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León-Gijón railway line
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The León-Gijón railway line, also known as the Asturias railway line, is an Iberian gauge railway line connecting the Spanish towns of León and Gijón. It serves as the primary railway access to Asturias from the plateau. The Rampa de Pajares section, which completed the railway communication between Asturias and León, was inaugurated on August 15, 1884.
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León-Gijón Railway Line | |
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![]() Unit 447 providing the Regional service between León and Gijón, at the provisional station of León. | |
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Transit type | Rail transport |
Operation | |
Operation will start | August 15, 1884 |
Operator(s) | ![]() Acciona Rail Services (freight) |
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System length | 171 km |
No. of tracks | 2 (León-La Robla) 1 (La Robla-Pola de Lena) 2 (Pola de Lena-Gijón) |
Track gauge | Iberian |
Electrification | Catenary at 3 kV DC |
Top speed | 160 km/h (León-La Robla) 105 km/h (La Robla-Pola de Lena) 130 km/h (Pola de Lena-Gijón) |
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The line is currently a section of the Venta de Baños-Gijón railway, part of the Red Ferroviaria de Interés General (in English: General Interest Railway Network).[note 1]
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