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- Feb 20, 200890% CONFIDENCEfrom the source
Madrid–Barcelona High-Speed Line Opens, Completing Spain's Flagship AVE Corridor
- The Madrid-Barcelona high-speed line (621 km, Adif-owned, 25 kV double track) was inaugurated in full on 20 February 2008, cutting the trip to 2 h 30 from over six hours[3]
- The first phase Madrid-Zaragoza-Lleida opened commercially on 11 October 2003 at 200 km/h; speeds rose to 300 km/h from 7 May 2007[3]
- It is designed for 350 km/h but operates at 300 km/h; ridership was 4.4 million in 2019[3]
- By end of 2017 it took 63% of traffic, mostly from aircraft; it was extended to Figueres-Vilafant on 9 January 2013 linking to the French TGV network[3]
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- [1]90%youtube.com/watch?v=rYEp-HXFtE4youtube.com· Posted Sep 15, 2026· Starts Feb 20, 2008 ✓· 33% of score
Wikipedia's[3] Madrid–Barcelona high-speed rail line article gives 20 February 2008 as the date the complete line opened, after the Madrid–Zaragoza–Lleida section opened in October 2003.
- [2]65%Spain moves to 350km/h on Madrid-Barcelona line - International Railway Journalrailjournal.com· Added Sep 15, 2026· 33% of score
Describes Adif's AV350 programme to raise the Madrid-Barcelona line's operating speed toward its original 350km/h design, with major construction starting in 2026.[1]
- [3]85%Madrid–Barcelona high-speed rail line - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org· Added Sep 15, 2026· 33% of score
States the complete Madrid–Barcelona high-speed line opened on 20 February 2008, following the October 2003 opening of the Madrid–Zaragoza–Lleida section.[1]
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