Which cities are now served by AVE or another high speep system. When I was last in Spain, Sept 06, it was Seville, and Toledo, and... not sure.

Can anyone update?

Gracias.

High-speed lines currently on duty:

Madrid-Tarragona, with intermediate stops in Guadalajara, Calatayud, Zaragoza, Lerida/Lleida. Also, there is an operative branch Zaragoza-Huesca.

Madrid-Seville], with intermediate stops in Ciudad Real, Puertollano, Cordoba. Also, there is an operative branch Cordoba-Antequera.

Madrid-Toledo

High-speed lines (or legs) that will open in less than 12 months:

In the Northeast line, Tarragona-Barcelona
In the Southern line, Antequera-Malaga
The North/Northwest line, leg Madrid-Valladolid, with intermediate stop in Segovia.

There are many more routes either under construction or project phase.

For those interested, I have found an amazing report made by the MIT about the high-speed railways in Spain. You can read it here .

As it was written back in Nov'06 it is slightly out-of-date and it doesn't include the last openings Cordoba-Antequera and Lleida-Tarragona but, apart of that, it gives a fantastic overview on the current and future situation of the high-speed rail in Spain.

As an appetizer, here you have the map as of Nov'06 (now, the two legs above should be turned into blue; Antequera is the intermediate point where the line to Granada starts):

Wow, Torrales. You're the best. It's so nice to have a Spain Transportation expert here in our midst. Really. We all thank you very very much.

With appreciation, MadridMan

My pleasure, MadridMan.

I love this transportation topic, and I think that my knowledge can be useful for those who come to Spain and want to move inside the country. Sometimes, questions kind of "what's the best/cheapest/fastest way to go from... to...?" are not easily find in the Internet by someone lacking previous experience onsite.

yeah really that is nice good info and the map is awesome.thanks Torrales.