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Article: Spain's New High Speed Rail: Tickets and Passes Now Available From Rail Europe.
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- March 25, 2008
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WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., March 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Tickets and passes on the premium high-speed Spanish train, Alta Velocidad Espanola (AVE train), can be booked, in North America through Rail Europe. In addition to the original high-speed line between Madrid and Seville, the new lines connect Madrid to Barcelona and other destinations. The AVE train travels at speeds of 300 km/hour (186 mph) and covers the distance of 550 km (342 miles) between Madrid and Barcelona in less than 3 hours (travel time was previously 4 hours). "It's like traveling by train from New York City to Montreal in 3 hours" says Rail Europe's President & CEO Frederic Langlois. A total of 17 trains will ...