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Also known as Alta Velocidad Española, Renfe AVE

Alta Velocidad Española (AVE) is a high-speed rail service operated by Renfe, the Spanish State railway company. The first AVE service was inaugurated in 1992, with the introduction of the first Spanish high-speed railway connecting the cities of Madrid, Córdoba and Seville. In addition to Renfe's use of the Administrador de Infraestructuras Ferroviarias-managed rail infrastructure in Spain, Renfe offers two AVE services partially in France, connecting respectively Barcelona-Lyon and Madrid-Marseille. translates to "Spanish High Speed", but the initials are also a play on the word , meaning "b

Key facts

Rail company.name
AVE
Rail company.image
Trenes.jpg
Rail company.caption
A Renfe C-102 next to a Renfe C-103
Rail company.logo
Renfe AVE 2022.svg
Rail company.nameforarea
station
Rail company.regions
Madrid Atocha, Barcelona Sants, Seville-Santa Justa, Zaragoza–Delicias, Málaga-María Zambrano
Rail company.secregions
Madrid Chamartín, Valencia-Joaquín Sorolla, Granada, Alicante Terminal, Valladolid-Campo Grande, A Coruña-San Cristóbal, Santiago de Compostela railway station, Ourense, Córdoba
Rail company.fleet
22 S-100 16 S-102 26 S-103 20 S-106 25 S-112
Rail company.stations
52
Rail company.parent_company
Renfe
Rail company.website
https://www.renfe.com
Rail company.gauge
Standard (1435 mm)
Rail company.el
25 kV AC (some sections on 3 kV DC network)

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Wikidata facts

Official website
www.renfe.com
Image
Trenes.jpg
Length
3973
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Commons category
Renfe AVE
inception
1992-00-00
date of official opening
1992-00-00
patronage
39019000
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14 sections
Contents
  • Services
  • Eastern corridor
  • Northeast corridor
  • Northern corridor
  • Northwest corridor
  • Southern corridor
  • Cross-country
  • International services
  • Trains
  • Passenger usage
  • Rail infrastructure in Spain and Europe
  • Notes
  • References
  • External links

Alta Velocidad Española (AVE) is a high-speed rail service operated by Renfe, the Spanish State railway company. The first AVE service was inaugurated in 1992, with the introduction of the first Spanish high-speed railway connecting the cities of Madrid, Córdoba and Seville. In addition to Renfe's use of the Administrador de Infraestructuras Ferroviarias-managed rail infrastructure in Spain, Renfe offers two AVE services partially in France, connecting respectively Barcelona-Lyon and Madrid-Marseille. translates to "Spanish High Speed", but the initials are also a play on the word , meaning "bird". AVE trains operate at speeds of up to .

== Services == Renfe offers the following AVE services:

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