Madrid–Asturias high-speed rail line: Difference between revisions

In the section between Valladolid and León the route comprises {{Cvt|78.7|km}} of double track and two single-track sections totalling {{Cvt|84|km}}. [[Gauge changer]]s are installed at Chamartin Valdestillas, Valladolid, León and Villamuriel south of [[Palencia]] and this has reduced travel times on all routes between [[Madrid]] and Spain's north-northwest.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/high-speed/single-view/view/valladolid-leon-high-speed-line-opens.html |title=New AVE high speed train service to Palencia and León opens |date= 29 September 2015 |publisher=Railway Gazette |access-date=13 November 2015 }}</ref>

 

 

The {{convert|49.7|km|mi}} section between La Robla and [[Pola de Lena]] is a double electrified track for maximum speeds of {{convert|275|km/h|mph}}. 80% of this section consists of tunnels of a total length of {{convert|40|km|mi}}, including the {{convert|25|km|mi}} long [[Pajares Base Tunnel]], the seventh longest railway tunnel in Europe that runs under a very mountainous area between the [[Province of León]] and the Principality of Asturias.<ref name="Asturias" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.adif.es/en_US/infraestructuras/lineas_de_alta_velocidad/leon_asturias/leon_asturias.shtml|title=High Speed Lines Leon&nbsp;— Asturias high speed line|publisher=ADIF|access-date=24 September 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100923055754/http://www.adif.es/en_US/infraestructuras/lineas_de_alta_velocidad/leon_asturias/leon_asturias.shtml|archive-date=23 September 2010|url-status = dead}}</ref>

 

==Technical details==

* Total length in tunnels 42,1&nbsp;km + 40&nbsp;km in the section Robla–Pola de Lena.<ref name="Asturias" />

* Total length on viaducts 2&nbsp;km + 1,8&nbsp;km in the section Robla–Pola de Lena.<ref name="Asturias" />