Spain’s high-speed rail network to hit 4,000 kilometres this year

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Last week, Spain marked the 30th anniversary of its high-speed rail network. Over the past three decades, the Adif-managed network has witnessed an eightfold expansion and will hit a total length of 4,000 kilometres this year, the infrastructure manager has announced.

Spain’s first high-speed line between Madrid and Sevilla was inaugurated in 1992. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, the construction of the line was the largest engineering effort in Spain.

Since then, around 57,2 billion euros have been invested in the high-speed network, which currently has a length of more than 3,700 kilometres. Later this year, it will be able to accommodate 365 high-speed trains per day.

All eyes at present are on the new section the high-speed railway line between the Chamartín-Clara Campoamor station in Madrid and the railway fork in the Torrejón de Velasco municipality. The double-track section ohas a length of close to 36 kilometres and includes the 7,3-kilometre-long tunnel between Chamartín-Clara Campoamor station and Puerta de Atocha station, both in Madrid. The tunnel effectively links the northern and southern parts of the peninsula.

Another 12 billion euros is slated for investment in the coming four years. Of that sum, 650 million euros will be channeled towards the now 30-year-old line between Madrid and Sevilla, which will receive a comprehensive upgrade. Among other things, ERTMS will be installed along the line.

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Spain’s high-speed rail network to hit 4,000 kilometres this year

Image: Adif

Last week, Spain marked the 30th anniversary of its high-speed rail network. Over the past three decades, the Adif-managed network has witnessed an eightfold expansion and will hit a total length of 4,000 kilometres this year, the infrastructure manager has announced.

Spain’s first high-speed line between Madrid and Sevilla was inaugurated in 1992. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, the construction of the line was the largest engineering effort in Spain.

Since then, around 57,2 billion euros have been invested in the high-speed network, which currently has a length of more than 3,700 kilometres. Later this year, it will be able to accommodate 365 high-speed trains per day.

All eyes at present are on the new section the high-speed railway line between the Chamartín-Clara Campoamor station in Madrid and the railway fork in the Torrejón de Velasco municipality. The double-track section ohas a length of close to 36 kilometres and includes the 7,3-kilometre-long tunnel between Chamartín-Clara Campoamor station and Puerta de Atocha station, both in Madrid. The tunnel effectively links the northern and southern parts of the peninsula.

Another 12 billion euros is slated for investment in the coming four years. Of that sum, 650 million euros will be channeled towards the now 30-year-old line between Madrid and Sevilla, which will receive a comprehensive upgrade. Among other things, ERTMS will be installed along the line.

Further reading:

Author: Nick Augusteijn

Former Chief Editor of RailTech.com

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