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Alvia is a high-speed train service in
, RENFE Class 120, RENFE Class 130 and RENFE Class 730 trains are in service.
Class 120 trains are used on the routes from
Renfe offers the following Alvia services:
* Alicante–Santander, via Villena, Albacete, Cuenca, Madrid, Segovia, Valladolid, Palencia and Torrelavega.
* Barcelona–A Coruña, via Camp Tarragona, Lleida, Zaragoza, Tudela, Castejon, Tafalla, Pamplona, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Miranda de Ebro, Burgos, Palencia, Sahagun, León, Astorga, Bembibre, Ponferrada, O Barco de Valdeorras, A Rúa, San Clodio-Quiroga, Monforte de Lemos, Ourense and Santiago de Compostela.
* Barcelona–Bilbao, via Camp Tarragona, Lleida, Zaragoza, Tudela, Castejon, Calahorra, Logroño, Haro and Miranda De Ebro.
* Barcelona–San Sebastian, via Camp Tarragona, Lleida, Zaragoza, Tudela, Castejon, Tafalla, Pamplona, Altsasu and Zumarraga.
* Barcelona–Salamanca, via Camp Tarragona, Lleida, Zaragoza, Tudela, Castejon, Tafalla, Pamplona, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Miranda de Ebro, Burgos, Valladolid and Medina del Campo.
* Barcelona–Vigo, via Lleida, Zaragoza, Pamplona, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Burgos, León, Ponferrada, Ourense and Guillarei, with connection services to Gijón in León and to A Coruña in Monforte de Lemos.
* Gijón–Alicante, via Oviedo, Mieres Del Camín, La Pola, León, Palencia, Valladolid, Segovia, Madrid, Cuenca, Albacete and Villena.
* Madrid–Algeciras via Ciudad Real, Puertollano, Córdoba, Antequera, Ronda and San Roque-la Línea.
* Madrid–Almeria, via Córdoba, Antequera, Granada and Guadix.
* Madrid–Avilés, via Palencia, León, Mieres Del Camín and Oviedo.
* Madrid–Badajoz, via Leganés, Torrijos, Talavera De La Reina, Oropesa de Toledo, Navalmoral De La Mata, Monfragüe-plasencia, Cáceres and Mérida.
* Madrid–Bilbao, via Segovia, Valladolid, Burgos and Miranda de Ebro.
* Madrid–Badajoz, via Leganés, Torrijos, Talavera De La Reina, Oropesa, Navalmoral De La Mata, Monfragüe-plasencia, Cáceres and Mérida.
* Madrid–Cádiz, via Ciudad Real, Puertollano, Córdoba, Sevilla and Jerez de la Frontera.
* Madrid–Ferrol, via Segovia, Medina del Campo, Zamora, Sanabria, A Gudiña, Ourense, Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, Betanzos and Pontedeume.
* Madrid–Huelva, via Cordoba and La Palma Del Condado.
* Madrid–Irun, via Segovia, Valladolid, Burgos, Miranda de Ebro, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Zumarraga, Tolosa and San Sebastián.
* Madrid–Logroño, via Guadalajara, Calatayud, Tudela and Calahorra
* Madrid–Lugo, via Segovia, Medina del Campo, Zamora, Sanabria, A Gudiña, Ourense, Monforte De Lemos and Sarria.
* Madrid–Pamplona, via Guadalajara, Calatayud, Tudela and Tafalla.
* Madrid–Salamanca, via Segovia and Medina del Campo.
* Madrid–Santander, via Valladolid, Palencia, Aguilar De Campoo, Reinosa and Torrelavega.
* Madrid–Vigo, via Segovia and Medina del Campo, Zamora, Sanabria, A Gudiña, Ourense, Vilagarcia De Arousa and Pontevedra (trains with selective stops are also scheduled).
RENFE Alvia
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Spain
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offered by Renfe Operadora
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on long-distance routes with a top speed of . The trains have the ability to use both Iberian gauge and standard gauge
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, which allows them to travel on the recently constructed high-speed lines for part of the journey before switching to the "classic" Iberian gauge network to complete it. Trains that run exclusively on high-speed tracks are branded AVE
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or Avant
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Trains and Routes
, RENFE Class 120, RENFE Class 130 and RENFE Class 730 trains are in service.
Class 120 trains are used on the routes from Madrid
Madrid ( ; ) is the capital and List of largest cities in Spain, most populous municipality of Spain. It has almost 3.5 million inhabitants and a Madrid metropolitan area, metropolitan area population of approximately 7 million. It i ...
to Pamplona
Pamplona (; ), historically also known as Pampeluna in English, is the capital city of the Navarre, Chartered Community of Navarre, in Spain.
Lying at near above sea level, the city (and the wider Cuenca de Pamplona) is located on the flood pl ...
, Logroño
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, Bilbao
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, Irún
Irun (, ) is a town of the Bidasoaldea region in the province of Gipuzkoa in the Basque Country (autonomous community), Basque Autonomous Community, Spain.
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It lies on the foundations of the ancient Oiasso, cited as a Ancient Rome, Roma ...
and Hendaye
Hendaye (; Basque: ''Hendaia'',HENDAIA
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and changing gauge there), from Madrid to Huelva changing gauge at Burgos Burgos () is a city in Spain located in the autonomous community of Castile and León. It is the capital and most populous municipality of the province of Burgos. Burgos is situated in the north of the Iberian Peninsula, on the confluence of th ...
Seville
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, from Madrid to Santander changing gauge at Venta de Baños from Madrid to Salamanca
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changing gauge at Medina del Campo
Medina del Campo is a town and municipality of Spain located in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Part of the Province of Valladolid, it is the centre of a farming area.
It lies on the banks of the Zapardiel river, in the centre of t ...
and between Barcelona
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and San Sebastian, Bilbao (running on high-speed lines between Barcelona and Zaragoza
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).
Class 130 trains are used on the routes from Madrid to Cádiz
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, from Madrid to Avilés
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The town occupies the flattest land in the municipality, partially in a land that belonged ...
changing gauge at León, and from Alicante
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to Gijón and Santander changing gauge at León and Venta de Baños respectively, and between Barcelona and Salamanca/ Galicia.
Finally Class 730 are used on the routes from Madrid Chamartín to A Coruña
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, Ferrol, Vigo
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, Lugo
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and Badajoz
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as well as from Madrid Atocha to Almeria and Algeciras
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. These trains also used to operate the routes from Madrid to Murcia
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, before those are replaced by AVE
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services. Unlike the other classes, these can run on diesel as well as overhead electric power and so are used on those routes where lines are not electrified.
Operational services
Renfe offers the following Alvia services:
* Alicante–Santander, via Villena, Albacete, Cuenca, Madrid, Segovia, Valladolid, Palencia and Torrelavega.
* Barcelona–A Coruña, via Camp Tarragona, Lleida, Zaragoza, Tudela, Castejon, Tafalla, Pamplona, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Miranda de Ebro, Burgos, Palencia, Sahagun, León, Astorga, Bembibre, Ponferrada, O Barco de Valdeorras, A Rúa, San Clodio-Quiroga, Monforte de Lemos, Ourense and Santiago de Compostela.
* Barcelona–Bilbao, via Camp Tarragona, Lleida, Zaragoza, Tudela, Castejon, Calahorra, Logroño, Haro and Miranda De Ebro.
* Barcelona–San Sebastian, via Camp Tarragona, Lleida, Zaragoza, Tudela, Castejon, Tafalla, Pamplona, Altsasu and Zumarraga.
* Barcelona–Salamanca, via Camp Tarragona, Lleida, Zaragoza, Tudela, Castejon, Tafalla, Pamplona, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Miranda de Ebro, Burgos, Valladolid and Medina del Campo.
* Barcelona–Vigo, via Lleida, Zaragoza, Pamplona, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Burgos, León, Ponferrada, Ourense and Guillarei, with connection services to Gijón in León and to A Coruña in Monforte de Lemos.
* Gijón–Alicante, via Oviedo, Mieres Del Camín, La Pola, León, Palencia, Valladolid, Segovia, Madrid, Cuenca, Albacete and Villena.
* Madrid–Algeciras via Ciudad Real, Puertollano, Córdoba, Antequera, Ronda and San Roque-la Línea.
* Madrid–Almeria, via Córdoba, Antequera, Granada and Guadix.
* Madrid–Avilés, via Palencia, León, Mieres Del Camín and Oviedo.
* Madrid–Badajoz, via Leganés, Torrijos, Talavera De La Reina, Oropesa de Toledo, Navalmoral De La Mata, Monfragüe-plasencia, Cáceres and Mérida.
* Madrid–Bilbao, via Segovia, Valladolid, Burgos and Miranda de Ebro.
* Madrid–Badajoz, via Leganés, Torrijos, Talavera De La Reina, Oropesa, Navalmoral De La Mata, Monfragüe-plasencia, Cáceres and Mérida.
* Madrid–Cádiz, via Ciudad Real, Puertollano, Córdoba, Sevilla and Jerez de la Frontera.
* Madrid–Ferrol, via Segovia, Medina del Campo, Zamora, Sanabria, A Gudiña, Ourense, Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, Betanzos and Pontedeume.
* Madrid–Huelva, via Cordoba and La Palma Del Condado.
* Madrid–Irun, via Segovia, Valladolid, Burgos, Miranda de Ebro, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Zumarraga, Tolosa and San Sebastián.
* Madrid–Logroño, via Guadalajara, Calatayud, Tudela and Calahorra
* Madrid–Lugo, via Segovia, Medina del Campo, Zamora, Sanabria, A Gudiña, Ourense, Monforte De Lemos and Sarria.
* Madrid–Pamplona, via Guadalajara, Calatayud, Tudela and Tafalla.
* Madrid–Salamanca, via Segovia and Medina del Campo.
* Madrid–Santander, via Valladolid, Palencia, Aguilar De Campoo, Reinosa and Torrelavega.
* Madrid–Vigo, via Segovia and Medina del Campo, Zamora, Sanabria, A Gudiña, Ourense, Vilagarcia De Arousa and Pontevedra (trains with selective stops are also scheduled).
Crash
On 24 July 2013, the train driver of an Alvia 730 train traveling fromMadrid
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to Ferrol, Galicia
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, took a curve well above the posted speed limit, and the train derailed near Santiago de Compostela
Santiago de Compostela, simply Santiago, or Compostela, in the province of Province of A Coruña, A Coruña, is the capital of the autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Galicia (Spain), Galicia, in northwestern Spain. The city ...
killing 79 people and injuring more than 140.
References
External links
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