Specifications - Alicante Tram-Train, Spain

Key Data
Operator	Ferrocarriles de la Generalitat Valenciana (FGV)
Opening date	2005-08
Construction cost	€500 million
Route length	51km (32 miles)
Maximum line speed	100km/h (60mph)
Gauge	1,000mm
Underground stations	3
Overground stations	39
Electrification
Voltage	750V
Current	DC overhead
Rolling Stock
Builder	Alstom
Fleet total	19 (some from Valencia)
Build date	1997-98
Electrical equipment	Alstom
Trainset power	840kW
Maximum speed	70km/h (tram mode), 100km/h (train mode)
Capacity	99 seated, 204 standing
Special Characteristics
	Major Spanish coastal tourist centre
	Upgrade of established main line railway
	Integration with existing tramway route
	New central multi-modal interchange
	Nine new dual-mode vehicles built
	Several more branches planned by 2010
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