Since 2013, AVE high-speed trains have passed near Sagrada Família through a tunnel that runs beneath the centre of Barcelona. The tunnel's construction, which began on 26 March 2010, was controversial. The Ministry of Public Works of Spain () claimed the project posed no risk to the church. Sagrada Família engineers and architects disagreed, saying there was no guarantee that the tunnel would not affect the stability of the building. The Board of the Sagrada Família () and the neighborhood association (AVE by the Coast) led a campaign against this route for the AVE, without success. In October 2010, the tunnel boring machine reached the church underground under the location of the building's principal façade. Service through the tunnel was inaugurated on 8 January 2013. Track in the tunnel makes use of a system by Edilon Sedra in which the rails are embedded in an elastic material to dampen vibrations.
since 2013 ave high-speed trains have passed near sagrada família through a tunnel that runs beneath the centre of barcelona the tunnel's construction which began on 26 march 2010 was controversial the ministry of public works of spain () claimed the project posed no risk to the church sagrada família engineers and architects disagreed saying there was no guarantee that the tunnel would not affect the stability of the building the board of the sagrada família () and the neighborhood association (ave by the coast) led a campaign against this route for the ave without success in october 2010 the tunnel boring machine reached the church underground under the location of the building's principal façade service through the tunnel was inaugurated on 8 january 2013 track in the tunnel makes use of a system by edilon sedra in which the rails are embedded in an elastic material to dampen vibrations