Avlo
Avlo (Spanish pronunciation: ['aβlo], short for Alta Velocidad Low
Cost literally "No Frills High Speed" ) is the name of the Spanish
Avlo
low-cost high-speed rail service, at the start between of the
cities of Madrid, Zaragoza and Barcelona, by the national rail
company Renfe.
History
Based on the popularity of the French low-cost high-speed rail
Franchise(s) Wholly owned
service Ouigo that was introduced in 2013 by French national
subsidiary of Renfe
rail company SNCF, and keen to encourage train travel on the
Spanish high-speed rail network, Renfe was interested in Main Madrid Atocha,
setting up their own such budget service. The service was station(s) Barcelona Sants
announced on 6 February 2018 by the then Minister of Public Other Zaragoza-Delicias
Works Íñigo de la Serna. It was provisionally named "eva", the station(s)
name of the Renfe's own high-speed train service, AVE, spelt
backwards[1] and was aimed to be operational by the first Stations 3
quarter of 2019. called at
Parent Renfe
The plan was for trains to run between Madrid and less company
frequently used AVE stations in Catalonia, namely Camp de
Tarragona and El Prat de Llobregat, the latter only around 10 Other
km from Barcelona's Sants terminus. This concept resembles Website [Link] (https://
the strategy of Avlo's potential low-cost competitor Ouigo, [Link]/)
which goes to Tourcoing rather than the larger station Lille-
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Europe.
However, after a series of delays and with the prospect of new
competitors operating as of late 2020, such as the airline Air
Nostrum, the Italian rail company Trenitalia, and Ouigo, a
subsidiary of French rail company SNCF, Renfe felt obliged to
revive the plans for a low-cost rail service of their own. Renfe
went back to the drawing board and new sets of proposals for
the service were announced on 11 December 2019, with
services planned to begin on 6 April 2020 during the 2020
Easter holidays.[2][3][4] Avlo was set to run between the
stations Madrid Atocha, Zaragoza Delicias and Barcelona
Sants.[5] In contrast with earlier plans, the service was to stop in Zaragoza rather than Tarragona.
On the 15 March 2020 Renfe announced that due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the launch of the service
would be postponed until further notice.[6] Customers who had paid a promotional fare of €5 were given
the option to travel at a later date, while non-promotional tickets were refunded in full.
Avlo services between Madrid, Barcelona and Figueres on the French border commenced on 23 June
2021. Three daily services in each direction run between Madrid and Barcelona, while a fourth service
stops in Guadalajara, Calatayud, Saragossa, Lleida, Tarragona, Barcelona, Girona and terminates in
Figueres. As in the previous attempt to launch this service,
promotional ticket prices start at €5. Six return services between
Madrid and Valencia commenced on 21 February 2022.[7] From 28
March 2023 four new daily services are scheduled to start between
Madrid and Alicante while in June 2023 Renfe also aims to run
trains from Madrid to Seville and Malaga.[8]
Background The AVLO services are operated by
rebuilt and repainted class 112
The Avlo service would consist of modified purple-coloured Talgo trains. Here a test train in March
AVE trains. They will use the future S 106 trains with 581 seats, or 2021 near Alt Penedès (Catalonia)
the S 112 trains will be upgraded to 438 seats, both in all-second
class configuration.[9] Renfe has reported it is going to price tickets
of the Avlo as low as €10, compared to the lowest offer of €48 for the normal AVE ticket for Madrid and
Barcelona.[10]
See also
Ouigo España - A competitor service by SNCF
Iryo - a competitor service by Trenitalia/Air Nostrum
Ouigo - the French low-cost high speed rail service
IZY - A low-cost high-speed rail service between Paris and Brussels
References
1. "Spain launches new 'low-cost' high speed train between Madrid and Barcelona" ([Link]
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d-barcelona). The Local Spain. 2018-02-06. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
2. "Introducing Avlo: Spain's new low-cost, high-speed (bright purple) rail service" ([Link]
[Link]/20191211/introducing-avlo-spains-new-low-cost-high-speed-bright-purple-rail-se
rvice). The Local Spain. 2019-12-11. Archived ([Link]
6/[Link]
-purple-rail-service) from the original on 2019-12-11. Retrieved 2019-12-12.
3. 2019-12-11T[Link]+00:00. "RENFE to launch Avlo low-cost high speed rail for everyone"
([Link]
r-everyone/[Link]). Railway Gazette International. Retrieved 2019-12-12.
4. Doncel, Luis (2019-04-10). "Could France's state rail operator bring "low-cost" train travel to
Spain?" ([Link] El País.
ISSN 1134-6582 ([Link] Retrieved 2019-12-26.
5. UK. "Renfe unveils Avlo low-cost high-speed brand" ([Link]
high-speed/renfe-unveils-avlo-low-cost-high-speed-brand/). Retrieved 2019-12-16.
6. "Renfe implantará un nuevo plan de transporte para ajustar su oferta a las condiciones
dictadas por el Gobierno" ([Link]
e-transporte-para-ajustar-su-oferta-a-las-condiciones-dictadas-por-el-gobierno/). Renfe (in
European Spanish). 2020-03-15. Archived ([Link]
ps://[Link]/renfe-implantara-un-nuevo-plan-de-transporte-para-ajustar-su-
oferta-a-las-condiciones-dictadas-por-el-gobierno/) from the original on 2020-03-20.
7. Clinnick, Richard (2022-01-18). "Avlo set to launch Madrid – Valencia HS services next
month" ([Link]
-next-month/). [Link]. Archived ([Link]
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onth/) from the original on 2022-01-18. Retrieved 2022-01-21.
8. Augusteijn, Nick (2023-03-07). "Renfe counting down to new high-speed connections" (http
s://[Link]/all/2023/03/07/renfe-counting-down-to-new-high-speed-connections/).
[Link]. Retrieved 2023-03-14.
9. "AVLO, Renfe's first low cost train in Spain" ([Link]
-low-cost-train-in-spain/). [Link] - Rail Europe News. 2019-12-12. Retrieved
2019-12-26.
10. Muñoz, Ramón (2019-12-16). "Introducing Spain's new low-cost AVE: €10 tickets for
Barcelona to Madrid" ([Link]
tml). El País. ISSN 1134-6582 ([Link] Retrieved
2019-12-26.
External links
Official website ([Link]
Corporate website ([Link]
Retrieved from "[Link]
