Alvia
Alvia is a high-speed train in Spain used by Renfe Operadora for long-distance service with a top speed of 250 km/h. The trains have the ability to use both Iberian gauge and standard gauge, which allows them to travel on the recently constructed high-speed lines for part of the journey before switching to the ″classic″ Iberian gauge network to complete it. Trains that run exclusively on high-speed tracks are branded AVE or Avant.
Routes
_2014.png)
As of March 2009[update], RENFE Class 120 and RENFE Class 130 trains are in service. Class 120 trains are used on the routes from Madrid to Pamplona, Logroño, Irún, and Hendaye (running on high-speed lines from Madrid to Valladolid and changing gauge there), and between Barcelona and Vigo, Irún, Bilbao (running on high-speed lines between Barcelona and Zaragoza).[1] Class 130 trains are employed on the routes from Madrid to Alicante (on high-speed lines from Madrid to Valencia), and to Gijón, Santander, Bilbao, Irún, and Hendaye (France) changing gauge at Valladolid, León and Venta de Baños.[1]
Crash
On 24 July 2013, an Alvia 730 train travelling to Ferrol, Galicia, from Madrid took a curve well above the posted speed limit,[2] and derailed near Santiago de Compostela killing 79 people and injuring more than 140.[3][4]
References
- ^ a b Alvia train types
- ^ Rodrigo Silva; Antonio Alonso (25 July 2013). "Accidente ferroviario en Santiago de Compostela". El País (in Spanish). Madrid. Event occurs at 00:02 CET. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2013/07/25/spain-train-derailment-crash.html
- ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-23453320
External links
 | This Spain-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
 | This electric locomotive-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |