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High speed in Spain


High speed in Spain begin in 1992 with the line Madrid Sevvilla of 471 km with a travel time of 2,50 h.

Acctually the project is the new line Madrid Barcellona, opened in 2003 untill Lleida. che è aperta dall'ottobre 2003 fino a Lleida, e verrà ultimata per il 2007.
The complete line shall be opened in 2007

Trains can achieve speeds of up to 300 km/h on dedicated track of 1435 mm gauge.
Standard gauge in Spain is 1668 mm.

Train actual in use:

AVE 100
AVE 102
AVE 104
AVE 103 (in service from 2007)


AVE 102
AVE 102 in service since 2005
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AVE map
Map of AVE network.
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AVE 100
AVE 100 in Sevilla
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