Alta Velocidad Española (AVE) is a service of high speed trains in
Spain operated by RENFE, the Spanish railway company at speeds up to 310 Km/h. The
name is literally translated from Spanish Alta Velocidad Española (Spanish High
Speed), but its initials are also a play on the word ave, meaning
"bird". As of December 2011, the Spanish AVE system is the longest
HSR network in Europe with 2,665 km of track. Unlike the rest of the Spanish
broad gauge network, the AVE uses standard gauge, permitting direct connections
outside Spain.
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