Classic route
Manzanares–Ciudad Real line
Manzanares → Ciudad Real · Spain
Manzanares–Ciudad Real line in pictures
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- Distance
- 64 km
- Fastest time
- ≈ 57 min
- Average speed
- 67 km/h
- Top speed
- 140 km/h
- Train
- Media Distancia
- Countries
- Spain
- In service since
- 1861
Figures are published values, not live data · corrections log
Single Iberian-gauge track across La Mancha, opened in 1861 by the MZA company and electrified today as Adif's line 522.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 6759901 — 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 IR 17042
- 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 Manzanares–Ciudad Real line?
The Manzanares–Ciudad Real line runs 64 km from Manzanares to Ciudad Real.
How long does the Manzanares–Ciudad Real line take?
The fastest scheduled journey is ≈ 57 min for the 64 km. That is an average of 67 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 140 km/h.
Who runs the Manzanares–Ciudad Real line?
Renfe, with Media Distancia.
How old is the Manzanares–Ciudad Real line?
The line has been in service since 1861. 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.
View on the world railway map →Read more on Wikipedia (in ES) ↗
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