Antequera–Granada high-speed rail line

Antequera–Granada high-speed rail line
Antequera–Granada high-speed rail line
	A Renfe class 114 train at Granada railway station
Overview
Status	Operational
Owner	Adif
Locale	Spain (Andalucia)
Termini	Antequera-Santa Ana; Granada;
Service
Type	High-speed rail
Operator(s)	Renfe Operadora
Ridership	634,000 (2019-20)
History
Opened	26 June 2019
Technical
Line length	125.7 km (78.1 mi)
Number of tracks	Double track
Track gauge	Dual gauge; (1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge; 1,668 mm (5 ft 5+21⁄32 in)
Electrification	25 kV 50 Hz
Operating speed	max 300 km/h (190 mph)

The Antequera–Granada high-speed rail line opened in 2019, linking the Spanish city of Granada to the AVE network via a branch from the existing Madrid–Málaga high-speed rail line at Antequera.

Background

The 122.8 km (76.3 mi) line from Antequera to Granada^[2] is a part of the under construction Andalusian Transverse Axis high-speed rail line. The three times per day AVE service between Madrid Atocha and Granada covers the distance of 568 km (353 mi) in 3 h 5 min. The daily AVE train between Granada and Barcelona Sants connects the two cities in 6 h 25 min. S-102 and S-112 (Pato, max speed 330 km/h (210 mph)) trains are used for these services and all trains call at Córdoba, offering a journey time of 90 min from Granada.^[3] The total cost of building the line was €1.4 billion.^[4]

Stations

After branching from the existing Antequera-Santa Ana railway station, the line serves Loja and Granada. In 2019, construction was set to begin on a €16 million underground AVE station in Antequera town centre, making Antequera the only city in Spain outside of Madrid to have two high-speed rail stops.^[5]

Services

The line is used by AVE services to Madrid and one daily service to Barcelona. In November 2019, a daily patronage of 2,600 passengers using these services was reported.^[6]

References

^ "Los trenes AVE de Granada registran 634.000 viajeros en su primer año". Renfe. 25 June 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
^ "Los viajes en AVE a Málaga y Sevilla se estrenan esta semana, con transbordo en Antequera y Córdoba". www.ideal.es. 24 June 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
^ "Granada joins the AVE network". Railway Gazette International. 25 June 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
^ "Antequera se sube al AVE". Diario Sur (in Spanish). 24 October 2010. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
^ "Work on a new AVE station near central Antequera to start soon". Sur in English. February 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
^ "El AVE de Granada alcanza los 2.600 pasajeros al día con los servicios de Madrid y Barcelona". Granada Hoy (in Spanish). 29 November 2019. Retrieved 6 April 2020.

[1] "Los trenes AVE de Granada registran 634.000 viajeros en su primer año". Renfe. 25 June 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2021.

[2] "Los viajes en AVE a Málaga y Sevilla se estrenan esta semana, con transbordo en Antequera y Córdoba". www.ideal.es. 24 June 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2019.

[Granada-3] "Granada joins the AVE network". Railway Gazette International. 25 June 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2019.

[4] "Antequera se sube al AVE". Diario Sur (in Spanish). 24 October 2010. Retrieved 30 August 2019.

[5] "Work on a new AVE station near central Antequera to start soon". Sur in English. February 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2020.

[6] "El AVE de Granada alcanza los 2.600 pasajeros al día con los servicios de Madrid y Barcelona". Granada Hoy (in Spanish). 29 November 2019. Retrieved 6 April 2020.