrastructure full of history into a space for children and young people to discover new technologies. Each former railway space is fully adapted to its innovative new uses: the interchange, the lounge, the creation laboratory (heavy workshop and light workshop), the clock, the cabin, the hall, the halt station and the hospitality area. These new uses include playrooms where the main focus is on pedagogical and stimulating activities, educational robotics, spaces for working with drones, spaces for working with 3D printers and laser cutters and endless cultural and intellectual development opportunities for young people.