The AVE arrives in Murcia after 20 years of delays, culminates the Levante Corridor and promotes the Mediterranean


Spain consolidates its management because the nation with probably the most high-speed kilometers after inaugurating 4 new strains in 2022The alternative represented by the arrival of the AVE to Murcia, as a part of the nation’s dedication to sustainable mobility and territorial cohesion via High SpeedEl rey and Pedro Sánchbez have inaugurated this high-speed part

The president of the central authorities, Pedro Sánchez, has congratulated the residents of the Region on a day that he has described as “particular” for the opening of the high-speed line between Madrid and Murcia.

“Today we put an finish to an unfairly extended railway isolation and we settle a historic debt with Murcia”, mentioned Sánchez on the inaugural ceremony of the road held on the Murcia-El Carmen station, which was presided over by King Felipe VI.

Likewise, he has highlighted the chance that the arrival of the AVE to Murcia represents, as a part of the nation’s dedication to sustainable mobility and territorial cohesion via High Speed.

“Spain is advancing with new infrastructures that generate new investments and alternatives; and all its territories are advancing, guaranteeing equal alternatives for all our residents, wherever they stay”, he remarked.

Key increase for the Mediterranean hall

The Government has accomplished the high-speed hall to Levante after launching this Monday the final part of the AVE to Murcia for 410 million euros, which connects Beniel (Murcia) with the capital of this autonomous neighborhood. It does so after 20 years of delays and controversies.

Equipped with probably the most superior signaling and communications know-how, the brand new connection reinforces the communication of the Region of Murcia with the remainder of the nation, via a route that has bolstered reliability, reduces journey instances by practice and responds to optimum technique to the mixing of the railway within the Murcian capital.

The premiere of this connection represents rather more, because it completes the Monforte del Cid-Murcia line, which has required an funding of 1,500 million euros, and the Levante Corridor (the Madrid-Castilla La Mancha-Valencian Community High-Speed ​​Line -Region of Murcia).

The motion additionally represents a brand new advance within the growth of the Mediterranean Corridor, selling its deployment in direction of Almería.

After the beginning of operation of 4 new strains in 2022, totaling 287 new kilometres, Spain has established itself as the primary European nation and the second on the earth, after China, with the best variety of kilometres: greater than 4,000 kilometres.

Likewise, it revalidates its world management place for kilometers in service outfitted with ERTMS, probably the most superior practice command and management system on the earth, factors out from Adif.

Ave Madrid-Murcia

The Madrid-Murcia AVE may have eight each day frequencies with journey instances from two hours and 45 minutes. It will come into operation this Tuesday, December 20, with eight each day frequencies: 4 in every course.

The journey time is 2 hours and 45 minutes, for the 4 trains -two in every direction-, which is able to begin and finish on the Madrid-Chamartín Clara Campoamor station and intermediate stops in Orihuela and Elche.

The different 4, with origin and vacation spot in Madrid-Puerta de Atocha, with intermediate stops in Orihuela, Elche, Alicante, Villena, Albacete and Cuenca, will make the journey in a time of three hours and 25 minutes.

In this fashion, vacationers may have a suggestion of two,824 seats every day (with Standard and Comfort charges), though till December 29, 30,000 tickets have been placed on sale, in commonplace class, at 19 euros every means, to journey as much as December 2023.

Likewise, the 4 Intercity trains are maintained, two in every course, between Murcia and Albacete which, resulting from works, are carried out by highway, with a reference to AVE Albacete-Madrid and the weekend Intercity service between Águilas-Murcia and Madrid .

The sort of practice that gives the AVE Madrid-Murcia service is the S-112 mannequin, one of the technologically superior machines with a complete of 12 accessible automobiles, with a complete supply of 353 seats, which is able to flow into at a most velocity of 300 kilometers per hour.