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High Speed Rail in Spain - a statement from a foreign expert

3.10.16 Comparison of train kilometre expense

Table 13. Comparison of train kilometres expense

The proposal for a regular service contains more train kilometres than the present timetable
the increase of the train kilometre expense must be estimated. This detail has an important
effect on the cost-benefit-ratio. The change of train kilometre expense is shown in table 13.

train-kilometre in
train-kilometre
Direction the timetable study percentage
12/2016 per week
per week
Barcelona - Madrid 154 496 267 538 +73,1%
Madrid -Sevilla resp.
Málaga 134 079 279 634 +108,5%
Madrid - Valencia 37 145 73 117 + 96,8%
Madrid - Toledo 7 125 16 615 +133,2 %

Madrid - Alacant 29 160 54 432 +86,6 %
Sevilla - Valencia 8 120 43 238 +432,4 %

Total 370 125 734 574 +98,4 %

3.10.2 Connecting services in Sevilla and Zaragoza

A regular service must also take into account the connecting service in important interchange
stations. A regular service must also be scheduled on connecting lines in order to pass on the
travel time reduce from the 300 km/h fast EMU’s into destinations of the classic network. This
fact must be explained by the interchange station Sevilla, because MD trains on the classic
routes towards Cadiz and Huelva shall replace present Alvia services in the last section towards
Cadiz or Huelva.
3.10.2.1 Sevilla

Table 14. Proposal for regular service Sevilla - Cadiz

At present the shortest travel time Madrid - Cadiz with an Alvia through service amounts to 3
h 55 min (Alvia 2164). The average travel time for daily services Madrid - Cadiz amounts to 4
h 4 min. This amount lies 17 min above the travel time of 3 h 47 min, which can be provided

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