Madrid–Valladolid high-speed rail line
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The Madrid–Valladolid high-speed rail line (Spanish language
: Línea de Alta Velocidad Madrid - Segovia - Valladolid) opened for commercial service on 23 December 2007 and is the first instalment of a high-speed rail
corridor in the north and northwest of Spain
. The line is built to standard gauge
and gauge changers are provided at strategic points to allow interchange with older Spanish railways which were built to Iberian gauge
.
type II signaling and ASFA digital diversion clearance of 220 kilometres per hour (136.7 mph) and a reduction of over 70 kilometres (43.5 mi) (28%) compared to the general layout of the Northern Line or Imperial tunnels through San Pedro, Albacete
and Guadarrama
, 9 and 28 km respectively. It has reduced journey times between Madrid and Valladolid from 2½ hours to 56 minutes at an average speed of 192 kilometres per hour (119.3 mph). Gauge changers are installed at Chamartin Valdestillas and Valladolid and this has reduced travel times on all routes between Madrid
and Spain's north-northwest.
At kilometre post 133.8 there is a junction for the future LAV Galicia, negotiable at up to 220 km/h.
PB = Puesto de Banalización (transition from double to single track?)
PAET = Puesto de Adelantamiento y Estacionamiento de Trenes (passing loop?)
trains were replaced by Alvia
trains (RENFE Class 130) and these operate on both the high-speed line and the older lines.
These trains pass through the gauge changers at Valladolid
and Valdestillas
or to join the General Line North from this high speed line and back by reducing their travel time by reducing the distance and increasing the commercial speed in the stretch Madrid–Valladolid.
The Talgo Madrid-Galicia was diverted later by LAV circulating until Valdestillas changer, which reverses the direction of travel and change of locomotive. In this case the time reduction has been lower, only 15-20 min, while in the Galicia-Madrid train has been an advantage to using the best line to be able to recover the backlog.
Madrid to: previous train v-media td td train current reduction v-media
Spanish language
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: Línea de Alta Velocidad Madrid - Segovia - Valladolid) opened for commercial service on 23 December 2007 and is the first instalment of a high-speed rail
High-speed rail
High-speed rail is a type of passenger rail transport that operates significantly faster than the normal speed of rail traffic. Specific definitions by the European Union include for upgraded track and or faster for new track, whilst in the United States, the U.S...
corridor in the north and northwest of Spain
Spain
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. The line is built to standard gauge
Standard gauge
The standard gauge is a widely-used track gauge . Approximately 60% of the world's existing railway lines are built to this gauge...
and gauge changers are provided at strategic points to allow interchange with older Spanish railways which were built to Iberian gauge
Iberian gauge
Iberian gauge is the name given to the track gauge most extensively used by the railways of Spain and Portugal: namely ....
.
Plan for 2005-2020
According to this, the line will be connected with the following (L.A.V. = Línea de Alta Velocidad):- L.A.V. OlmedoOlmedo, SpainOlmedo is a municipality in the province of Valladolid, Spain.-Transport:Olmedo is on the N-601 road ....
-ZamoraZamora, SpainZamora is a city in Castile and León, Spain, the capital of the province of Zamora. It lies on a rocky hill in the northwest, near the frontier with Portugal and crossed by the Duero river, which is some 50 km downstream as it reaches the Portuguese frontier...
-Galicia, and this in turn with the Atlantic Axis- L.A.V. Asturias (ValladolidValladolidValladolid is a historic city and municipality in north-central Spain, situated at the confluence of the Pisuerga and Esgueva rivers, and located within three wine-making regions: Ribera del Duero, Rueda and Cigales...
-Venta de BañosVenta de BañosVenta de Baños is a village and municipality of about 5,880 located in El Cerrato, in the province of Palencia, part of the autonomous community of Castile and León, central Spain. It is located south of the provincial capital, Palencia. Noteworthy monuments include its Visigothic church of San...
-LeonLeón, SpainLeón is the capital of the province of León in the autonomous community of Castile and León, situated in the northwest of Spain. Its city population of 136,985 makes it the largest municipality in the province, accounting for more than one quarter of the province's population...
-Variante de Pajares)
- L.A.V. Asturias (Valladolid
- L.A.V. Valladolid - BurgosBurgosBurgos is a city of northern Spain, historic capital of Castile. It is situated at the edge of the central plateau, with about 178,966 inhabitants in the city proper and another 20,000 in its suburbs. It is the capital of the province of Burgos, in the autonomous community of Castile and León...
- Vitoria, and this in turn to the future- LAV LogroñoLogroñoLogroño is a city in northern Spain, on the Ebro River. It is the capital of the autonomous community of La Rioja, formerly known as La Rioja Province.The population of Logroño in 2008 was 153,736 and a metropolitan population of nearly 197,000 inhabitants...
-Miranda de EbroMiranda de EbroMiranda de Ebro is a city on the Ebro river in the province of Burgos in the autonomous community of Castile and León, Spain. It is located in the north-eastern part of the province, on the border with the province of Álava and the autonomous community of La Rioja...
and Y Vasca.
- LAV Logroño
- Other high-speed lines departing from Madrid, with the future construction of a third tunnel with wide international routes between Chamartin and Atocha stations.
Features
This line is constructed for trains running at up to 350 kilometres per hour (217.5 mph). ERTMSEuropean Rail Traffic Management System
The European Rail Traffic Management System is an initiative backed by the European Union to enhance cross-border interoperability and signalling procurement by creating a single Europe-wide standard for train control and command systems....
type II signaling and ASFA digital diversion clearance of 220 kilometres per hour (136.7 mph) and a reduction of over 70 kilometres (43.5 mi) (28%) compared to the general layout of the Northern Line or Imperial tunnels through San Pedro, Albacete
San Pedro, Albacete
San Pedro, Albacete is a municipality in Albacete, Castile-La Mancha, Spain. It has a population of 1,319....
and Guadarrama
Guadarrama
Guadarrama is a town in the Community of Madrid in Spain.Pop: 13032 , approx. 60000 .Co-ordinates . not true...
, 9 and 28 km respectively. It has reduced journey times between Madrid and Valladolid from 2½ hours to 56 minutes at an average speed of 192 kilometres per hour (119.3 mph). Gauge changers are installed at Chamartin Valdestillas and Valladolid and this has reduced travel times on all routes between Madrid
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
and Spain's north-northwest.
Route
(The figures indicate kilometres from Madrid)- Gauge changer
- 179.6 Valladolid-Campo Grande
- 173.1 Level crossing (Pinar de Antequera)
- 168.0 Rio Duero
- conventional line Madrid-Irun (Gauge changer)
- 159.6 Valdestillas / Transition double track to single track
- 144.0 Conventional Line Madrid-Irun
- Future link L.A.V. Olmedo-Zamora-Galicia (in draft)
- Link L.A.V. Olmedo-Zamora-Galicia
- Intersection with N-601
- 133.0 Olmedo
- 106.6 Nava de la Asunción
- 97.1 to 94.4 Tabladillo Tunnel
- 86.0 Garcillán
- 72.5 to 70.7 Puentecilla Tunnel
- Conventional Line Intersection with Villa
- 68.3 Segovia Guiomar
- 66.2 to 37.5 Guadarrama Tunnels
- 35.5 Soto del Real
- Junction with conventional line Madrid-Burgos
- 32.9 Arroyo Valley Viaduct
- 32.1 to 23.2 tunnels of Cerro de San Pedro
- Junction with conventional line Madrid-Burgos
- 18.9 Trivialization Post Tres Cantos
- Junction with conventional line Madrid-Burgos
- Line Conv. Madrid-Alcobendas/S.S. de los Reyes
- Fuencarral maintenance center
- Intersection with link-Hortaleza Pitis
- Intersection with link-Hortaleza Chamartin
- Link to Chamartin Iberian gauge (width changer)
- Madrid-Chamartin 0.50
- End of Line (future AV tunnel-Chamartin Atocha)
Statistics
- Inauguration: 22 December 2007 (entry into service the next day).
- Approximate cost: 4,205 million euroEuroThe euro is the official currency of the eurozone: 17 of the 27 member states of the European Union. It is also the currency used by the Institutions of the European Union. The eurozone consists of Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg,...
(about 700 M € are for the reform of the RAF of Valladolid). - Tender: commissioned by the Government to GIF (today ADIF) in 1998.
- Intermediate stations: Segovia Guiomar (kilometre post 68.3).
At kilometre post 133.8 there is a junction for the future LAV Galicia, negotiable at up to 220 km/h.
Technical details
- Length 179.6 km
- Total length in tunnels 42,1 km
- Total length on viaducts 2 km
- UIC gauge (1,435 mm)
- Electrification 25 kV 50 Hz AC
- Maximum speed 350 km / h
- Digital Signage ASFA and ERTMS II
- Platform width 16 m
- PAET 3 (Soto del Real, Garcillán and Olmedo)
- PB 3 (Tres Cantos, Nava, Valdestillas)
- Width Changers 3 (Chamartin Valdestillas, Valladolid)
PB = Puesto de Banalización (transition from double to single track?)
PAET = Puesto de Adelantamiento y Estacionamiento de Trenes (passing loop?)
Special projects
- Guadarrama Tunnel (28,377 m)
- Tunnels of San Pedro (8,930 m)
- Arroyo Valley Viaduct (1,796 m, maximum height 77.8 m)
- Tabladillo tunnel (2 km)
- Puentecilla Tunnel (1900 m)
- Tunel del Pinar de Antequera (1 km) (opening 8 November 2009)
Reduced travel times
TalgoTalgo
Talgo is a Spanish manufacturer of railway vehicles. It is best known for a design of articulated railway passenger cars in which the wheels are mounted in pairs, but not joined by an axle, and being between rather than underneath the individual coaches...
trains were replaced by Alvia
Alvia
Alvia is a high speed train in Spain used by RENFE for long distance service. The trains have the ability to use both Iberian gauge and standard gauge, which allows them to utilize the recently constructed high-speed lines for part of the journey before switching to the "classic" Iberian gauge...
trains (RENFE Class 130) and these operate on both the high-speed line and the older lines.
These trains pass through the gauge changers at Valladolid
Valladolid
Valladolid is a historic city and municipality in north-central Spain, situated at the confluence of the Pisuerga and Esgueva rivers, and located within three wine-making regions: Ribera del Duero, Rueda and Cigales...
and Valdestillas
Valdestillas
Valdestillas is a municipality located in the province of Valladolid, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2008 census , the municipality has a population of 1,818 inhabitants....
or to join the General Line North from this high speed line and back by reducing their travel time by reducing the distance and increasing the commercial speed in the stretch Madrid–Valladolid.
The Talgo Madrid-Galicia was diverted later by LAV circulating until Valdestillas changer, which reverses the direction of travel and change of locomotive. In this case the time reduction has been lower, only 15-20 min, while in the Galicia-Madrid train has been an advantage to using the best line to be able to recover the backlog.
Madrid to: previous train v-media td td train current reduction v-media
- Burgos Talgo 3:22 282 km 83.76 km / h Alvia 2:20 301 km 129 km / h 1:02
- Gijón Talgo 6:15 591 km 94.56 km / h Alvia 5:05 521 km 102.49 km / h 1:10
- Irun Intercity 6:50 640 km 93.66 km / h Alvia 5:44 570 km 99.42 km / h 1:06
- Leon Talgo 3:50 420 km 109.57 km / h Alvia 2:46 350 km 126.51 km / h 1:04
- Miranda de Ebro Talgo 4:26 371 km 83.68 km / h Alvia 3:19 390 km 117.59 km / h 1:07
- Oviedo Talgo 5:43 559 km 97.78 km / h Alvia 4:36 489 km 106.30 km / h 1:07
- Palencia Talgo 2:50 298 km 105.18 km / h Alvia 1:44 228 km 131.54 km / h 1:06
- San Sebastian Intercity 6:25 623 km 97.09 km / h Alvia 5:20 553 km 103.69 km / h 1:05
- Talgo Santander 5:35 515 km 92.24 km / h Alvia 4:27 445 km 100 km / h 1:08
- Regional Segovia 2:03 101 km 49.27 km / h AVE 0:35 68 km 136 km / h 1:33
- Valladolid Talgo 2:23 249 km 104.48 km / h AVE 0:56 179 km 191.79 km / h 1:27
- Vitoria Intercity 4:39 493 km 106.02 km / h Alvia 3:41 423 km 114.84 km / h 0:58
Services that use these lines
- Chamartin Madrid-Segovia Valladolid-Campo Grande-S102 Guiomar 1:10
- Chamartin Madrid–Valladolid-Campo Grande 0:56 nonstop S102
- Avant-Chamartin Madrid-Segovia Guiomar 0:35 nonstop S121
- Avant Valladolid to Madrid Chamartin station at 1:10 Segovia Guiomar S121
- Alvia Madrid-Chamartin Hendaye Segovia Guiomar
- Valladolid-Campo Grande
- Burgos
- Miranda de Ebro
- Vitoria-Gasteiz
- Alsasua
- San Sebastian
- Irun S130 gauge change in Valladolid / Valdestillas
- Alvia Bilbao-Madrid-Chamartin Abando Segovia Guiomar
- Valladolid-Campo Grande
- Burgos S130 gauge change in Valladolid / Valdestillas
- Alvia Madrid-Chamartin Santander Segovia Guiomar
- Valladolid-Campo Grande
- Palencia
- Aguilar de Campóo
- Reinosa
- Torrelavega S130 gauge change in Valladolid / Valdestillas
- 1 train per day each direction continues its journey to Alicante
- Alvia Madrid-Chamartin Gijón-suburban Segovia Guiomar
- Valladolid-Campo Grande
- Palencia
- Sahagun
- Léon
- Mieres-Puente
- Oviedo
- Jovellanos Gijón S130-wide change in Valladolid / Valdestillas
- 1 train per day each direction continues its journey to Alicante
- Talgo Madrid-Chamartin La Coruna Segovia Guiomar
- Medina del Campo
- Zamora
- Puebla de Sanabria
- The Gudiña
- Orense-Joint
- Carballiño
- Santiago de Compostela Talgo VI gauge change in Valdestillas
- Talgo Madrid-Chamartin Pontevedra (*)
- Guillarei
- Redondela
- Vigo Talgo VI (*) circulates together with the branch of La Coruna to Orense
- gauge change in Valdestillas
Speed
The maximum permissible speed in line with ERTMS II in service are shown below. Note that trains are permitted to move at a maximum of 300 kilometres per hour (186.4 mph) over 147 kilometres (91.3 mi) of the line (82% of all online).| end km | home km | km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 0.800 | 1.402 | 110 |
| 1.402 | 1.440 | 35 |
| 1.440 | 1.884 | 65 |
| 1.884 | 6.071 | 110 |
| 6.071 | 6.513 | 105 |
| 6.513 | 8.300 | 110 |
| 8.300 | 12.400 | 165 |
| 12.400 | 14.600 | 200 |
| 14.600 | 21.000 | 270 |
| 21.000 | 168.700 | 300 |
| 168.700 | 170.358 | 200 |
| 170.358 | 171.807 | 180 |
| 171.807 | 172.600 | 200 |
| 172.600 | 173.081 | 160 |
| 173.081 | 173.091 | 100 |
| 173.091 | 177.752 | 160 |
| 177.752 | 177.827 | 150 |
| 177.827 | 178.100 | 160 |
| 178.100 | 179.300 | 50 |