Madrid–Asturias high-speed rail line

Madrid–Asturias high-speed line
Rail lab (ADIF series 330) in El Goloso (Madrid) heading towards Colmenar Viejo eleven days before the opening of the line.
Overview
Native nameLínea de Alta Velocidad Madrid - Asturias
Statusoperational
LocaleSpain
Termini
Stations5
Service
Typehigh-speed rail
Ridership4.1 million (2017-8)
History
Opened29 September 2015 (2015-09-29)
Technical
Line length342.3 km (212.7 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification25 kV 50 Hz AC
Operating speed350 km/h (220 mph)
Route map

km
length
in m
Conventional line to/from Gijón
415.35
Pola de Lena
Conventional line to/from León
Tunnel Vega de Ciego
2,460
Gauge changer Campomanes
Tunnel Pontones
5,935
24,600
Conventional line León-Asturias
Río Bernesga
Conventional line León-Asturias
365.65
La Robla
Conventional line to/from Asturias
line León-La Robla in modernization
Gauge changer (provisional)
345.45
León
Conventional lines to La Coruña and Palencia
LE-20 (Avenida de Portugal)
LE-11
338.24
Torneros Bridge
581
Palencia-La Coruña line
606
Río Esla
660
Canal de la margen
izquierda del Porma
63
152
Arroyo de Valdearcos
86
Canal del Porma
136
152
N-601
& Cañada Real
Leonesa Oc.
168
297.59
Las Arenas crossover (Santas Martas)
Valle de la Utielga
315
Valle de la Granja
315
Arroyo del Olmo
167
152
Arroyo del Coso
116
442
Arroyo del Valle
Río Cea
116
Río Valderaduey
82
Palencia-La Coruña line
53
276.5
Villada maintenance center
Río Sequillo
90
Río de la Huerga
185
Río Valdeguinate
85
Río Retortillo
248
Palencia-La Coruña line
130
259.9
Las Barreras crossover (Paredes de Nava)
Canal de Castilla
Ramal de Campos
116
Canal de Castilla Ramal Sur
110
230.6
Palencia
to Palencia
 
224.75
Gauge changer Villamuriel
223.53
to
Venta de Baños-
Burgos-Vitoria AVE
Cerrato Tunnel
500
120
138
Madrid-Hendaya line
266
217.57
to
Venta de Baños-
Burgos-Vitoria AVE
217.5
Venta de Baños
Río Pisuerga
610
Charcón bridge
130
Arroyo Cevico
250
208.4
Dueñas crossover
Arroyo Madrazo
50
Peña Rayada Tunnel
2,000
Río Pisuerga
1,366
Acequia de Santovenia
74
Madrid-Hendaya line
181.9
↑ Valladolid-León section
181.2
La Pilarica level crossing
180.2
179.6
Valladolid-Campo Grande
173.1
Pinar de Antequera
level crossing
1,000
168.0
Río Duero
Gauge changer
Madrid-Irun line
159.6
Valdestillas
↑ single track
↓ double track
144.0
Madrid-Irun line
to Olmedo-Zamora-Galicia
 
133.0
Olmedo
106.6
97.1
94.4
Tabladillo Tunnel
2,000
86.0
Garcillán
72.5
70.7
Puentecilla Tunnel
1,900
Villa line
68.3
Segovia-Guiomar
66.2
37.5
Guadarrama Tunnels
28,377
35.5
Miraflores de la Sierra
Madrid-Burgos line
32.9
Arroyo Valley viaduct
1,796
32.1
23.2
Hill of San Pedro Tunnels
8,930
Madrid-Burgos line
18.9
crossover Tres Cantos
Madrid–Hendaye line
& Madrid-Burgos line
Madrid-Alcobendas/San
Sebastián de los Reyes line
Fuencarral maintenance center
Hortaleza-Pitis link
Hortaleza-Chamartin link
0.50
Madrid Chamartín
0.0
km
length
in m
Key
standard gauge
Iberian gauge

The Madrid–Asturias high-speed rail line (Spanish language: Línea de Alta Velocidad Madrid - Asturias) connects the city of Madrid with the autonomous community of Asturias and was inaugurated on 29 November 2023. 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.