Arco (Renfe Operadora service)
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Arco is a commercial, locomotive-hauled passenger train service operated in Spain by Renfe on the Levante and Basque Country-Galicia lines.
Routes
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As of 2021, the Renfe Arco services run on the following routes:
- La Coruña / Vigo - Bilbao / San Sebastian - Hendaye (Arco Camino de Santiago)
- La Coruña - Monforte de Lemos
- Barcelona - Castellón - Córdoba - Sevilla / Málaga (Arco García Lorca)
- Linares-Baeza - Granada / Almeria
Until 2 May 2008, the trains were operating on the Mediterranean corridor, between Barcelona, Alicante and Murcia. There was also an Arco train service from Porbou / Cerbere (France) and Valencia Nord.
Technical data
[edit]Arco fully renovated and refurbished Renfe's B11x-10200 series of passenger trains. New bogies, capable of working at 220 km/h, were added. The bogies are modified versions of model GC-1 by CAF, also known as GC-3, allowing a higher degree of comfort at higher speeds.
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- Manufacturers: Renfe, CAF
- Units manufactured: 41
- Year established: 1999
- Top speed: 220 km/h
- Commercial Speed: 200 km/h
- Beam heating: Yes, 3 kV (CC)
- Gauge: 1,668 mm
See also
[edit]External links
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Media related to Arco train at Wikimedia Commons