High speed rail traffic increased 7.9% in 2024, in a year where rail traffic in general grew 2.1%, according to the data of the railway traffic bulletin data of the ADIF railway infrastructure manager published this Sunday.
In total, rail traffic in 2024 reached 205.1 million trains per kilometerthat 2.1% more than in 2023, when historical traffic records were reached when new operators entered the high speed business.
The most relevant increase was perceived in Long distance traffic, which grew by 6.8%and where the highest rebound occurred specifically in the Adif high speed network, that 7.9%.
In high -speed axes, The greatest growth of traffic was recorded in the lines that join Madrid with Andalusia when growing 18.5%followed by the Madrid-Valladolid-León-Zamora-Galicia runners, with a 9.6%rebound; The journeys between Madrid and Levante, which increased 5.3% and Madrid-Barcelona, with 1.8% more traffic increase.
Within the conventional networkthe Madrid-Alcázar line of San Juan-Córdoba-Sevilla-Cádiz increased 1.9 %, while in the Madrid-Valencia-Cambiator of La Boella line, the traffic reached a 1.6 %rise, driven by the merchandise traffic.
Number of travelers
According to the bulletin, the number of travelers in the Adif and Adif high speed stations in 2024 increased 9.1% Regarding data from a year earlier.
If the rebound at stations High speed, growth reached 15.5%.
On the other hand, the number of travelers transported in long distance runners, Taking into account both high speed and conventional network, 12.1% increased in December in relation to the same month of 2023.
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