Madrid–Hendaye railway

The Madrid–Hendaye railway,[1] also known as the Madrid-Irún railway,[2] General del Norte Line or Imperial Line,[3] is a 641.6 km railway line linking the Spanish capital of Madrid with the French border at Irún and Hendaye, serving important northern Spanish cities including San Sebastián, Vitoria-Gasteiz and Valladolid.

Madrid–Hendaye railway
A RENFE Class 252 train on the line in Altura de Jundiz, in the Basque Country.
Overview
StatusOperational
OwnerAdif
TerminiMadrid Chamartín
Hendaye
Service
Operator(s)Renfe Operadora
History
Opened1864
Technical
Line length641.6 km (398.7 mi)
Track gauge1,668 mm (5 ft 5 2132 in) Iberian gauge
Route map

km
641.6
Hendaye
France
Spain
border
639.4
Irún
622.5
San Sebastián
535.5
Alsasua
492.4
Vitoria
459.0
Miranda de Ebro
373.4
Burgos-Rosa de Lima
285.3
Venta de Baños
248.5
Valladolid-Campo Grande
206.3
Medina del Campo
120.6
Ávila
0.0
Madrid-Chamartín

Services

The line is used by the Cercanías San Sebastián commuter rail line between San Sebastián and Irún, and Cercanías Madrid lines C-3, C-8 and C-10. Direct Madrid to Irun services often use the Madrid–León high-speed rail line between Madrid and Valladolid-Campo Grande and switching to the Madrid-Hendaye line for the rest of the journey as Alvia services. Various Renfe Media Distancia services operate on different stretches of track, mostly in Castile and León, and an Intercity service operates between A Coruña and Hendaye.

The mostly single-track Casetas–Bilbao railway to Bilbao-Abando forms a junction with the Madrid–Hendaye route at Miranda de Ebro. At Venta de Baños, the line to Gijón begins.

References

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