Madrid–Valladolid high-speed rail line

Madrid–Valladolid 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 name Línea de Alta Velocidad Madrid - Segovia - Valladolid
Type high-speed rail
Status operational
Locale Spain
Termini Madrid Chamartín
Valladolid
Stations 3
Operation
Opening 23 December 2007
Technical
Line length 179.6 km (111.6 mi)
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification 25 kV 50 Hz AC
Operating speed 350 km/h (220 mph)
Route map
Route map (line in red)

The Madrid–Valladolid high-speed rail line (Spanish language: Línea de Alta Velocidad 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. 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.

Plan for 2005-2020

According to this, the line will be connected with the following (L.A.V. = Línea de Alta Velocidad):

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. It has reduced journey times between Madrid and Valladolid from 2½ hours to 56 minutes at an average speed of 192 kilometres per hour (119 mph). Gauge changers are installed at Chamartin Valdestillas and Valladolid and this has reduced travel times on all routes between Madrid and Spain's north-northwest.

Route

(The figures indicate kilometres from Madrid)

Statistics

At kilometre post 133.8 there is a junction for the future LAV Galicia, negotiable at up to 220 km/h.

Technical details

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

Special projects

The entrance to the San Pedro tunnels

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

Services that use these lines

A northbound AVE-S 102 train crosses the Arroyo del Valle Viaduct soon after the line opened

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 (82% of all online).

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

References

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