Title: AVE - Wikipedia
Headings: AVE
AVE
AVE
Contents
History
New rail link to Andalusia
AVANT – Media Distancia
Madrid–Barcelona
Northern corridors
Eastern corridors
International connection with France
Incidents and accidents
Operational services
Trains
Lines in operation
North-western corridor
Madrid–Sanabria
The Atlantic Axis
North corridor
Madrid–León
North-eastern corridor
Madrid–Barcelona
Barcelona–Perpignan (France)
Madrid–Huesca
Eastern corridor
Madrid–Castellón
Madrid–Alicante
Madrid–Orihuela
South corridor
Madrid–Seville
Madrid–Málaga
Madrid–Toledo
Madrid–Granada
Lines under construction
Madrid interconnector
North-western corridor
Sanabria–Ourense
North corridor
León–Gijón
Valladolid–Vitoria
Basque Y
North-eastern corridor
Tunnel Sants–La Sagrera
Eastern corridor
Alicante–Cartagena
South corridor
Seville–Antequera
Madrid–Jaén
Mediterranean corridor
Tarragona–Almería
South-western corridor
Madrid–Extremadura
Two Seas corridor
Zaragoza–Pamplona
Lines planned
Cantabrian Sea corridor
Two seas corridor
Central-Pyrenees corridor
North corridor – Madrid-Santander high-speed line
Passenger usage
See also
Other high-speed rail services
Rail infrastructure in Spain and Europe
Notes
References
External links

Content: The high-speed link combined with high property prices in Madrid has encouraged many Madrid commuters to settle in Ciudad Real, the first stop on the Madrid–Seville line. There has, however, been controversy over the construction of this line as the change to standard-gauge track meant that towns such as Getafe, Aranjuez and Algodor, which now have no commercial services, lost their direct services to Toledo. Furthermore, since Toledo is now connected by standard-gauge track it is impossible for other passenger or goods trains to reach it that have not come from other high-speed lines. Further Avant services have been launched with the expansion of the AVE lines to Valladolid, Barcelona, Málaga and Galicia. See below for details of all Avant services. In the Valladolid line, new class 114 trains are used. Both Avant class 104 and class 114 trains are Pendolino designs, without tilting capacity: - Avant class 104 trains are based in ETR 480
- Avant class 114 trains are based in ETR 600
Madrid–Barcelona
Main article: Madrid–Barcelona high-speed rail line
The Madrid– Zaragoza – Barcelona line was inaugurated on 20 February 2008, after parts of the line had operated since 2003 (Madrid–Zaragoza–Lleida) and 2006 (Lleida–Tarragona). This line is currently one of the world's fastest long-distance trains in commercial operation, with non-stop trains covering the 621 km (386 mi) between the two cities in just 2 hours 30 minutes, and those calling at all stations in 3 hours 10 minutes.