The first AVE service was inaugurated in 1992, with the introduction of the first Spanish high-speed railway connecting the cities of Madrid, Córdoba and Seville.
In addition to Renfe's use of the Administrador de Infraestructuras Ferroviarias-managed rail infrastructure in Spain, Renfe offers two AVE services partially in France, connecting respectively Barcelona-Lyon and Madrid-Marseille.[2]
Alta Velocidad Española translates to "Spanish High Speed", but the initials are also a play on the word ave, meaning "bird". AVE trains operate at speeds of up to 300 km/h (186 mph).[3][4]
As of 2024[update] Renfe offers the following AVE services:[5]
Alicante–León via Albacete, Cuenca, Madrid Chamartín, Valladolid and Palencia.
Alicante–Ourense via Albacete, Cuenca, Madrid Chamartín and Zamora.
Barcelona–Granada via Tarragona, Lleida, Zaragoza, Ciudad Real, Puertollano, Córdoba and Antequera.
Barcelona–Málaga via Tarragona, Lleida, Zaragoza, Ciudad Real, Córdoba, Puente Genil-Herrera, and Antequera.
Barcelona–Seville via Tarragona, Lleida, Zaragoza, Ciudad Real, Puertollano and Córdoba (trains with selective stops are also scheduled).
Burgos–Murcia via Valladolid, Segovia, Madrid-Chamartín, Elche and Orihuela.
Huesca–Seville via Tardienta, Zaragoza, Calatayud, Guadalajara, Madrid-Puerta de Atocha and Córdoba
Madrid–Alicante via Cuenca, Albacete, and Villena (non stop trains and trains with selective stops are also scheduled).
Madrid–Barcelona via Guadalajara, Calatayud, Zaragoza, Lleida, and Tarragona (non stop trains and trains with selective stops are also scheduled).
Madrid–Castellón via Cuenca, Requena-Utiel and Valencia.
Madrid–Figueres via Guadalajara, Calatayud, Zaragoza, Lleida, Tarragona, Barcelona and Girona (trains are scheduled with selective stops).
Madrid–Granada via Ciudad Real, Puertollano, Córdoba, Puente Genil-Herrera, Antequera and Loja (trains with selective stops are also scheduled).
Madrid–Huesca via Guadalajara, Calatayud, Zaragoza, and Tardienta.
Madrid–León via Segovia, Valladolid and Palencia.
Madrid–Málaga via Ciudad Real, Puertollano, Córdoba, Puente Genil-Herrera, and Antequera (non stop trains and trains with selective stops are also scheduled).
Madrid–Murcia via Elche and Orihuela (some trains are arriving to Alicante and then reversing towards Murcia).
Madrid–Ourense via Zamora.
Madrid–Seville via Ciudad Real, Puertollano, and Córdoba (non stop trains and trains with selective stops are also scheduled).
Madrid–Valencia via Cuenca and Requena-Utiel (non stop trains are also scheduled).
Valencia–Seville via Cuenca, Ciudad Real, Puertollano, and Córdoba.
Valencia–Burgos via Requena-Utiel, Cuenca, Madrid Chamartín and Valladolid (trains with selective stops are also scheduled).
Talgo 350 train (Renfe Class 102) at Lleida Pirineus station
AVE "Alstom" (Renfe Class 100) trainset at Córdoba.
A RENFE AVE S/103 (Siemens Velaro E) at Figueres Vilafant railway station in 2013.
Passenger usageedit
The still-growing network transported a record 21.3 million passengers in 2018.[9] Though the network length is extensive, it lags in ridership behind comparable high-speed rail systems in Japan, France, Germany, China, Taiwan, and Korea.
AVE passengers in millions from 2006 to 2023[10][11]
2000s
2006
2007
2008
2009
4.878
5.559
11.461
11.250
2010s
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
10.851
12.563
12.101
14.697
17.967
19.428
20.352
21.108
21.332
22.370
2020s
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
2027
2028
2029
7.603
12,282
23,562
Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org.
^"Red de Alta Velocidad". ADIF. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
^"Renfe empieza a operar en Francia con un AVE entre Barcelona y Lyon". rtve.es. 13 July 2023.
^"Madrid — Barcelona at 310 km/h with ETCS Level 2". Railway Gazette International. London. 18 October 2011. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
^"Velocidades máximas de los trenes y de las líneas" (maximum speeds of the trains and of the lines), last updated on 10 December 2022, accessed on 7 May 2023.
^"Renfe places AVE (high-speed) tickets on sale in France". Renfe. 21 June 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
^"Renfe reorganiza la oferta de los servicios AVE Madrid-Alicante tras el traslado de la cabecera de Puerta de Atocha a Chamartín Clara Campoamor" (in Spanish). Renfe. 19 August 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
^"El AVE Madrid-Murcia comenzará el servicio comercial el próximo 20 de diciembre". Renfe. 12 December 2022. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
^"El AVE suma su sexto récord anual al cerrar 2018 con 21,3 millones de viajeros, un 3,7%". Europa Press (in Spanish). 8 February 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
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managed rail infrastructure in Spain Renfe offers two AVE services partially in France connecting respectively Barcelona Lyon and Madrid Marseille 2 Alta Velocidad Espanola translates to Spanish High Speed but the initials are also a play on the word ave meaning bird AVE trains operate at speeds of up to 300 km h 186 mph 3 4 Contents 1 Services 2 Trains 3 Passenger usage 3 1 Rail infrastructure in Spain and Europe 4 Notes 5 References 6 External linksServices editAs of 2024 update Renfe offers the following AVE services 5 Alicante Leon via Albacete Cuenca Madrid Chamartin Valladolid and Palencia Alicante Ourense via Albacete Cuenca Madrid Chamartin and Zamora Barcelona Granada via Tarragona Lleida Zaragoza Ciudad Real Puertollano Cordoba and Antequera Barcelona Malaga via Tarragona Lleida Zaragoza Ciudad Real Cordoba Puente Genil Herrera and Antequera Barcelona Seville via Tarragona Lleida Zaragoza Ciudad Real Puertollano and Cordoba trains with selective stops are also scheduled Burgos Murcia via Valladolid Segovia Madrid Chamartin Elche and Orihuela Huesca Seville via Tardienta Zaragoza Calatayud Guadalajara Madrid Puerta de Atocha and Cordoba Madrid Alicante via Cuenca Albacete and Villena non stop trains and trains with selective stops are also scheduled Madrid Barcelona via Guadalajara Calatayud Zaragoza Lleida and Tarragona non stop trains and trains with selective stops are also scheduled Madrid Castellon via Cuenca Requena Utiel and Valencia Madrid Figueres via Guadalajara Calatayud Zaragoza Lleida Tarragona Barcelona and Girona trains are scheduled with selective stops Madrid Granada via Ciudad Real Puertollano Cordoba Puente Genil Herrera Antequera and Loja trains with selective stops are also scheduled Madrid Huesca via Guadalajara Calatayud Zaragoza and Tardienta Madrid Leon via Segovia Valladolid and Palencia Madrid Malaga via Ciudad Real Puertollano Cordoba Puente Genil Herrera and Antequera non stop trains and trains with selective stops are also scheduled Madrid Murcia via Elche and Orihuela some trains are arriving to Alicante and then reversing towards Murcia Madrid Ourense via Zamora Madrid Seville via Ciudad Real Puertollano and Cordoba non stop trains and trains with selective stops are also scheduled Madrid Valencia via Cuenca and Requena Utiel non stop trains are also scheduled Valencia Seville via Cuenca Ciudad Real Puertollano and Cordoba Valencia Burgos via Requena Utiel Cuenca Madrid Chamartin and Valladolid trains with selective stops are also scheduled International 6 Barcelona Lyon via Girona Figueres Perpignan Narbonne Montpellier Nimes and Valence Madrid Marseille via Guadalajara Zaragoza Tarragona Barcelona Girona Figueres Perpignan Narbonne Beziers Montpellier Nimes Avignon and Aix en Provence The central hub of the AVE system is Madrid s Puerta de Atocha except for the Madrid Leon Madrid Burgos Madrid Galicia Madrid Alicante and Madrid Murcia lines that terminate at Chamartin station 7 8 Trains editCurrently there are several series of high speed trains that run the AVE service S 100 manufactured by Alstom S 102 manufactured by Talgo and Bombardier S 103 manufactured by Siemens marketed globally under the brand Siemens Velaro S 112 manufactured by Talgo and Bombardier nbsp A Talgo 350 train Renfe Class 102 at Madrid Atocha station nbsp AVE train Talgo 350 Renfe Class 102 nbsp Talgo 350 train Renfe Class 102 at Lleida Pirineus station nbsp AVE Alstom Renfe Class 100 trainset at Cordoba nbsp A RENFE AVE S 103 Siemens Velaro E at Figueres Vilafant railway station in 2013 Passenger usage editThe still growing network transported a record 21 3 million passengers in 2018 9 Though the network length is extensive it lags in ridership behind comparable high speed rail systems in Japan France Germany China Taiwan and Korea AVE passengers in millions from 2006 to 2023 10 11 2000s 2006 2007 2008 2009 4 878 5 559 11 461 11 250 2010s 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 10 851 12 563 12 101 14 697 17 967 19 428 20 352 21 108 21 332 22 370 2020s 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 7 603 12 282 23 562 Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki org Rail infrastructure in Spain and Europe edit Rail transport in Spain High speed rail in Spain High speed rail in Europe Train categories in EuropeNotes edit Spanish pronunciation ˈalta belo8iˈdad espaˈɲola ˈabe References edit Red de Alta Velocidad ADIF Retrieved 7 May 2023 Renfe empieza a operar en Francia con un AVE entre Barcelona y Lyon rtve es 13 July 2023 Madrid Barcelona at 310 km h with ETCS Level 2 Railway Gazette International London 18 October 2011 Retrieved 9 November 2011 Velocidades maximas de los trenes y de las lineas maximum speeds of the trains and of the lines last updated on 10 December 2022 accessed on 7 May 2023 Renfe Renfe Retrieved 7 May 2023 Renfe places AVE high speed tickets on sale in France Renfe 21 June 2023 Retrieved 21 August 2023 Renfe reorganiza la oferta de los servicios AVE Madrid Alicante tras el traslado de la cabecera de Puerta de Atocha a Chamartin Clara Campoamor in Spanish Renfe 19 August 2022 Retrieved 23 August 2022 El AVE Madrid Murcia comenzara el servicio comercial el proximo 20 de diciembre Renfe 12 December 2022 Retrieved 20 December 2022 El AVE suma su sexto record anual al cerrar 2018 con 21 3 millones de viajeros un 3 7 Europa Press in Spanish 8 February 2019 Retrieved 29 August 2019 Railway Gazette International https www railwaygazette com in depth high speed open access comes to spain 56641 article Spain high speed rail passenger traffic 2022 Statista Retrieved 2023 12 24 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Alta Velocidad Espanola AVE Renfe Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title AVE amp oldid 1218379122, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
