Arco was a commercial, locomotive-hauled passenger train service operated in Spain by Renfe on the Levante and Basque Country-Galicia lines.
Routes
The Renfe Arco services used to run on the following routes:
- La Coruña / Vigo - Bilbao / San Sebastian - Hendaye (Arco Camino de Santiago)
- La Coruña - Monforte de Lemos
- Barcelona - Castellón - Córdoba - Sevilla / Málaga (Arco García Lorca)
- Linares-Baeza - Granada / Almeria
Until 2 May 2008, the trains were operating on the Mediterranean corridor, between Barcelona, Alicante and Murcia. There was also an Arco train service from Porbou / Cerbere (France) and Valencia Nord.
On 10 September 2011 the Arco service on the route between Barcelona and Granada/Málaga/Sevilla/Badajoz (García Lorca) was replaced by the Alaris service.[1]
On 2 March 2020 the brand Arco was permanently retired when the last remaining service on the route Camino de Santiago ceased operations.[2]
Technical data
Arco fully renovated and refurbished Renfe's B11x-10200 series of passenger trains. New bogies, capable of working at 220 km/h, were added. The bogies are modified versions of model GC-1 by CAF, also known as GC-3, allowing a higher degree of comfort at higher speeds.
- Operated lines:
- Manufacturers: Renfe, CAF
- Units manufactured: 41
- Year established: 1999
- Top speed: 220 km/h
- Commercial Speed: 200 km/h
- Beam heating: Yes, 3 kV (CC)
- Gauge: 1,668 mm
See also
References
- ^ "El tren diurno Arco "García Lorca" retirado del servicio". vialibre-ffe.com (in Spanish). 12 September 2011. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
- ^ "Renfe retira del servicio los coches Arco por amianto". trenvista.net (in Spanish). 27 February 2020. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
External links
Media related to Arco train at Wikimedia Commons
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