Madrid Barajas Airport Rail Link, Spain
System:
Ownership
Spanish Ministry of Development
Operation
RENFE
Passenger area
Consorcio Regional de Transportes de Madrid
Date opened (planned)
Potentially 2010
Route length
8.8km
Stations
5
Gauge
1,668mm
Maximum line speed
100mph (160km/h)
Passengers carried/day
To be announced
Power supply
3,000V, dc, overhead
Rolling Stock
Madrid Cercanias EMUs
Rolling Stock:
Current Cercanias fleet
Class 440, 446, 447 and 450
New orders
To be announced
Special Characteristics:
New airport city centre rail link to Europe’s fifth busiest airport
Allows direct connections with the RENFE standard and high-speed network
€109.5m construction project announced in March 2007
Scheduled for completion in 2010
