Classic route
Castejón–Alsasua railway
Castejón de Ebro → Altsasu · Spain
Castejón–Alsasua railway in pictures
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- Distance
- 138 km
- Fastest time
- ≈ 2 h 08 min
- Average speed
- 65 km/h
- Top speed
- 140 km/h
- Train
- Alvia
- Countries
- Spain
- In service since
- 1865
Figures are published values, not live data · corrections log
Iberian-gauge track up the Ebro and over into Navarre, opened in 1865 and still the Madrid–Basque Country road through Altsasu.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 14348674 — 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 3 m from it
- Checked against the running timetable via ÖBB Scotty: our line sits under 100 m from the shape of A 530
- See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it
How long is the Castejón–Alsasua railway?
The Castejón–Alsasua railway runs 138 km from Castejón de Ebro to Altsasu.
How long does the Castejón–Alsasua railway take?
The fastest scheduled journey is ≈ 2 h 08 min for the 138 km. That is an average of 65 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 140 km/h.
Who runs the Castejón–Alsasua railway?
Renfe, with Alvia.
How old is the Castejón–Alsasua railway?
The line has been in service since 1865. 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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