Madrid–Barcelona high-speed rail line
The Madrid–Barcelona high-speed rail line is a 621-kilometre (385.9 mi) standard gauge railway line inaugurated on 20 February 2008. Designed for speeds of 350 km/h (217.5 mph) and compatibility with neighbouring countries' rail systems, it connects the cities of Madrid and Barcelona in 2 hours 30 minutes. In Barcelona the line is connected with the Perpignan–Barcelona high-speed rail line leading into France which connects it to the European high speed network.
AVE Class 103 (Siemens Velaro) near Vinaixa
Maximum speed profile of the "Madrid-Barcelona-French Border" line, in 2015.
Planned services in 2012
At Paracuellos de la Ribera
Perpignan–Barcelona high-speed rail line
The Perpignan–Barcelona high-speed line is an international high-speed rail line between Perpignan in Roussillon, France and Barcelona, Spain. The line consists of a 175.5-kilometre (109.1 mi) railway, of which 24.6 km (15.3 mi) are in France and 150.8 km (93.7 mi) are in Spain. The line is sometimes referenced as an extension of the Madrid–Barcelona high-speed rail line. The Perpignan–Barcelona line is a part of the Mediterranean Corridor.
Figueres–Vilafant railway station: first TGV arrival from Paris, December 2010
Maximum speed profile of the "Madrid-Barcelona-French Border" line, in 2015.
Figueres-Vilafant railway station under construction in August 2010. French TGVs from Paris terminated here between 2011 and 2013, connecting with a Spanish train to Barcelona
Muga Viaducto in the Pont de Molins village, without noise protection screens