Transport Spain

a renfe class 730 train on viaducto martin gil near zamora

the spanish road system centralised, 6 highways connecting madrid basque country, catalonia, valencia, west andalusia, extremadura , galicia. additionally, there highways along atlantic (ferrol vigo), cantabrian (oviedo san sebastián) , mediterranean (girona cádiz) coasts. spain aims put one million electric cars on road 2014 part of government s plan save energy , boost energy efficiency. former minister of industry miguel sebastián said electric vehicle future , engine of industrial revolution.

spain has extensive high-speed rail network in europe, , second-most extensive in world after china. of october 2010, spain has total of 3,500 km (2,174.80 mi) of high-speed tracks linking málaga, seville, madrid, barcelona, valencia , valladolid, trains reaching speeds 300 km/h (190 mph). on average, spanish high-speed train fastest 1 in world, followed japanese bullet train , french tgv. regarding punctuality, second in world (98.54% on-time arrival) after japanese shinkansen (99%). should aims of ambitious ave programme (spanish high speed trains) met, 2020 spain have 7,000 km (4,300 mi) of high-speed trains linking provincial cities madrid in less 3 hours , barcelona within 4 hours.

there 47 public airports in spain. busiest 1 airport of madrid (barajas), 50 million passengers in 2011, being world s 15th busiest airport, european union s fourth busiest. airport of barcelona (el prat) important, 35 million passengers in 2011, being world s 31st-busiest airport. other main airports located in majorca (23 million passengers), málaga (13 million passengers), las palmas (gran canaria) (11 million passengers), alicante (10 million passengers) , smaller, number of passengers between 4 , 10 million, example tenerife (two airports), valencia, seville, bilbao, ibiza, lanzarote, fuerteventura. also, more 30 airports number of passengers below 4 million.