Atlantic Axis high-speed rail line

Atlantic Axis high-speed rail line
Overview
StatusOperational
OwnerAdif
LocaleSpain (Galicia)
Termini
StationsA Coruña, Santiago de Compostela, Pontevedra, Vigo
Service
TypeHigh-speed rail
Operator(s)Renfe Operadora
Ridership3.6 million (2017)[1]
History
Opened20 April 2015
Technical
Line length155.6 km (96.7 mi)
Number of tracksDouble track
Track gauge1,668 mm (5 ft 5+2132 in) Iberian gauge
Electrification25 kV 50 Hz
Operating speed
  • 200 km/h[2]
  • (design speed 250 km/h)

The Atlantic Axis high-speed rail line, also called Atlantic Corridor high-speed rail line, is a high-speed railway line that links A Coruña, Santiago de Compostela, Pontevedra and Vigo in Spain. The Atlantic Axis was inaugurated in April 2015.

  1. ^ "El tráfico de viajeros en tren crece a ritmo de récord entre Vigo y Coruña". Atlantico Vigo. 8 October 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  2. ^ Renfe proyecta rebajar el viaje entre A Coruña y Vigo a 70 minutos, mundo-ferroviario.es / aVozdeGalicia.es, 25 abril 2016.