Classic route
MD León–Ponferrada
León → Ponferrada · Spain
MD León–Ponferrada in pictures
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- Distance
- 128 km
- Fastest time
- 1 h 55 min
- Average speed
- 67 km/h
- Train
- Renfe Media Distancia
- Countries
- Spain
- In service since
- 1882
Figures are published values, not live data · corrections log
The Rampa de Brañuelas took more than a decade to build and helped bankrupt the company that began it. León to Ponferrada over the Montes de León in under two hours, through since 4 February 1882.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 1878688 — 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 R 12613
- See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it
How long is the MD León–Ponferrada?
The MD León–Ponferrada runs 128 km from León to Ponferrada.
How long does the MD León–Ponferrada take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 1 h 55 min for the 128 km. That is an average of 67 km/h end to end.
Who runs the MD León–Ponferrada?
Renfe.
How old is the MD León–Ponferrada?
The line has been in service since 1882. 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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