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Specifications - Madrid Barajas Airport Rail Link, Spain
| System |
| Ownership | Spanish Ministry of Development |
| Operation | RENFE |
| Passenger area | Consorcio Regional de Transportes de Madrid |
| Date opened (planned) | Potentially 2010 |
| Route length | 8.8km |
| Stations | 5 |
| Gauge | 1,668mm |
| Maximum line speed | 100mph (160km/h) |
| Passengers carried/day | To be announced |
| Power supply | 3,000V, dc, overhead |
| Rolling Stock | Madrid Cercanias EMUs |
| Rolling Stock |
| Current Cercanias fleet | Class 440, 446, 447 and 450 |
| New orders | To be announced |
| Special Characteristics |
| | New airport city centre rail link to Europe’s fifth busiest airport |
| | Allows direct connections with the RENFE standard and high-speed network |
| | €109.5m construction project announced in March 2007 |
| | Scheduled for completion in 2010 |