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Renfe Avant
Fleet size	Avant S-104 [es] ; Avant S-114 [es] ; Avant S-121
Parent company	Renfe
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Track gauge	Standard (1435 mm), Iberian (1668 mm) (only in Galicia)
Electrification	25 kV AC (some sections on 3 kV DC network)
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Website	www.renfe.com/es/en/travel/prepare-your-trip/trains-mid-distance-avant

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Avant is a high-speed, medium-distance passenger transport rail service, operated in Spain by the Spanish public company Renfe.^[2]^[3] Avant services circulate at a maximum speed of 250 km/h (160 mph), compared to the 300 km/h (190 mph) maximum speed of the AVE service. Their routes usually cover different provinces within the same autonomous community or between neighboring ones. Regional services at conventional speed are called Renfe Media Distancia.^[4]^[1]^[5]^[2]

Avant services are carried out by series 104, 114 and 121 trainsets, in a single class configuration without a cafeteria (except in some series 104 units).^[1]^[5]

History

In October 1992, a new high-speed medium distance service (AV Media Distancia operating under the AVE Lanzadera brand) began between Madrid, Ciudad Real and Puertollano, using spare class 100 trains.^[6]^[7] In November 2003 a new service began between Seville and Córdoba using new class 104 trains,^[5] reducing journey times between the two cities to 40 minutes.

In 2004 the brand was renamed RENFE Avant, and all services started to use Avant S-104 [es] trains, leaving class 100 for AVE services.^[8] The construction of a 21-kilometre (13 mi) stretch of high-speed line from Madrid to Toledo allowed the inauguration of a medium distance service in November 2005. The journey time between the two cities is now less than 30 minutes.^[9] The high-speed link combined with high property prices in Madrid has encouraged many Madrid commuters to settle in Ciudad Real, the first stop on the Madrid–Seville line. There has, however, been controversy over the construction of this line as the change to standard-gauge track meant that towns such as Getafe, Aranjuez and Algodor, which now have no commercial services, lost their direct services to Toledo. Furthermore, since Toledo is now connected by standard-gauge track it is impossible for other passenger or goods trains to reach it that have not come from other high-speed lines.

Further Avant services have been launched since then with the expansion of the high-speed lines to Valladolid, Barcelona, Málaga, Valencia, Granada, Murcia and Galicia.^[2]^[10]^[11]

Services

As of 2024^[update] Renfe offers the following Avant services:^[2]

A Coruña–Santiago de Compostela–Ourense.
Barcelona−Girona.
Barcelona−Girona−Figueres.
Barcelona–Tarragona–Lleida.
Calatayud–Zaragoza.
Granada–Córdoba–Seville via Loja, Antequera and Puente Genil-Herrera.
Madrid–Ciudad Real–Puertollano.
Madrid–Segovia–Valladolid.
Madrid–Toledo.
Málaga–Córdoba–Seville via Antequera and Puente Genil-Herrera.
Málaga–Granada via Antequera and Loja.
Murcia–Alicante via Beniel, Orihuela, Callosa Cox and Elx.^[12]
Ourense–Santiago de Compostela–A Coruña.
Toledo–Madrid–Albacete via Cuenca.
Valencia–Requena Utiel.

Former services:

Barcelona–Tortosa via Camp de Tarragona, Cambrils and L'Hospitalet de l'Infant.^[13]
Zaragoza–Huesca via Tardienta.^[14]^[15]
A Coruña–Vigo via Santiago de Compostela ^[16]

Trains

Currently, there are the following series of high-speed trains that run the Avant service:^[1]

Avant S-104 [es], manufactured by Alstom and CAF
Avant S-114 [es], manufactured by Alstom and CAF
Avant S-121, manufactured by CAF and Alstom

Both Avant class 104 and class 114 trains are Pendolino designs, without tilting capacity:

Avant class 104 trains are based in ETR 480
Avant class 114 trains are based in ETR 600

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Flota de trenes". www.renfe.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 October 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Mapas de líneas". Renfe. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
^ "Transportes, Movilidad y Agenda Urbana amplía la caducidad de los bonos Avant de Renfe con carácter permanente". www.lamoncloa.gob.es (in Spanish). 16 June 2023. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
^ "Renfe: Spain's state-owned railway company". www.spain-traveller.com. 4 April 2023. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Our Trains". www.renfe.com. Archived from the original on 9 November 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
^ "25 años de alta velocidad: así cambió la forma de viajar de 35,2 millones de españoles". www.elconfidencial.com El Confidencial (in Spanish). 4 August 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
^ "Avant, 25 años uniendo personas". www.madridiario.es (in Spanish). 9 October 2017. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
^ "Línea Madrid – Sevilla". www.adifaltavelocidad.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 October 2023.
^ "Avant Toledo-Madrid: 23,5 millones de viajeros en 17 años". www.latribunadetoledo.es (in Spanish). 14 November 2022. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
^ "Renfe increases frequency of Avant Malaga-Granada trains". www.surinenglish.com. 29 July 2022. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
^ "Renfe launches Granada - Seville high-speed service". www.railjournal.com. 18 February 2020. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
^ "Renfe incorpora los trenes Avant en la línea Alicante-Murcia: 50 minutos de viaje y cuatro paradas". alicanteplaza.es (in Spanish). 14 December 2022. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
^ "Renfe NON-FINANCIAL INFORMATION STATEMENT 2020" (PDF). RENFE-Operadora. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
^ "Elboj pide reunirse con el Gobierno de Aragón tras conocer que Renfe quiere suprimir los Avant entre Huesca y Zaragoza". www.europapress.es (in Spanish). 22 September 2009. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
^ "Primeras críticas a la supresión de los Avant Huesca-Zaragoza". cadenaser.com (in Spanish). 14 March 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
^ C. Prego (15 April 2015). "Renfe estrena el Eje Atlántico el sábado con una rebaja del 50% en las tarifas". La Opinion A Coruña. Retrieved 19 August 2024.

[Trains-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Flota de trenes". www.renfe.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 October 2023.

[Services-2] "Mapas de líneas". Renfe. Retrieved 12 May 2023.

[3] "Transportes, Movilidad y Agenda Urbana amplía la caducidad de los bonos Avant de Renfe con carácter permanente". www.lamoncloa.gob.es (in Spanish). 16 June 2023. Retrieved 13 November 2023.

[4] "Renfe: Spain's state-owned railway company". www.spain-traveller.com. 4 April 2023. Retrieved 23 November 2023.

[Trains_En-5] "Our Trains". www.renfe.com. Archived from the original on 9 November 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2018.

[6] "25 años de alta velocidad: así cambió la forma de viajar de 35,2 millones de españoles". www.elconfidencial.com El Confidencial (in Spanish). 4 August 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2023.

[7] "Avant, 25 años uniendo personas". www.madridiario.es (in Spanish). 9 October 2017. Retrieved 31 October 2023.

[8] "Línea Madrid – Sevilla". www.adifaltavelocidad.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 October 2023.

[9] "Avant Toledo-Madrid: 23,5 millones de viajeros en 17 años". www.latribunadetoledo.es (in Spanish). 14 November 2022. Retrieved 31 October 2023.

[10] "Renfe increases frequency of Avant Malaga-Granada trains". www.surinenglish.com. 29 July 2022. Retrieved 23 November 2023.

[11] "Renfe launches Granada - Seville high-speed service". www.railjournal.com. 18 February 2020. Retrieved 23 November 2023.

[12] "Renfe incorpora los trenes Avant en la línea Alicante-Murcia: 50 minutos de viaje y cuatro paradas". alicanteplaza.es (in Spanish). 14 December 2022. Retrieved 24 November 2023.

[13] "Renfe NON-FINANCIAL INFORMATION STATEMENT 2020" (PDF). RENFE-Operadora. Retrieved 24 November 2023.

[14] "Elboj pide reunirse con el Gobierno de Aragón tras conocer que Renfe quiere suprimir los Avant entre Huesca y Zaragoza". www.europapress.es (in Spanish). 22 September 2009. Retrieved 24 November 2023.

[15] "Primeras críticas a la supresión de los Avant Huesca-Zaragoza". cadenaser.com (in Spanish). 14 March 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2023.

[16] C. Prego (15 April 2015). "Renfe estrena el Eje Atlántico el sábado con una rebaja del 50% en las tarifas". La Opinion A Coruña. Retrieved 19 August 2024.

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-::@[[User:KeepItGoingForward|KeepItGoingForward]] One article is about High-speed rail in Spain in general. The other one is about a specific service of high-speed rail in Spain where it contains more details about this service. It is a common tactic in Wikipedia, when there is too much information in one article to be split in multiple articles if that is possible for easier reading. If you notice, this is not the only such a service that has its own article. There are similar pages for the [[AVE]], the [[Avlo]], the [[Ouigo España]], the [[Iryo]], the [[Alvia]], the [[Euromed (train)|Euromed]] etc. services as well as for the various high speed railway lines and train types in Spain, all of them are also mentioned briefly in the generic [[High-speed rail in Spain]] article. Also the same applies for wikipedia versions in other languages. For example, specifically for the Avant service there are already articles in 7 different languages like [[:es:Renfe Avant]], [[:fr:Avant (Renfe)]] etc. apart from the main articles. Most of the information contained now in this new article for the Avant service was previously part of the main article as a subsection under the history section. This subsection does not exist now in the main article and all its info has been moved to the new service specific article along with parts from other sections. In the main article this info has been modified to match the rest of the article's structure with some details removed as they are now located in the new article.[[User:Clicklander|Clicklander]] ([[User talk:Clicklander|talk]]) 06:58, 14 November 2023 (UTC)
-: @[[User:Diannaa|Diannaa]] Yes because they are about the same subject.[[User:Clicklander|Clicklander]] ([[User talk:Clicklander|talk]]) 18:09, 31 October 2023 (UTC)
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-'''Avant''' is a [[high-speed rail service|high-speed]], medium-distance passenger transport rail service, operated in Spain by the Spanish public company [[Renfe]].<ref name="Services" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lamoncloa.gob.es/serviciosdeprensa/notasprensa/transportes/Paginas/2023/160623-ampliacion-bonos-avant-renfe.aspx|title=Transportes, Movilidad y Agenda Urbana amplía la caducidad de los bonos Avant de Renfe con carácter permanente |website=www.lamoncloa.gob.es|language=es|date=16 June 2023|access-date=13 November 2023}}</ref> Avant services circulate at a maximum speed of 250 km/h, compared to the 300 km/h maximum speed of the [[AVE]] service. Their routes usually cover different provinces within the same [[Autonomous communities of Spain|autonomous community]] or between neighboring ones. Regional services at conventional speed are called ''Renfe Media Distancia''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.spain-traveller.com/en/renfe-spain/ |title=Renfe: Spain’s state-owned railway company |website=www.spain-traveller.com |access-date=23 November 2023}}</ref><ref name="Trains" /><ref name="Trains_En" /><ref name="Services" />
+'''Avant''' is a [[high-speed rail service|high-speed]], medium-distance passenger transport rail service, operated in Spain by the Spanish public company [[Renfe]].<ref name="Services" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lamoncloa.gob.es/serviciosdeprensa/notasprensa/transportes/Paginas/2023/160623-ampliacion-bonos-avant-renfe.aspx|title=Transportes, Movilidad y Agenda Urbana amplía la caducidad de los bonos Avant de Renfe con carácter permanente |website=www.lamoncloa.gob.es|language=es|date=16 June 2023|access-date=13 November 2023}}</ref> Avant services circulate at a maximum speed of {{cvt|250|km/h|mph}}, compared to the {{cvt|300|km/h|mph}} maximum speed of the [[AVE]] service. Their routes usually cover different provinces within the same [[Autonomous communities of Spain|autonomous community]] or between neighboring ones. Regional services at conventional speed are called ''Renfe Media Distancia''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.spain-traveller.com/en/renfe-spain/ |title=Renfe: Spain's state-owned railway company |website=www.spain-traveller.com |date=4 April 2023 |access-date=23 November 2023}}</ref><ref name="Trains" /><ref name="Trains_En" /><ref name="Services" />
 Avant services are carried out by series 104, 114 and 121 trainsets, in a single class configuration without a cafeteria (except in some series 104 units).<ref name="Trains" /><ref name="Trains_En" />
-=== History ===
+== History ==
 In October 1992, a new high-speed medium distance service (''AV Media Distancia'' operating under the AVE Lanzadera brand) began between [[Madrid]], [[Ciudad Real]] and [[Puertollano]], using spare [[AVE Class 100|class 100]] trains.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.elconfidencial.com/empresas/2017-08-04/alta-velocidad-renfe-aniversario-ave-avant_1423659/|title=25 años de alta velocidad: así cambió la forma de viajar de 35,2 millones de españoles |website=www.elconfidencial.com [[El Confidencial]]|language=es|date=4 August 2017| access-date=16 November 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.madridiario.es/noticia/448897/transportes/avant-25-anos-uniendo-personas.html|title=Avant, 25 años uniendo personas |website=www.madridiario.es|language=es|date=9 October 2017| access-date=31 October 2023}}</ref> In November 2003 a new service began between [[Seville]] and [[Córdoba, Spain|Córdoba]] using new class 104 trains,<ref name="Trains_En">{{cite web|url=http://www.renfe.com/EN/viajeros/nuestros_trenes/avant114_ficha.html|title=Our Trains|website=www.renfe.com|language=en-UK|access-date=25 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161109174815/http://www.renfe.com/EN/viajeros/nuestros_trenes/avant114_ficha.html|archive-date=9 November 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> reducing journey times between the two cities to 40 minutes.
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 == Services ==
-[[File:Servicios avant en españa 2022.svg|thumb|right|Map showing Avant services in 2022]]
+[[File:Servicios avant en españa.svg|thumb|right|Map showing Avant services in 2024]]
-{{As of|2023}} Renfe offers the following Avant services:<ref name="Services">{{cite web |url=https://www.renfe.com/es/es/viajar/informacion-util/mapas-y-lineas/media-distancia-y-avant |title=Mapas de líneas |access-date=12 May 2023 |publisher=Renfe}}</ref>
+{{As of|2024}} Renfe offers the following Avant services:<ref name="Services">{{cite web |url=https://www.renfe.com/es/es/viajar/informacion-util/mapas-y-lineas/media-distancia-y-avant |title=Mapas de líneas |access-date=12 May 2023 |publisher=Renfe}}</ref>
 * A Coruña–Santiago de Compostela–Ourense.
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 * Barcelona−Girona−Figueres.
 * Barcelona–Tarragona–Lleida.
-* Barcelona–Tortosa via Camp de Tarragona, Cambrils and L'Hospitalet de l'Infant.
 * Calatayud–Zaragoza.
 * Granada–Córdoba–Seville via Loja, Antequera and Puente Genil-Herrera.
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 * Málaga–Córdoba–Seville via Antequera and Puente Genil-Herrera.
 * Málaga–Granada via Antequera and Loja.
+* Murcia–Alicante via Beniel, Orihuela, Callosa Cox and Elx.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://alicanteplaza.es/renfe-incorpora-los-trenes-avant-en-la-linea-alicante-murcia-50-minutos-de-viaje-y-cuatro-paradas | title=Renfe incorpora los trenes Avant en la línea Alicante-Murcia: 50 minutos de viaje y cuatro paradas | language=es| website=alicanteplaza.es| date=14 December 2022| access-date=24 November 2023}}</ref>
-* Murcia–Alicante via Beniel, Orihuela, Callosa Cox and Elx.
 * Ourense–Santiago de Compostela–A Coruña.
 * Toledo–Madrid–Albacete via Cuenca.
 * Valencia–Requena Utiel.
+Former services:
+* Barcelona–Tortosa via Camp de Tarragona, Cambrils and L'Hospitalet de l'Infant.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.renfe.com/content/dam/renfe/en/Grupo-Empresa/gobierno-corporativo-y-transparencia/informes-rse/Memoria-RSC-2020%20EN%204-3-22_UA.pdf | title=Renfe NON-FINANCIAL INFORMATION STATEMENT 2020 | publisher=RENFE-Operadora| access-date=24 November 2023}}</ref>
+* Zaragoza–Huesca via Tardienta.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.europapress.es/aragon/noticia-elboj-pide-reunirse-gobierno-aragon-conocer-renfe-quiere-suprimir-avant-huesca-zaragoza-20090922174648.html | title= Elboj pide reunirse con el Gobierno de Aragón tras conocer que Renfe quiere suprimir los Avant entre Huesca y Zaragoza | language=es| website=www.europapress.es| date=22 September 2009| access-date=24 November 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://cadenaser.com/aragon/primeras-criticas-a-la-supresion-de-los-avant-huesca-zaragoza-radio-huesca/ | title= Primeras críticas a la supresión de los Avant Huesca-Zaragoza | language=es| website=cadenaser.com| date=14 March 2018| access-date=24 November 2023}}</ref>
+* A Coruña–Vigo via Santiago de Compostela <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.laopinioncoruna.es/galicia/2015/04/15/renfe-estrena-eje-atlantico-sabado/946523.html |title=Renfe estrena el Eje Atlántico el sábado con una rebaja del 50% en las tarifas|author=C. Prego |date=15 April 2015|work=La Opinion A Coruña|access-date=19 August 2024}}</ref>
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Avant (train): Difference between revisions

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History

Services

Trains

See also

High-speed rail services in Spain

Rail infrastructure in Spain and Europe

References