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Arco is a commercial passenger service operated in Spain by Renfe Operadora.
It uses trains coming from a full renovation and refurbishing of Renfe's B11x-10200 (series 10000, second class). New bogies, capable of working at 220 km/h were added. Transformation was carried out at Malaga - Los Prados, and the bogies are modified versions of model GC-1 by CAF, also known as GC-3, that allow a high degree of comfort at high speeds.
These passenger trains work on the line Barcelona - Malaga - Sevilla - Badajoz - Almería- Granada, with the train known as Arco García Lorca, and since 5 May 2008, they also cover the line Basque Country - Galicia, known as Arco Camino de Santiago.
Until 2 May 2008 they 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.
It is essentially an improved version of the Diurno.
Technical Data
- Lines in which it operates: Mediterranean Corridor Levante, Basque Country-Galicia
- Manufacturers: Renfe, CAF
- Units manufactured: 41
- Year put into service: 1999
- Top speed: 220 km/h
- Commercial Speed: 200 km/h
- Beam heating: yes, 3 kV (CC)
- Gauge: 1,668 mm
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