Classic route
Alvia Madrid–Salamanca
Madrid → Salamanca · Spain
Over the Guadarrama by high-speed line, then across Castile to the golden sandstone of Salamanca in well under two hours.
- Distance
- 228 km
- Fastest time
- ≈ 1 h 45 min
- Average speed
- 130 km/h
- Top speed
- 250 km/h
Stations
- 0 kmMadrid-Chamartín-Clara Campoamor +6
- 68 kmSegovia-Guiomar (AV) +2
- 155 kmMedina del Campo AV
- 228 kmSalamanca
The stations OpenStreetMap lists for this service, in order, with the distance along the line as drawn here. A train may skip some of them. A +N after a station: N other routes on this map stop or end there, and the map draws it as a station where lines meet.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 20685324: the same nodes OpenStreetMap holds for this railway, thinned to within under 25 m of them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 4 m from it
- Checked against the running timetable via ÖBB Scotty: our line sits 0.1 km from the shape of A 4899
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
- See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it
Questions and answers
How long is the Alvia Madrid–Salamanca?
The Alvia Madrid–Salamanca runs 228 km from Madrid to Salamanca.
How long does the Alvia Madrid–Salamanca take?
The fastest scheduled journey is ≈ 1 h 45 min for the 228 km. That is an average of 130 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 250 km/h.
Who runs the Alvia Madrid–Salamanca?
Renfe.
How old is the Alvia Madrid–Salamanca?
The line has been in service since 1877. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.
How often does the Alvia Madrid–Salamanca run?
4 direct trains on a weekday (counted on 2 September 2026).
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