Madrid–Valencia railway

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This article is about the conventional railway between Madrid and Valencia. For the AVE high-speed line, see Madrid–Levante high-speed rail network.
Madrid–Valencia railway
Overview
StatusOperational
OwnerAdif
TerminiMadrid Chamartín
Valencia-Nord
Service
Operator(s)Renfe Operadora
History
Opened9 February 1851
Technical
Line length480.6 km (298.6 mi)
Track gauge1,668 mm (5 ft 5+21⁄32 in) Iberian gauge
Route map
  • v
  • t
Madrid-Valencia
Legend
to
line to Guadalajara
 AVE line to Valladolid
line to Ávila
8.0
 Madrid Chamartín
Madrid Chamartín-Atocha
6.1
 Madrid Nuevos Ministerios
2.8
 Madrid Sol
0.0
 Madrid Atocha
to Príncipe Pío
to Guadalajara
AVE line to Barcelona
Manzanares river
7.2
 Villaverde Bajo
line to
Madrid-Aranjuez
Jarama river
Tagus river
to Cuenca
AVE line to Seville
AVE line to Valencia
Aranjuez-Albacete
Aranjuez-Alcázar de San Juan
to Toledo
Community of Madrid
Castilla-La Mancha
Laguna Larga
Alcázar de San Juan-Albacete
line to Cordoba/Cádiz
Záncara river
AVE line to Cuenca
321.7
 Albacete-Los Llanos
Albacete-Chinchilla
line to Murcia
common section with AVE line
AVE line to Alicante
Almansa-Valencia
Almansa-Xàtiva
Castilla-La Mancha
Valencian Community
to Villena
Xàtiva-Valencia
to Alcoy
Canyoles river
Albaida river
Júcar river
AVE line
 Magro river
to Gandia
AVE line to Madrid
to Cuenca
line to Tarragona
Valencia-Joaquín Sorolla
 Valencia Nord

The Madrid–Valencia railway is the conventional railway line linking the Spanish capital Madrid with the country's third largest city of Valencia in the Valencian Community. It now primarily serves local commuter rail services and regional traffic since the opening of the Madrid–Levante high-speed rail network in 2010.

History[]

Prior to the opening of the high-speed rail line between Madrid and Valencia, the classic Iberian gauge railway provided a travel time of 3 hours and 30 minutes between the two cities.[1]

Services[]

The line is used by Cercanías Madrid's C-3 service and the C-3 of Cercanías Valencia; along with numerous regional services along various stretches of the line. The Regional Express service runs the full distance between Madrid and Valencia, taking 6 hours and 36 minutes with stops at numerous intermediate stations;[2] since the opening of the AVE high-speed rail line travel has been reduced to 1 hour and 40 minutes non-stop, freeing up the older slower line for other traffic.

References[]

  1. ^ "High-Speed Madrid To Valencia Rail Line To Open By Year-End". Business Travel News. 14 September 2010. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  2. ^ "Recorrido - Renfe.com". Renfe. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
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