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Rail transport in Spain operates on four rail gauges and services are operated by a variety of private and public operators. Total railway length in 2020 was 15,489 km (9,953 km electrified). [ 2 ] The Spanish high-speed rail network is the longest HSR network in Europe with 3,973 km (2,464 mi) and the second longest in the world, after China 's.
Map showing high-speed railway lines in operation as of January 2025. High-speed railways in Spain have been in operation since 1992 when the first line was opened connecting the cities of Madrid, Córdoba and Seville. Unlike the rest of the Iberian broad gauge network, the Spanish High-speed network mainly uses standard gauge.
Spain has 11,791 km of track with this gauge. [2] Since 1992, all high-speed rail lines in Spain have been built to 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) standard gauge, providing direct connections without break-of-gauge with the French railway system. The high speed line that was projected to run from Madrid to Lisbon was also to have been built at ...
Real-time information about commuter and regional rail lines in Catalonia provided by its users via Twitter; Unofficial interactive map showing all Rodalies de Catalunya stations at Google Maps; Information about Rodalies de Catalunya lines at trenscat.cat (in Catalan)
Map of the Spanish rail network in 2019, with colour-coded track types. Renfe Operadora operates on conventional Iberian gauge (red), high speed (blue), and narrow gauge (green) lines. A Renfe train ticket. Renfe (Spanish pronunciation:, Eastern Catalan:), officially Renfe-Operadora, is Spain's national state-owned railway company.
The Basque Y is being built in European rail gauge (1,435 mm (4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in)). To reduce the environmental impact, the layout avoids the natural areas of Aizkorri, Urkiola and Aralar. The increase on the usage of railway, will reduce the usage of planes, [citation needed] more polluting than trains. In addition it will be more affordable ...
California voters approved north-south high speed rail 15 years ago. Spain builds in a fraction of the time. New federal money gives reason for hope.
The line from Perpignan to Figueres is a mixed-traffic high-speed railway (that is allowing passenger trains and freight trains) of 44.4 km (27.6 mi), including 24.6 km (15.3 mi) on the French side and 19.8 km (12.3 mi) on the Spanish side, with UIC standard gauge.