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Rail transport in Spain operates on four rail gauges and services are operated by a variety of private and public operators. The total route length in 2012 was 16,026 km (10,182 km electrified).〔(CIA - The World Factbook - Spain )〕 Most railways are operated by RENFE; metre and narrow-gauge lines are operated by FEVE and other carriers in individual autonomous communities. It is proposed and planned to build or convert more lines to standard gauge,〔(Verkehrsrundschau, 2007-04-30 )〕 including some dual gauging of broad-gauge lines, especially where these lines link to France, including platforms to be heightened. Spain is a member of the International Union of Railways (UIC). The UIC Country Code for Spain is 71. == History == (詳細はIberian Peninsula was built in 1848 between Barcelona and Mataró.〔(Significant events in the history of Spanish infrastructures and railways ) ''www.fomento.es''. See also ''www.biada.com''〕 In 1851 was opened the Madrid-Aranjuez line. In 1852 the first narrow gauge line was built; in 1863 a line reached the Portuguese border. By 1864 the Madrid-Irun line had been opened, and the French border reached.〔 In 1900 the first line to be electrified was the La Poveda-Madrid.〔(Ferrotransmadrid )〕 In 1941 RENFE was created.〔 The last steam locomotive was withdrawn in 1975, in 1986 the maximum speed on the railways was raised to 160 km/h, and in 1992 the Madrid-Seville high-speed line opened,〔 beginning the process of building a nationwide high-speed network. The current plans of the Spanish government plans to link all the provincial capitals with high-speed rail, with a total estimated length of over 9000 km〔(Descubre la Alta Velocidad )〕 of high-speed railways for 2020. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Rail transport in Spain」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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