Spain / Transportation
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Spanish road system is mainly centralized, with 6 highways
connecting Madrid to Basque Country, Catalonia, Valencia,
Andalusia, Extremadura and Galicia. Additionaly, there are
highways along the Atlantic (Ferrol to Vigo), Cantabrian
(Oviedo to San Sebastián) and Mediterranean (Girona to
Almeria) coasts.
Spain currently has a total of 1272 km of high speed train
linking Málaga, Seville, Madrid, Barcelona and Valladolid.
Should the aims of the ambitious AVE program (spanish high
speed trains) be met, by 2020 Spain will have 7000 km (4300
mi) of high-speed trains linking almost all provincial cities
to Madrid in less than 3 hours and Barcelona within 4 hours.
The busiest airport in Spain is the airport of Madrid
(Barajas), with 50,8 million passangers in 2008, being the
world's 11th busiest airport. The airport of Barcelona (El
prat) is also important with 30 million passangers in 2008.
Other airports are located in Zaragoza, Málaga, Valencia,
Seville, Asturias (near Avilés) and Bilbao.
Spain aims to put 1 million electric cars on the road by 2014
as part of the government’s plan to save energy and boost
energy efficiency. The Minister of Industry Miguel
Sebastian said that "the electric vehicle is the future and
the engine of an industrial revolution."
From Wikipedia
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http://www.asiatour.com/spain/wiki-spain-transportation.htm
Jan Garanoz
Juhu Tara Road, Juhu,
Mumbai - 400049 India
Last updated: June 25, 2010