Scenic route
Xàtiva–Alcoi railway
Alcoi → Xàtiva · Spain
- Distance
- 63 km
- Fastest time
- ≈ 1 h 47 min
- Operator
- Renfe
- Train
- Regional
- Countries
- Spain
- In service since
- 1904
Page last updated 2026-07-27 · figures are published values, not live data · corrections log
Iberian-gauge single track opened in 1904, climbing 64 km of viaducts and tunnels from the Xàtiva plain into the mountains at Alcoi.
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