Madrid–Leon high-speed rail line

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Madrid–Leon high-speed line
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Rail lab (ADIF series 330) in El Goloso (Madrid) heading towards Colmenar Viejo eleven days before the opening of the line.
Overview
Native name Línea de Alta Velocidad Madrid - León
Type high-speed rail
Status operational
Locale Spain
Termini Madrid Chamartín
Leon
Stations 5
Operation
Opened 29 September 2015 (2015-09-29)
Technical
Line length Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value).
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification 25 kV 50 Hz AC
Operating speed Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value).
Route map
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Madrid–Leon high-speed rail line
Line length: 345.45 km (215 mi)
Track gauge: 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
future León-Asturias high-speed section
345.45 León, Spain railway station
LE-20 (Avenida de Portugal)
LE-30
LE-11
Torneros Bridge (581 m)
Intersection with conventional line Palencia-La Coruña (606 m)
Río Esla (660 m)
Canal de la margen izquierda del Porma (63 m)
A-231 (152 m)
Arroyo de Valdearcos (86 m)
Canal del Porma (136 m)
A-231 (152 m)
N-601 and Cañada Real Leonesa (168 m)
A-60
Crossover Santas Martas
Valle de la Utielga (315 m)
Valle de la Granja (315 m)
Bridge over Camino de Santiago path
Arroyo del Olmo (167 m)
crossing over A-231 (152 m)
Arroyo del Coso (116 m)
Bridge over Camino de Santiago path (442 m)
N-120
Arroyo del Valle
Río Cea (116 m)
Río Valderaduey (82 m)
Intersection with conventional line Palencia-La Coruña (53 m)
276.5 Villada maintenance center
Río Sequillo (90 m)
Río de la Huerga (185 m)
Río Valdeguinate (85 m)
Río Retortillo (248 m)
Intersection with conventional line Palencia-La Coruña (130 m)
Crossover Paredes de Nava
Canal de Castilla Ramal de Campos (116 m)
Canal de Castilla Ramal Sur (110 m)
A-65
230.6 Palencia railway station
A-67
Link to conventional line to Palencia (Gauge changer)
Link with Venta de Baños-Burgos-Vitoria high-speed section
Cerrato Tunnel (500 m)
A-62 (120 m)
N-620 (138 m)
Intersection with conventional line Madrid-Hendaya (266 m)
Link with Venta de Baños-Burgos-Vitoria high-speed section
217.5 Venta de Baños railway station
Río Pisuerga (610 m)
Charcón bridge (130 m)
Arroyo Cevico (250 m)
208.4 Crossover Dueñas
Arroyo Madrazo (50 m)
Peña Rayada Tunnel (2000 m)
Río Pisuerga (1366 m)
Acequia de Santovenia (74 m)
Intersection with conventional line Madrid-Hendaya
181.9 Start of the Valladolid-León section
181.2 Level crossing La Pilarica
180,2 Link to conventional line to Burgos (Gauge changer)
179.6 Valladolid-Campo Grande railway station
conventional line to Madrid
173,1 Level crossing (Pinar de Antequera)
168.0 Río Duero
Link to conventional line Madrid-Irun (Gauge changer)
159.6 Valdestillas / Transition double track to single track
144.0 Intersection with conventional Line Madrid-Irun
towards Olmedo-Zamora-Galicia (in draft)
Link to Madrid–Galicia high-speed rail line
N-601
133.0 Olmedo
106.6 Crossover Nava de la Asunción
97.1
94.4 Tabladillo Tunnel
86.0 Garcillán
72.5
70.7 Puentecilla Tunnel
Intersection with conventional line Villa
AP-61
68.3 Segovia-Guiomar railway station
66.2
37.5 Guadarrama Tunnels
35.5 Miraflores de la Sierra
Intersection with conventional line Madrid-Burgos
32.9 Arroyo Valley bridge
32.1
23.2 Tunnels of Cerro de San Pedro
Intersection with conventional line Madrid-Burgos
18.9 Crossover Tres Cantos
Intersection with conventional line Madrid-Burgos
Intersection with conv. line Madrid-Alcobendas/S.S. de los Reyes
Fuencarral maintenance center
Intersection with link Hortaleza-Pitis
Intersection with link Hortaleza-Chamartin
Link to Chamartin Iberian gauge (width changer)
0.50 Madrid Chamartín railway station
End of the line
(Future Túnel de la risa between Puerta de Atocha-Chamartín)

The Madrid–Leon high-speed rail line (Spanish language: Línea de Alta Velocidad Madrid - León) was inaugurated on 29 September 2015. The line is built to standard gauge and gauge changers are provided at strategic points to allow interchange with older Spanish railways which were built to Iberian gauge.

History

The line was inaugurated in two stages. Its first 179.6 km section Madrid - Segovia - Valladolid opened for commercial service on 23 December 2007 and is the first instalment of a high-speed rail corridor in the north and northwest of Spain. AVE services reduced journey times between Madrid and Valladolid from 2½ hours to 56 minutes at an average speed of 192 kilometres per hour (119 mph). The second 162.7 km section Valladolid-Venta de Baños-Leon opened on 29 September 2015 and was built at a cost of €1,62bn for operation at up to 350 km/h. Since then the journey time between Madrid and León was cut by 44 min to 2 h 6 min on AVE trains.[1]

Plan for 2015-2020

According to this, the line will be extended to reach the region of Asturias and will connect the cities of Oviedo and Gijón to the high-speed network via the Pajares Base Tunnel (Variante de Pajares).[2]

The line will be connected with the following other HSR (High-speed rail) lines:

Features

This line is constructed for trains running at up to 350 kilometres per hour (220 mph). ERTMS type II signaling and ASFA digital diversion clearance of 220 kilometres per hour (140 mph) and a reduction of over 70 kilometres (43 mi) (28%) compared to the general layout of the Northern Line or Imperial tunnels through San Pedro, Albacete and Guadarrama, 9 and 28 km respectively. In the section between Valladolid and León the route comprises 78,7 km of double track and two single-track sections totalling 84 km. Gauge changers are installed at Chamartin Valdestillas, Valladolid, León and Villamuriel south of Palencia and this has reduced travel times on all routes between Madrid and Spain's north-northwest.[3]

Route

(The figures indicate kilometres from Madrid)

  • Gauge changer
  • 345.450 León AV (166,141 km from Valladolid Campo Grande)
  • 344.277 Junction Estadio Municipal
  • 343.879 Classification changer
  • 339.527 Vilecha changer
  • 338.245 Junction Vilecha
  • 320.332 PCA Luengos
  • 297.591 Junction Las Arenas
  • 276.537 Villada AV maintenance center
  • 259.999 Junction Las Barreras
  • 244.212 PCA Becerril
  • 231.315 Level crossing Los Tres Pasos
  • 230.627 Palencia
  • 224.754 Villamuriel changer
  • 223.530 Junction Cerrato AV
  • 222.699 Desvío 10 of the Junction Cerrato
  • 217.578 Junction Venta de Baños AV
  • 208.447 Crossover Dueñas AV
  • 198.097 PCA Valoria
  • 187.360 Junction Las Pajareras
  • 186.283 Junction Canal del Duero
  • 181.241 Level crossing La Pilarica
  • 179.6 Valladolid-Campo Grande
  • 173.1 Level crossing (Pinar de Antequera)
  • 168.0 Rio Duero
  • conventional line Madrid-Irun (Gauge changer)
  • 159.6 Valdestillas / Transition double track to single track
  • 144.0 Conventional Line Madrid-Irun
  • Future link L.A.V. Olmedo-Zamora-Galicia (in draft)
  • Link L.A.V. Olmedo-Zamora-Galicia
  • Intersection with N-601
  • 133.0 Olmedo
  • 106.6 Nava de la Asunción
  • 97.1 to 94.4 Tabladillo Tunnel
  • 86.0 Garcillán
  • 72.5 to 70.7 Puentecilla Tunnel
  • Conventional Line Intersection with Villa
  • 68.3 Segovia Guiomar
  • 66.2 to 37.5 Guadarrama Tunnels
  • 35.5 Soto del Real
  • Junction with conventional line Madrid-Burgos
  • 32.9 Arroyo Valley Viaduct
  • 32.1 to 23.2 tunnels of Cerro de San Pedro
  • Junction with conventional line Madrid-Burgos
  • 18.9 Trivialization Post Tres Cantos
  • Junction with conventional line Madrid-Burgos
  • Line Conv. Madrid-Alcobendas/S.S. de los Reyes
  • Fuencarral maintenance center
  • Intersection with link-Hortaleza Pitis
  • Intersection with link-Hortaleza Chamartin
  • Link to Chamartin Iberian gauge (width changer)
  • Madrid-Chamartin 0.50
  • End of Line (future AV tunnel-Chamartin Atocha)

Key facts

  • Inauguration: 22 December 2007 for the section Madrid–Valladolid (entry into service the next day). 29 September 2015 for the section Valladolid–Leon.
  • Approximate cost: 4,205 million euro for the section Madrid–Valladolid (about 700 M € are for the reform of the RAF of Valladolid). 1,620 million euro for the section Valladolid–Leon.
  • Tender: commissioned by the Government to GIF (today ADIF) in 1998.
  • Intermediate stations: Segovia Guiomar (kilometre post 68.3), Valladolid, Venta de Baños.
  • At kilometre post 133.8 there is a junction for the future Madrid–Galicia high-speed rail line, negotiable at up to 220 km/h.

Technical details

  • Length 179.6 km Madrid–Valladolid + 162.7 km Valladolid–Leon
  • Total length in tunnels 42,1 km
  • Total length on viaducts 2 km
  • UIC gauge (1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in))
  • Electrification 25 kV 50 Hz AC
  • Maximum speed 350 km / h
  • Digital Signage ASFA and ERTMS II
  • Platform width 16 m
  • PAET 3 (Soto del Real, Garcillán and Olmedo)
  • PB 3 (Tres Cantos, Nava, Valdestillas)
  • Width Changers 3 (Chamartin Valdestillas, Valladolid)

PB = Puesto de Banalización (transition from double to single track?)
PAET = Puesto de Adelantamiento y Estacionamiento de Trenes (passing loop?)

Special projects

File:Tunel de san pedro ColmenarViejo Spain.JPG
The entrance to the San Pedro tunnels
  • Guadarrama Tunnel (28,377 m)
  • Tunnels of San Pedro (8,930 m)
  • Arroyo Valley Viaduct (1,796 m, maximum height 77.8 m)
  • Tabladillo tunnel (2 km)
  • Puentecilla Tunnel (1900 m)
  • Tunel del Pinar de Antequera (1 km) (opening 8 November 2009)

Reduced travel times

Talgo trains were replaced by Alvia trains (RENFE Class 130) and these operate on both the high-speed line and the older lines.

These trains pass through the gauge changers at Valladolid and Valdestillas or to join the General Line North from this high speed line and back by reducing their travel time by reducing the distance and increasing the commercial speed in the stretch Madrid–Valladolid.

The Talgo Madrid-Galicia was diverted later by LAV circulating until Valdestillas changer, which reverses the direction of travel and change of locomotive. In this case the time reduction has been lower, only 15-20 min, while in the Galicia-Madrid train has been an advantage to using the best line to be able to recover the backlog.

Madrid to: previous train v-media td td train current reduction v-media

  • Burgos Talgo 3:22 282 km 83.76 km / h Alvia 2:20 301 km 129 km / h 1:02
  • Gijón Talgo 6:15 591 km 94.56 km / h Alvia 5:05 521 km 102.49 km / h 1:10
  • Irun Intercity 6:50 640 km 93.66 km / h Alvia 5:44 570 km 99.42 km / h 1:06
  • Leon Talgo 3:50 420 km 109.57 km / h Alvia 2:46 350 km 126.51 km / h 1:04
  • Miranda de Ebro Talgo 4:26 371 km 83.68 km / h Alvia 3:19 390 km 117.59 km / h 1:07
  • Oviedo Talgo 5:43 559 km 97.78 km / h Alvia 4:36 489 km 106.30 km / h 1:07
  • Palencia Talgo 2:50 298 km 105.18 km / h Alvia 1:44 228 km 131.54 km / h 1:06
  • San Sebastian Intercity 6:25 623 km 97.09 km / h Alvia 5:20 553 km 103.69 km / h 1:05
  • Talgo Santander 5:35 515 km 92.24 km / h Alvia 4:27 445 km 100 km / h 1:08
  • Regional Segovia 2:03 101 km 49.27 km / h AVE 0:35 68 km 136 km / h 1:33
  • Valladolid Talgo 2:23 249 km 104.48 km / h AVE 0:56 179 km 191.79 km / h 1:27
  • Vitoria Intercity 4:39 493 km 106.02 km / h Alvia 3:41 423 km 114.84 km / h 0:58

Services that use these lines

File:Viaducto Arroyo del Valle (Madrid) 02.jpg
A northbound AVE-S 102 train crosses the Arroyo del Valle Viaduct soon after the line opened
  • AVE Chamartin Madrid–Segovia–Valladolid, Campo Grande–Palencia–Léon at 2:13 S-102
  • AVE Chamartin Madrid–Valladolid, Campo Grande–Palencia–Léon at 2:06 S-102
  • Avant-Chamartin Madrid-Segovia Guiomar 0:35 nonstop S121
  • Avant Valladolid to Madrid Chamartin station at 1:10 Segovia Guiomar S121
  • Alvia Madrid-Chamartin Hendaye Segovia Guiomar
  • Valladolid-Campo Grande
  • Burgos
  • Miranda de Ebro
  • Vitoria-Gasteiz
  • Alsasua
  • San Sebastian
  • Irun S130 gauge change in Valladolid / Valdestillas
  • Alvia Bilbao-Madrid-Chamartin Abando Segovia Guiomar
  • Valladolid-Campo Grande
  • Burgos S130 gauge change in Valladolid / Valdestillas
  • Alvia Madrid-Chamartin Santander Segovia Guiomar
  • Valladolid-Campo Grande
  • Palencia
  • Aguilar de Campóo
  • Reinosa
  • Torrelavega S130 gauge change in Valladolid / Valdestillas
    • 1 train per day each direction continues its journey to Alicante
  • Alvia Madrid-Chamartin Gijón-suburban Segovia Guiomar
  • Valladolid-Campo Grande
  • Palencia
  • Sahagun
  • Léon
  • Mieres-Puente
  • Oviedo
  • Jovellanos Gijón S130-wide change in Valladolid / Valdestillas
    • 1 train per day each direction continues its journey to Alicante
  • Talgo Madrid-Chamartin La Coruna Segovia Guiomar
  • Medina del Campo
  • Zamora
  • Puebla de Sanabria
  • The Gudiña
  • Orense-Joint
  • Carballiño
  • Santiago de Compostela Talgo VI gauge change in Valdestillas
  • Talgo Madrid-Chamartin Pontevedra (*)
  • Guillarei
  • Redondela
  • Vigo Talgo VI (*) circulates together with the branch of La Coruna to Orense
    • gauge change in Valdestillas

Speed

The maximum permissible speed in line with ERTMS II in service are shown below. Note that trains are permitted to move at a maximum of 300 kilometres per hour (190 mph) over 147 kilometres (91 mi) of the line.

end km home km km/h
0.800 1.402 110
1.402 1.440 35
1.440 1.884 65
1.884 6.071 110
6.071 6.513 105
6.513 8.300 110
8.300 12.400 165
12.400 14.600 200
14.600 21.000 270
21.000 168.700 300
168.700 170.358 200
170.358 171.807 180
171.807 172.600 200
172.600 173.081 160
173.081 173.091 100
173.091 177.752 160
177.752 177.827 150
177.827 178.100 160
178.100 179.300 50
179.309 179.840 40
179.840 181.241 60
181.241 182.752 120
182.752 186.621 160
186.621 217.578 200
217.578 222.651 190
222.651 223.537 150
223.537 224.605 110
224.605 230.200 80
230.200 231.398 50
231.398 232.615 80
232.615 234.349 85
234.349 235.230 125
235.230 237.946 160
237.946 338.900 200
338.900 340.673 160
340.673 343.123 130
343.123 344.086 100
344.086 344.904 60
344.904 345.450 35

Notes

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References

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  • Article in Ferropedia
  • Construction of the LAV dossier SkyscraperCity
  • Construction of the LAV-2 dossier SkyscraperCity
  • Construction of the LAV, thread 1 tranvia.org
  • Construction of the LAV, thread 2 tranvia.org
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