Page 23 - Vía Libre Special - 25 Years of Spanish High Speed Rail

GONZALO RUBIO The entry into service in 2015 of the new high speed
connections between Valladolid, Palencia and Leon,
and the future one to Burgos, made it necessary to
increase the capacity of the Madrid–Segovia–Valladolid
line. Arroyo del Valle viaduct.

the line crosses a wide valley atop the spectacular
El Salobral viaduct before disappearing into the San Key features of the
Pedro tunnel, approximately 9,000 metres long. infrastructure
The end of this tunnel is in in the municipality
of Soto del Real, where the line veers northwest - Length: 180.4 km.
towards the Sierra de Guadarrama mountain range. - Gauge: Standard international.
This obstacle is overcome by means of a twin-bore - Maximum speed: 350 km/h.
tunnel of the same name, which constitutes the
most complex work of engineering on the line. The - Electrification: 2x25 kV /AC.
line continues onward to the southernmost part - Signalling: ERTMS, ASFA Digital.
of the city of Segovia where the Segovia–Guiomar - Mobile radio telecommunications: GSM–R.
station is situated.
At the Olmedo bypass we find the first major - Viaducts: 18. Total length: 7 kilometres.
branch on the line, leading to Medina del Campo, - Tunnels: 9. Total length: 41 kilometres.
where it continues on to Salamanca and the - Passenger stations: Three. Madrid Chamartín,
Portuguese border. The line, which passes through Segovia–Guiomar, and Valladolid.
Zamora on its way to Galicia, also starts here. After
the Olmedo bypass the route continues northwards - Gauge changers: Three, at Madrid Chamartín,
to the city of Valladolid. Valdestillas, and Valladolid.
The entry into service in 2015 of the new high
speed connections between Valladolid, Palencia
and Leon, and the future one to Burgos, made it section between the crossover at Río Duero and the
necessary to increase the capacity of the Madrid– Valladolid–Campo Grande station was duplicated.
Segovia–Valladolid line. To this end the line was At the latter station a third standard gauge stabling
electrified and an 11.5 kilometre long standard gauge line was also constructed.

years of Spanish high speed rail