Iberian Peninsula railway system

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Iberian_Peninsula_railway_system
GPTKB entity
Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:train
gptkbp:connectivity gptkb:France
gptkb:Sud_Express
Trenhotel
Spain-Portugal border crossings
gptkbp:connects gptkb:Barcelona
gptkb:Lisbon
gptkb:Madrid
gptkb:Porto
gptkbp:conventionalLines Iberian gauge
gptkbp:country gptkb:Portugal
gptkb:Spain
gptkbp:deliveredBy operational
gptkbp:electrification partially electrified
gptkbp:gauge 1668 mm
gptkbp:gaugeBreak at French border
gptkbp:gaugeBreakSolution gauge-changing facilities
variable gauge axles
gptkbp:gaugeConversion ongoing in some sections
gptkbp:gaugeDifference Iberian gauge is wider than standard gauge
gptkbp:hasBorderCrossing Spain-Portugal border
gptkbp:highSpeedService gptkb:AVE
gptkb:Alfa_Pendular
standard gauge
gptkbp:historicalEvent First railway in Portugal opened in 1856
First railway in Spain opened in 1848
gptkbp:historicalGaugeChoice political and military reasons
gptkbp:historicalPeriod 19th century
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Iberian Peninsula railway system
gptkbp:location gptkb:Iberian_Peninsula
gptkbp:mainOperatorPortugal gptkb:Comboios_de_Portugal
gptkbp:mainOperatorSpain gptkb:Renfe
gptkbp:networkLengthPortugal over 2,500 km
gptkbp:networkLengthSpain over 15,000 km
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Guadarrama_Tunnel
gptkbp:notableBuilding International Bridge over the Minho
gptkbp:notableStation gptkb:Madrid_Atocha
gptkb:Barcelona_Sants
gptkb:Lisbon_Santa_Apolónia
gptkb:Porto_Campanhã
gptkbp:operator gptkb:Renfe
gptkb:Comboios_de_Portugal
gptkbp:publicTransit gptkb:Lisbon_suburban_rail
operational
Madrid Cercanías
gptkbp:standardGaugeWidth 1435 mm
gptkbp:suburbanRail Barcelona Rodalies
Porto suburban rail
gptkbp:trackGauge standard gauge
Iberian gauge
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Renfe_broad-gauge_lines
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7