Classic route
Sevilla–Zafra
Seville → Zafra · Spain
North out of Seville into the Sierra Morena: cork oaks and mining country by Cazalla and Llerena to the junction town of Zafra.
How this line was checked
- The 84 km this route shares with OpenStreetMap relation 11382022 is drawn from that relation's own nodes, thinned to within under 25 m of them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 10 m from it
- Checked against the running timetable via ÖBB Scotty: our line sits 0.1 km from the shape of IR 17907
- 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 Sevilla–Zafra?
The Sevilla–Zafra runs 172 km from Seville to Zafra.
How long does the Sevilla–Zafra take?
The fastest scheduled journey is ≈ 2 h 45 min for the 172 km. That is an average of 63 km/h end to end.
Who runs the Sevilla–Zafra?
Renfe, with Media Distancia.
How old is the Sevilla–Zafra?
The line has been in service since 1885. 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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