Arco (Renfe)

Arco is a commercial passenger service operated by Renfe Operadora, using 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 the 5th of May 2008, the also cover the line Basque Country - Galicia, known as Arco Camino de Santiago. Until 2nd of 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

ee also

*Diurno (Renfe)

External links

* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfH45PuJZmE Video de Arco en YouTube]