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467:"¿Cuándo llegará el AVE a Almería?"
419:"20 rail projects to watch in 2020"
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499:High-speed railway lines in Spain
282:Murcia del Carmen railway station
524:Standard gauge railways in Spain
226:max 300 km/h (190 mph)
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369:"Adif - Almería - Murcia line"
287:A continuation from Murcia to
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318:Linares Baeza–Almería railway
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373:www.adifaltavelocidad.es
278:Alicante railway station
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314:1668 mm Iberian gauge
16:Railway line in Spain
519:Province of Almería
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324:References
179:, 1 track
284:in 2022.
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242:Andalusia
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125:Technical
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346:El Mundo
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66:Termini
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262:Guadix
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306:Lorca
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258:Lorca
246:Spain
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