Adif reopens Vilecha gauge changer near León
- Location
- Vilecha south of León (Province of León), Palencia–León line · 🇪🇸 Spain
- Project
- Vilecha gauge changer and 7 km of double track to León (part of the second track on the Palencia–León line)
- Investment
- EUR 95.2 million (incl. VAT) for the Palencia–León second track as a whole
- Status
- Back in service since 27 October 2025 (section)
After a construction phase that began in June, Adif AV reopened the Vilecha gauge changer south of León and the 7 km double-track section to León station on 27 October 2025; trains between Madrid and Asturias no longer have to reverse there and save up to 15 minutes. The section belongs to the second-track project on the Palencia–León high-speed line (41.5 km of double track, €95.2 million incl. VAT, funded from NextGenerationEU), after which 75% of the line will be double-track. The article gives no completion date for the project as a whole (LOK Report, 29 Oct 2025; Vía Libre, 27 Oct 2025).
Source: lok-report.de ↗ · Archived copy ↗
Further sources: vialibre-ffe.com ↗ (Archived copy ↗)
Evidence: 2 independent sources · How well sourced is Eurotrack?
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