Atlantic Axis high-speed rail line

The extension from Santiago de Compostela to Pontevedra and Vigo completed in March 2015[3] and the entire line was inaugurated on 18 April 2015.

[5] The line has a length of 155.6 km of Iberian gauge track of 1,668 mm (5 ft 5+21⁄32 in), which is due to be converted to Standard gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) once the Madrid-Ourense-Santiago de Compostela high speed line is fully operational.

The new rebuilt railway permits mixed use traffic with a maximum design speed of 250 km/h for passenger trains.

Since 2015, the maximum speed between A Coruña and Vigo is 200 km/h, with the fastest journey between the two cities taking 80 minutes (with three stops).

[2][7] When the ERTMS (European Rail Traffic Management System) railway signaling will be put in service, instead of the ASFA signaling, it will be possible to raise the maximum speed up to 250 km/h and the travel time should be reduced to only 70 minutes (or 64 minutes for an express service with an only stop in Santiago).