High-speed route

Avant Eje Atlántico

A Coruña → Vigo · Spain

Avant Eje Atlántico in pictures

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Distance: 156 km
Fastest time: ≈ 1 h 20 min
Average speed: 117 km/h
Top speed: 250 km/h
Operator: Renfe ↗
Train: Renfe Avant S-121
Countries: Spain
In service since: 2015

Figures are published values, not live data · corrections log

Galicia’s rebuilt Atlantic spine: 250 km/h between the rías with Santiago de Compostela halfway — the north–south line Madrid’s radial map forgets.

How this line was checked

Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 1941090 — 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 under 100 m from the shape of IR 9073
Wikipedia has an article for this line
See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it

How long is the Avant Eje Atlántico?

The Avant Eje Atlántico runs 156 km from A Coruña to Vigo.

How long does the Avant Eje Atlántico take?

The fastest scheduled journey is ≈ 1 h 20 min for the 156 km. That is an average of 117 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 250 km/h.

Who runs the Avant Eje Atlántico?

Renfe.

How old is the Avant Eje Atlántico?

The line has been in service since 2015. 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.

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