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Railway Technical Info - Spain

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National

System	Track	Route	Electrification	Comment
heavy rail: high-speed network	standard	RH	25kV 50Hz AC overhead
heavy rail: 'classic' network	1668mm (5' 6")	RH (see below for exceptions)	3000V DC overhead
heavy rail: narrow-gauge	metre	LH	1500V DC overhead	former FEVE network

RENFE Rule of the Road
This is generally RH, but lines of the former FC del Norte (between Madrid and the north coast) are LH. In particular, this includes:

Pinar (junction near Madrid) - Ávila - Venta de Baños - Miranda de Ebro - Irún
Venta de Baños - León - La Robla
Asturias: Soto de Rey - Oviedo - Villabona de Asturias - Gijón / El Nubledo
Vizcaya: Bilbao Abando - Orduña / Santurtzi

Note that lines in this area built or doubled by RENFE are likely to be RH.

Madrid area

System	Track	Route	Electrification	Comment
Madrid: metro	1445 mm	LH	600/1500V DC overhead
Madrid: "Metro Ligero"	standard	RH, stubs	750V DC overhead
Parla: trams	standard	RH	750V DC overhead	a single circular route
Cercedilla - Los Cotos line	metre	n/a	1500V DC overhead

Andalucia

System	Track	Route	Electrification	Comment
Cadiz: tram-train	1668mm	RH	750/3000V DC overhead	under construction
Granada: "Metro Ligero"	standard	RH, stubs	750V DC overhead	under construction
Jaén: trams	standard	RH, stubs	750V DC overhead	out of service
Málaga: metro	standard	RH, stubs	750V DC overhead
Vélez-Málaga: trams	standard	RH?	750V DC overhead	out of service
Sevilla: metro	standard	RH	750V DC overhead
Sevilla: trams	standard	RH, stubs	750V DC overhead

Catalunya {Catalonia}

System	Track	Route	Electrification
FGC: Llobregat / Espanya routes	metre	RH	1500V DC overhead
FGC: Montserrat	metre, Abt rack	n/a	1500V DC overhead?
FGC: Vallès / Catalunya routes	standard	RH	1200V DC overhead
FGC: Vall de Núria	metre, Abt rack	n/a	1500V DC overhead
Barcelona: metro line L1	1676mm (5' 6")	RH	1500V DC overhead
Barcelona: metro, lines L9, L10	standard	RH	1500V DC overhead
Barcelona: metro, other lines	standard	RH	1200V DC overhead
Barcelona: trams	standard	RH, stubs	750V DC overhead?

Mallorca {Majorca}

System	Track	Route	Electrification
SFM	metre	RH?	1500V DC overhead
Palma: metro	metre	RH?	1500V DC overhead
FC de Sóller	3' (914mm)	?	600V DC overhead

País Vasco / Euskal Herria {Basque Country}

System	Track	Route	Electrification
EuskoTren	metre	LH	1500V DC overhead
Bilbao: metro	metre	LH	1500V DC overhead
Bilbao: trams	metre	RH, stubs	750V DC overhead
Vitoria/Gasteiz: trams	metre	RH, stubs	750V DC overhead

Valencia

System	Track	Route	Electrification
Valencia: metro	metre	RH	1500V DC overhead
Valencia: trams	metre	RH	750V DC overhead
Benidorm - Denia line	metre	none	none
Alacant: trams	metre	RH, stubs	750V DC overhead

Other local systems

System	Track	Route	Electrification
A Coruña: trams	metre	RH	750V DC overhead?
Murcia: trams	standard	RH	750V DC overhead
Tenerife: trams	standard	RH	750V DC overhead
Zaragoza: trams	standard	RH	750V DC overhead?