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Alacant Terminal

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A line-up of RENFE (Red Nacional de los Ferrocarriles Españoles, Spanish National Railways) motive power at the buffer stops at Alacant Terminal. In this view, the nearer tracks are standard (1435 mm) gauge, electrified at 25 kV 50 Hz, and are used by high speed services to Madrid and Murcia. Further away, where the class 334 diesel locomotive is stabled, the tracks are broad (1668 mm) gauge with 3 kV dc electrification.