Friday, July 19, 2024

La Encina, Vallada, L'Alcúdia de Crespins, Xàtiva, Alzira

Today, I'm heading from Albacete to Valencia, and it will be the warmest day during my trip
The temperatures are expected to rise above 40C today

Almansa
At La Encina, the railway is split into two, one in the direction of Valencia, the other is to Alicante




The line between La Encina and Valencia has a single track, but it is now modernised with new platforms and other infrastructure
At Vallada station, there are new platforms




Freight train is stopping here to let the fast train pass

41C now
Castillo De Montesa
L'Alcúdia de Crespins



This station is the terminus for some Cercanias on the line C-2. Valencia has 6 commuter lines, all terminating at Valencia Nord station

Class 252

Parallel to the 1668 Iberian gauge railway, there is a construction of 1435 Standard gauge railway - the plan is to move all faster trains there once completed
Freight train from Valencia
335 025






253 090




253 016 and 253 007





Xàtiva

601 009, Captrain is a CAF Bitrac CC3600 manufactured in 2007
There are only 9 locomotives of this Class and all of them are now used by Captrain (previously Comsa Rail)





Renfe Class 592 at Algemesí station



Alzira

Here are the 1668 line (to the left) and 1435 line (to the right)


Valencia

The fifth busiest port in Europe is also the second largest in Spain: the port of Valencia.