The Antequera–Granada high-speed rail line opened in 2019, linking the Spanish city of

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to the

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network via a branch from the existing Madrid–Málaga high-speed rail line at

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Background

The line from

is a part of the under construction ''Andalusian Transverse Axis high-speed rail line''. The three times per day AVE service between

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and Granada covers the distance of in 3 h 5 min. The daily AVE train between Granada and Barcelona Sants connects the two cities in 6 h 25 min. S-102 and S-112 (''Pato'', max speed ) trains are used for these services and all trains call at

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, offering a journey time of 90 min from Granada. The total cost of building the line was €1.4 billion.

Stations

After branching from the existing Antequera-Santa Ana railway station, the line serves Loja and

. In 2019, construction was set to begin on a €16 million underground AVE station in Antequera town centre, making Antequera the only city in Spain outside of Madrid to have two high-speed rail stops.

Services

The line is used by AVE services to

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and one daily service to

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. In November 2019, a daily patronage of 2,600 passengers using these services was reported. Since December 2024 a daily

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service Madrid- Almeria via Granada on S-730 trains is using the line In addition medium distance high speed

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services connect Granada to

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and to

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on trains calling at Loja and Antequera-Santa Ana.

References

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