AVE

19924,900 km networkMadrid hub

CountrySpain

Year Opened1992

Length4,900 km network

RouteMadrid hub

About AVE

Europes largest high-speed network. Madrid to Barcelona in 2h 30m at 310 km/h. The name means bird in Spanish. Built the longest high-speed tunnel under Guadarrama at 28 km.

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