The railway line Jaén-Cordoba-Sevillewhich crosses Andalusia transversely, currently has a total of 67 temporary speed limits (LTV)according to the government in a parliamentary response sent to the PP senators of the province of Córdoba on … last December 19.
As Adif has explained several times, these limitations are necessary given the increased trafficboth medium distance and freight. In this sense, the Administrator emphasizes that LTVs are essential to maintain rail traffic in optimal safety conditions, while responding maintenance work and the renewal of infrastructure to meet growing demands.
This maintenance work affects the movement of convoys, which on multiple occasions are disrupted by delays.
The Jaén-Cordoba-Seville railway line, especially in its high-speed sections (AVE) between Cordoba and Seville, allows very high speeds (up to 300 km/h), but the real limitations depend on panels and sections (curves, stations, maintenance), often reducing to 200-250 km/h, with lower speeds in conventional sections like Jaén-Córdoba, where the time is longer and the speeds are adapted to the conventional road (120-160 km/h) and safety.
To change this situation, the Ministry of Transport is promoting a study connect Jaén directly to the Madrid-Seville high-speed train and improve travel times.
No stop in Cordoba
The proposed rail connection is based on the layout of the first, the LAV Madrid – Seville, but removal of the entrance to Córdoba station and the subsequent transfer, articulating a new connection or bypass between the LAV and the conventional line between Córdoba and Jaén, requiring a new gauge changer.
The railway lines that wish to be connected by the new bypass belong to the basic network of the trans-European transport networks (with greater priority at European level) and, in turn, belong to the two main corridors that cross Spain, Mediterranean and Atlantic.
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