Madrid–Toledo high-speed rail line

The LAV Madrid-Toledo is a Spanish high-speed rail line that connects the cities of Madrid and Toledo, a distance of approximately 46 miles (74 km).

LAV Madrid-Toledo

Legend

Futuro túnel AV Atocha-Chamartín

0,0

Fut. est. subterránea AV P. de Atocha

0,0

Madrid P. de Atocha

LAV Madrid-Barcelona-F. francesa

Bypass hacia/desde LAV a Barcelona

14,3

Los Gavilanes

24,4

Parla

28,0

Futura LAV Madrid-Levante

35.3

Yeles

53.3

A talleres de mantenimiento de La Sagra

53.7 / 0.0

A LAV Madrid-Sevilla/Málaga

9.7

Río Tajo

20.8

Toledo

AVE train Class 112 entering the railway station of Toledo in 2011. The circulation of trains of this class on this line was discontinued a few months after.

Route

The line shares the first 33 miles (53 km) with the LAV Madrid-Sevilla/Málaga to La Sagra line and then travels on a unique branch length of 13 miles (21 km) to the city of Toledo. The trip takes thirty minutes.

Features

The new portion of the line was designed to support maximum speeds of 270 km/h, which is also the maximum speed allowed by the common core shared with the LAV Madrid-Sevilla/Málaga.^[1] Like all Spanish LAV's, the line has a track gauge of 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ¹⁄₂ in) standard gauge and is electrified at 25 kV AC.

Toledo Station

Main article: Toledo railway station

The arrival of high speed rail to Toledo made clear the need to adapt the station to new needs. This was done by rehabilitating the historic station building, designed by Toledo architect Narciso Claveria in the Neo-Mudéjar style and opened in 1919.

Other amenities include an outdoor parking area. The lot is paved, lit, and covers an area of 7,500 square meters with capacity for 325 vehicles.^[2]

Special Features

A highlight of the line is a one-mile viaduct spanning the Tagus River and the Valdecir stream.^[2]

References

High-speed rail in Spain

Lines in service	Madrid–Barcelona–Figueres Madrid–Valencia/Alicante Madrid–Seville Madrid–Málaga Madrid–Leon Barcelona–Perpignan Madrid–Toledo Atlantic Axis

Lines under construction	Madrid-Galicia Basque Y Mediterranean rail corridor Seville–Cádiz Andalusian transverse axis

Planned lines	Madrid–Lisbon Porto–Vigo

Rolling stock	S/100 S/102 S/103 (Siemens Velaro) S/112 S/114 S/120 , S/121 S/130 S/353 S/354 S/490

Services	AVE Avant Alvia Altaria Alaris Arco

High-speed railway lines

Africa

Asia

China (Mainland)	(* Indicates overlap with conventional services) Tianjin–Qinhuangdao –Shenyang* Nanjing–Hefei –Wuhan* Beijing–Tianjin–Binhai Taiyuan–Shijiazhuang Jinan–Qingdao –Rongcheng* Suining–Chengdu* Nanjing–Hangzhou –Ningbo –Taizhou–Wenzhou –Fuzhou –Xiamen –Shenzhen Beijing–Shijiazhuang –Wuhan –Guangzhou –Shenzhen Zhengzhou–Xi'an –Baoji Lanzhou–Urumqi Jiujiang–Nanchang –Fuzhou* Chengdu–Dujiangyan Shanghai–Nanjing Shanghai–Hangzhou –Changsha –Guiyang Changchun–Jilin Hainan Eastern Ring Guangzhou–Zhuhai Beijing–Shanghai Bengbu–Hefei –Fuzhou Dalian–Harbin –Qiqihar Panjin–Yingkou Hengyang–Liuzhou Liuzhou–Nanning* Nanning–Qinzhou* Qinzhou–Fangchenggang* Qinzhou–Beihai* Taiyuan–Xi'an Wuhan–Xianning Wuhan–Huangshi Zhengzhou–Kaifeng Guiyang–Guangzhou Nanning–Guangzhou Guiyang–Kaiyang Zhengzhou–Jiaozuo Shenyang–Dandong Jilin–Hunchun Lanzhou–Zhongchuan Airport Nanjing–Anqing Nanning–Kunming

Japan	Tōkaidō Shinkansen Sanyō Shinkansen Tōhoku Shinkansen Jōetsu Shinkansen Hokuriku Shinkansen Kyushu Shinkansen

South Korea	Gyeongbu HSR Honam HSR

Taiwan	Taipei–Kaohsiung

Turkey	Ankara-Pendik Ankara–Konya

Europe

Belgium	HSL 1 HSL 2 HSL 3 HSL 4

France	LGV Sud-Est LGV Atlantique LGV Rhône-Alpes LGV Nord LGV Interconnexion Est LGV Méditerranée LGV Est Perpignan-Barcelona LGV Rhin-Rhône

Germany	Cologne–Düren Cologne–Frankfurt Hanover–Würzburg Mannheim–Stuttgart Rastatt–Offenburg Wolfsburg–Berlin Nuremberg–Ingolstadt Erfurt–Leipzig/Halle

Italy	Turin–Milan Milan–Bologna Bologna–Florence Florence–Rome Rome–Naples Naples–Salerno

Netherlands	HSL-Zuid

Norway	Gardermoen Line

Spain	Madrid–Barcelona Madrid–Seville Madrid–Malaga Madrid– Leon Madrid–Toledo Atlantic Axis Barcelona–Perpignan Madrid–Valencia/Alicante

United Kingdom	High Speed 1

North America

South America

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