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The Llinars Bridge this bridge is the first steel structure in the high-speed railway (HSR) joining Barcelona and the French Border. The 1,883-foot-long (574 m) Llinars HSR bridge comprises two parts: a 1,008-foot-long (307 m) composite steel–concrete structure crossing Autopista AP-7, and a continuous prestressed concrete bridge crossing the Mogent River with a maximum span of 157 feet (48 m).
The line supports the longest railway tunnel in Spain at 28 km in length and is served on the Madrid–León route by up to two AVE S-102 (Pato, max speed 330 km/h or 205 mph) trains per day with the fastest schedule lasting 2 hours and 6 minutes, one AVE S-106 (max speed 330 km/h or 205 mph) Madrid–Gijón train per day that covers the ...
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.
A map of the Spanish HSR network - the Atlantic Axis is in the northwest. The line has a length of 155.6 km of Iberian gauge track of 1,668 mm (5 ft 5 + 21 ⁄ 32 in), which is due to be converted to Standard gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) once the Madrid-Ourense-Santiago de Compostela high speed line is fully operational.
The Madrid–Barcelona high-speed rail line is a 621-kilometre (385.9 mi) standard gauge railway line inaugurated on 20 February 2008. Designed for speeds of 350 km/h (217.5 mph) and compatibility with neighbouring countries' rail systems, it connects the cities of Madrid and Barcelona in 2 hours 30 minutes.
Traditional Spanish rail lines are broad gauge based on the Spanish vara 1,668 mm (5 ft 5 + 21 ⁄ 32 in), so rail connections between France and Spain have traditionally involved a break-of-gauge, implying that passengers and cargo must either change trains, or the trains must pass through gauge-changing installations at the border.
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 ...
[14] [15] [16] 100 km (62 mi) of upgraded railway is in service where Intercity trains run at 200 km/h (125 mph) on the upgraded single track. [ citation needed ] A new double-tracked high-speed line for the section between Évora-Norte and Poceirão is planned, but given lower priority over other sections of the high speed railway network ...