High-speed route
AVE Madrid–Oviedo
Madrid → Oviedo · Spain
The 2023 Variante de Pajares pierced the Cantabrian wall with a 25 km base tunnel, cutting Asturias’ link to Madrid to about three hours.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from 2 OpenStreetMap relations, their own nodes end to end: relation 1374499 (179 km), relation 5546933 (128 km) — 306 km of the route between them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: 97.3% of this line lies within 250 m of real track (median 7 m); the longest stretch away from it is 5.5 km
- The operator publishes this line's timetable: Renfe — a place to look it up, not a check of our drawing
- 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 AVE Madrid–Oviedo?
The AVE Madrid–Oviedo runs 480 km from Madrid to Oviedo.
How long does the AVE Madrid–Oviedo take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 3 h for the 480 km. That is an average of 160 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 300 km/h.
Who runs the AVE Madrid–Oviedo?
Renfe.
How old is the AVE Madrid–Oviedo?
The line has been in service since 2023. 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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