Madrid–Barcelona railway
| Madrid–Barcelona railway | |
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| Overview | |
| Native name | Línea Madrid-Barcelona |
| Type | Heavy rail |
| Status | Operational |
| Locale | Spain (Community of Madrid, Castilla-La Mancha, Aragon, Catalonia) |
| Termini | Madrid Chamartín Barcelona Estació de França |
| Operation | |
| Opened | 1859 |
| Owner | Adif |
| Operator(s) | Renfe Operadora |
| Character | At-grade |
| Technical | |
| Line length | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). |
| Track gauge | 1,668 mm (5 ft 5 21⁄32 in) Iberian gauge |
| Operating speed | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). |
| Route number | 200[1] |
The Madrid–Barcelona railway is a 685-kilometre (425.64 mi) railway line linking Madrid in Community of Madrid, to Barcelona in Catalonia. It is the main conventional line linking those two cities. Its future, though, remains unknown, due to the arrival of the new high-speed line between Madrid and Barcelona and onwards to Figueres, which also brings a competition between the two lines.
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History
It was opened in 1859 while first operated by Compañía de los Ferrocarriles de Madrid a Zaragoza y Alicante (MZA), between Madrid and Zaragoza. In 1880s, it opened between Zaragoza and Barcelona, while operated by Compañía de los ferrocarriles de Tarragona a Barcelona y Francia (TBF).
The two companies emerged into a newer version of MZA, only to be replaced by RENFE in 1941 and by Renfe Operadora in 2005. It is currently owned by Adif.
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References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
External links
- Adif. Official website of the railway's owner
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