Classic route
Monforte de Lemos–A Coruña railway
Monforte de Lemos → A Coruña · Spain
- Distance
- 184 km
- Fastest time
- 2 h 38 min
- Average speed
- 70 km/h
- Train
- IR 12641
- Countries
- Spain
- In service since
- 1883
Figures are published values, not live data · corrections log
For seventy years the only railway between Galicia and the meseta: Lugo to A Coruña opened on 10 October 1875, and the last stretch east of Monforte on 4 September 1883.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 2123392 — 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 9 m from it
- Checked against the running timetable via ÖBB Scotty: our line sits under 100 m from the shape of IR 12641
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
How long is the Monforte de Lemos–A Coruña railway?
The Monforte de Lemos–A Coruña railway runs 184 km from Monforte de Lemos to A Coruña.
How long does the Monforte de Lemos–A Coruña railway take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 2 h 38 min for the 184 km. That is an average of 70 km/h end to end.
Who runs the Monforte de Lemos–A Coruña railway?
Renfe, with IR 12641.
How old is the Monforte de Lemos–A Coruña railway?
The line has been in service since 1883. 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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