Venta de Baños–Gijón railway
| Venta de Baños–Gijón railway | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Overview | |
| Status | Operational |
| Owner | Adif |
| Termini | |
| Service | |
| Operator(s) | Renfe Operadora |
| History | |
| Opened | 15 August 1884 |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 304.9 km (189.5 mi) |
| Track gauge | 1,668 mm (5 ft 5+21⁄32 in) Iberian gauge |
The Venta de Baños–Gijón railway is a Spanish railway linking Gijón, Asturias to the rest of the mainline Spanish rail network.
Route
[edit]The line branches from the Madrid–Hendaye railway at Venta de Baños, and serves Palencia, León and Oviedo before reaching Gijón. At León, the León–A Coruña railway starts.
Services
[edit]The Cercanías Asturias commuter rail service operates to Puente de los Fierres from Gijón; and a Renfe Regional service runs the full length of the line from Gijón to Valladolid-Campo Grande, taking 5 hours and 43 minutes.[1]
Future
[edit]The line is to be extended from its current Gijón terminus further into the city to Cabueñes via a tunnel with underground stations. This project, known as Metrotrén Asturias, stalled in 2006, but is due to resume in 2019 and conclude in 2023.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Horarios PDF". Renfe. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
- ^ "El "metrotrén" llegará a Cabueñes en 2023". La Nueva España. 22 June 2017. Retrieved 14 March 2019.