Iberian gauge railway network

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Iberian_gauge_railway_network
GPTKB entity
Statements (31)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:railway_line
gptkbp:alternativeName Iberian gauge
Ancho ibérico
gptkbp:connectsCity gptkb:Barcelona
gptkb:Lisbon
gptkb:Madrid
gptkb:Porto
gptkbp:conversionToStandardGauge ongoing in some sections
gptkbp:electrification partially electrified
gptkbp:gaugeChangeFacility at border stations
gptkbp:hasBorderCrossing Hendaye (France–Spain)
Vilar Formoso (Portugal–Spain)
gptkbp:historicalSignificance 1672 mm
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Iberian gauge railway network
gptkbp:interoperabilityIssues with standard gauge European network
gptkbp:length over 14,000 km (as of 2020)
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Iberian_Peninsula
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Madrid–Barcelona_railway
Lisbon–Porto railway
Madrid–Lisbon railway
gptkbp:opened mid-19th century
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:Renfe
gptkb:Comboios_de_Portugal
gptkbp:primaryUse passenger transport
freight transport
gptkbp:standardGaugeComparison wider than standard gauge
gptkbp:trackGauge 1668 mm
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Portugal
gptkb:Spain
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Valladolid–León_railway
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7