Madrid−Burgos railway

The Madrid−Burgos railway also known as Madrid−Aranda−Burgos railway is a railway connecting Madrid and Burgos via the Somosierra Tunnel and Aranda de Duero in Iberian gauge.

Madrid–Aranda–Burgos railway
Overview
Status
  • Non-operational (Colmenar Viejo–Aranda)
  • Operational (Madrid-Colmenar Viejo)
OwnerAdif
Termini
Service
Operator(s)Cercanías Madrid
Technical
Line length280 km (170 mi)
Track gauge1,668 mm (5 ft 5+21⁄32 in) Iberian gauge

It consists of a 25 km-long double-track electrified stretch from Madrid to Colmenar Viejo (used by Cercanías services)[1] and a single-track non-electrified segment beyond Colmenar Viejo.[2]

Upon a March 2011 landslide in the Somosierra Tunnel, the 159 km-long stretch from Colmenar Viejo to Aranda de Duero has been left abandoned.[3][1] The 96 km-long stretch from Aranda to the new Burgos Railway Variant has been used for freight transport.[3]

References
  1. Villascusa, Ángel (5 December 2021). "Diez años sin tren entre Madrid y Burgos por una locomotora atascada en un túnel". eldiario.es.
  2. Jiménez Revuelta, Rodrigo (29 November 2021). "Tren directo". El Adelantado.
  3. Mata, Alejandro (8 December 2019). "Los 159 km de vía fantasma de Adif que conducen a un agujero de 15 millones de euros". El Confidencial.


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