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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 | |
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| Overview | |
| Status |
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| Owner | Adif |
| Termini |
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| Service | |
| Operator(s) | Cercanías Madrid |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 280 km (170 mi) |
| Track gauge | 1,668 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]
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