page_title: Basque Y
section_title: Route
hierarchical_section_title: Basque Y / Route
caption_attribution_description: English: Map of the AVE lines (newly built and upgraded) in Spain
context_page_description: Basque Y is the high-speed rail network being built between the three cities of the Basque Autonomous Community, in Spain; Bilbao, Vitoria-Gasteiz and Donostia-San Sebastián.
context_section_description: It will transport cargo and passengers.
  The cargo trains will connect the Port of Bilbao with the Port of Pasaia, (also known as Pasajes/Pasajes-San Pedro) and
  will consist of 157 kilometers of double track and 37 kilometers of single track.
  Due to the mountainous relief of the region, 105,9 km (62%) will be in 80 tunnels and 10% in 71 bridges.
  The minimum speed is 120 km/h, whilst the maximum is 250 km/h.
  The Basque Y will be built in European rail gauge (1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ¹⁄₂ in) ). It will connect Madrid via Valladolid and connect France via Irun. While the French high-speed rail line (on which the TGV trains achieve their top speeds) is not planned to reach Hendaye until 2020, the Hendaye-Bordeaux track allows 160 km/h. The network will also include a connection to the Navarrese Corridor, the high speed line projected between Zaragoza and the capital of Navarre, Pamplona.
caption: Location of the Basque Y in Spain
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