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Martín Cabo, Sergio. Mesa Santos, Luis Eduardo. Palacio Vijande, Iván.

In particular, a two-fold objective is sought. On the one hand, show the evolution of highspeed
in Spain since its inauguration and its current situation. On the other hand, assess the work
carried out by the Spanish Railways Foundation through the analysis and compilation of
statistical and geo-referenced information of the country’s rail network.

Information is provided at different spatial and time scales. In fact, a first part with data
referring to the situation of high-speed worldwide is included, comparing the key data of
each rail network.
Furthermore, the Atlas contains thematic maps with the characteristics of the Spanish
highspeed network: types of lines, infrastructures as well as the most valuable tunnels and
viaducts.
It also includes relevant information regarding traffic density by type of service and the
demand for transport, as well as, the main high-speed routes, and data related to distances
and travel times between different links, the characteristics of the lines (orography of the
terrain, rail facilities, profiles…)
Finally, a more technical chapter is devoted to the rolling stock that has operated in the past
and which currently is used in the Spanish high-speed network.
The Atlas has been published in Spanish language and has just been produced an English edi-
tion. In the Internet, the Spanish version can be downloaded by clicking on the following link:
http://www.ave-altavelocidad.es/atlas.asp

A cartographic example of the aforementioned Atlas is shown in the next figure, and represents
the high-speed rail tracks in Spain in 2017.

4.3 Cartographic models
Up to know, the third product has been the creation of customized cartography. The latter has
already been applied partly to the second product exposed, offering a schematic representation
of each of the proposed topics.

Map 2. Countries with high-speed railway services in the world (2017)

Source: Own elaboration from the data provided by the Statistical Yearbook, UIC (2017)

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