Spain becomes Europe's high-speed rail leader

AFP: Spain becomes Europe's high-speed rail leader: "Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero and King Juan Carlos opened Saturday the country's fourth high-speed rail line, making the country the European leader in the technology.
The 438-kilometre (272-mile) route will slash travel time between the Spanish capital and the Mediterranean port of Valencia, Spain's third-biggest city, from four hours to just 90 minutes.
The project, built at a cost of 6.6 billion euros (8.8 billion dollars), brings cash-strapped Spain's high-speed rail network to 2,056 kilometres.
It places Spain ahead of the 1,896 kilometres of high speed rail in France and 1,285 kilometres in Germany, home to Siemens, the world's largest manufacturer of high-speed trains.
Zapatero says the new route, which will take paying passengers from Sunday, 'increases confidence and shows the world that Spain is a prosperous country.'
The king said that it enabled Spaniards 'to look beyond the crisis and economic difficulties.'"

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