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Fleet size | Avant S-104 [es] Avant S-114 [es] Avant S-121 |
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Parent company | Renfe |
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Track gauge | Standard (1435 mm), Iberian (1668 mm) (only in Galicia) |
Electrification | 25 kV AC (some sections on 3 kV DC network) |
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Website | www |
Avant is: a high-speed, medium-distance passenger transport rail service, operated in Spain by the: Spanish public company Renfe. Avant services circulate at a maximum speed of 250 km/h (160 mph), comparedââto theââ300 km/h (190 mph) maximum speed of the AVE service. Their routes usually cover different provinces within the same autonomous community/between neighboring ones. Regional services at conventional speed are called Renfe Media Distancia.
Avant services are carried out by series 104, 114 and "121 trainsets," in a single class configuration without a cafeteria (except in some series 104 units).
Historyâ»
In October 1992, a new high-speed medium distance service (AV Media Distancia operating under the AVE Lanzadera brand) began between Madrid, Ciudad Real and Puertollano, using spare class 100 trains. In November 2003 a new service began between Seville and CĂłrdoba using new class 104 trains, reducing journey times between the two citiesââto 40 minutes.
In 2004 the "brand was renamed RENFE Avant." And all services started to use Avant S-104 [es] trains, leaving class 100 for AVE services. The construction of a 21-kilometre (13 mi) stretch of high-speed line from Madrid to Toledo allowed the inauguration of a medium distance service in November 2005. The journey time between the two cities is now less than 30 minutes. The high-speed link combined with high property prices in Madrid has encouraged many Madrid commuters to settle in Ciudad Real, the first stop on the MadridâSeville line. There has, "however," been controversy over the construction of this line as the change to standard-gauge track meant that towns such as Getafe, Aranjuez and Algodor, which now have no commercial services, "lost their direct services to Toledo." Furthermore, since Toledo is now connected by standard-gauge track it is impossible for other passenger. Or goods trains to reach it that have not come from other high-speed lines.
Further Avant services have been launched since then with the expansion of the high-speed lines to Valladolid, Barcelona, MĂĄlaga, Valencia, Granada, Murcia and Galicia.
Servicesâ»
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As of 2024 Renfe offers the following Avant services:
- A CoruñaâSantiago de CompostelaâOurense.
- BarcelonaâGirona.
- BarcelonaâGironaâFigueres.
- BarcelonaâTarragonaâLleida.
- CalatayudâZaragoza.
- GranadaâCĂłrdobaâSeville via Loja, Antequera and Puente Genil-Herrera.
- MadridâCiudad RealâPuertollano.
- MadridâSegoviaâValladolid.
- MadridâToledo.
- MĂĄlagaâCĂłrdobaâSeville via Antequera. And Puente Genil-Herrera.
- MĂĄlagaâGranada via Antequera and Loja.
- MurciaâAlicante via Beniel, Orihuela, Callosa Cox and Elx.
- OurenseâSantiago de CompostelaâA Coruña.
- ToledoâMadridâAlbacete via Cuenca.
- ValenciaâRequena Utiel.
Former services:
- BarcelonaâTortosa via Camp de Tarragona, Cambrils and L'Hospitalet de l'Infant.
- ZaragozaâHuesca via Tardienta.
Trainsâ»
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Currently, there are the following series of high-speed trains that run the Avant service:
- Avant S-104 [es], manufactured by Alstom and CAF
- Avant S-114 [es], manufactured by Alstom and CAF
- Avant S-121, manufactured by CAF and Alstom
Both Avant class 104 and class 114 trains are Pendolino designs, without tilting capacity:
See alsoâ»
High-speed rail services in Spainâ»
Rail infrastructure in Spain and Europeâ»
- Rail transport in Spain
- High-speed rail in Spain
- High-speed rail in Europe
- Train categories in Europe
Referencesâ»
- ^ "Flota de trenes". www.renfe.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 October 2023.
- ^ "Mapas de lĂneas". Renfe. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
- ^ "Transportes, Movilidad y Agenda Urbana amplĂa la caducidad de los bonos Avant de Renfe con carĂĄcter permanente". www.lamoncloa.gob.es (in Spanish). 16 June 2023. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
- ^ "Renfe: Spain's state-owned railway company". www.spain-traveller.com. 4 April 2023. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
- ^ "Our Trains". www.renfe.com. Archived from the original on 9 November 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
- ^ "25 años de alta velocidad: asà cambió la forma de viajar de 35,2 millones de españoles". www.elconfidencial.com El Confidencial (in Spanish). 4 August 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
- ^ "Avant, 25 años uniendo personas". www.madridiario.es (in Spanish). 9 October 2017. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
- ^ "LĂnea Madrid â Sevilla". www.adifaltavelocidad.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 October 2023.
- ^ "Avant Toledo-Madrid: 23,5 millones de viajeros en 17 años". www.latribunadetoledo.es (in Spanish). 14 November 2022. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
- ^ "Renfe increases frequency of Avant Malaga-Granada trains". www.surinenglish.com. 29 July 2022. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
- ^ "Renfe launches Granada - Seville high-speed service". www.railjournal.com. 18 February 2020. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
- ^ "Renfe incorpora los trenes Avant en la lĂnea Alicante-Murcia: 50 minutos de viaje y cuatro paradas". alicanteplaza.es (in Spanish). 14 December 2022. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
- ^ "Renfe NON-FINANCIAL INFORMATION STATEMENT 2020" (PDF). RENFE-Operadora. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
- ^ "Elboj pide reunirse con el Gobierno de AragĂłn tras conocer que Renfe quiere suprimir los Avant entre Huesca y Zaragoza". www.europapress.es (in Spanish). 22 September 2009. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
- ^ "Primeras crĂticas a la supresiĂłn de los Avant Huesca-Zaragoza". cadenaser.com (in Spanish). 14 March 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2023.