Avant (train)

Renfe Avant
Fleet sizeAvant S-104 [es]
Avant S-114 [es]
Avant S-121[1]
Parent companyRenfe
Technical
Track gaugeStandard (1435 mm), Iberian (1668 mm) (only in Galicia)[1]
Electrification25 kV AC (some sections on 3 kV DC network)[1]
Other
Websitewww.renfe.com/es/en/travel/prepare-your-trip/trains-mid-distance-avant

Avant is a high-speed, medium-distance passenger transport rail service, operated in Spain by the Spanish public company Renfe.[2][3] Avant services circulate at a maximum speed of 250 km/h (160 mph), compared to the 300 km/h (190 mph) maximum speed of the AVE service. Their routes usually cover different provinces within the same autonomous community or between neighboring ones. Regional services at conventional speed are called Renfe Media Distancia.[4][1][5][2]

Avant services are carried out by series 104, 114 and 121 trainsets, in a single class configuration without a cafeteria (except in some series 104 units).[1][5]

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  3. ^ "Transportes, Movilidad y Agenda Urbana amplía la caducidad de los bonos Avant de Renfe con carácter permanente". www.lamoncloa.gob.es (in Spanish). 16 June 2023. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  4. ^ "Renfe: Spain's state-owned railway company". www.spain-traveller.com. 4 April 2023. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
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