Iryo

Iryo is the brand of Intermodalidad de Levante S.A., a private

high-speed rail operator in Spain. The company is jointly
Iryo
owned by Trenitalia, Air Nostrum, and the infrastructure
investment fund Globalvia.

Trains began operating on the Madrid–Barcelona high-speed

rail line in November 2022, in competition with the national
railway Renfe's AVE and Avlo services, and the French-owned
low-cost carrier Ouigo España. Spain is therefore the first
country in Europe with three competing high-speed rail
operators.[1]

Service began with 12 trains per day on the route between

Madrid and Barcelona, sometimes calling at Zaragoza. Iryo
added a Madrid–Cuenca–Valencia route in December 2022,
with Madrid–Córdoba–Seville/Malaga trains added in March
2023, and Madrid–Albacete–Alicante trains announced for
June 2023.[2][3]
Main Madrid Atocha,
For rolling stock, the company ordered twenty new station(s) Barcelona Sants
Frecciarossa 1000 units, similar to those used in Italy since Other Zaragoza–Delicias
2015. Nine of these had arrived by the time service to station(s)
Barcelona began.[4] In the longer term, they may also acquire
Fleet size 9 Frecciarossa 1000
variable-gauge trains to enable service to areas in Galicia which
(20 ordered)
are accessible only via Iberian-gauge tracks.[5]
Stations 3
called at
See also
Parent Trenitalia / Air
AVE company Nostrum / Globalvia
Ouigo España Technical
Track gauge Standard (1435 mm)
External links Electrification 25 kV AC
Iryo official web site (http://www.iryo.eu/) Other
Website https://www.iryo.eu
References Route map

1. "Spain's new high-speed trains make it Europe's rail

capital" (https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/iryo-high-
speed-train-spain/index.html). CNN. 25 November
2022. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
2. "Iryo makes inaugural run" (https://www.railjournal.co
m/passenger/high-speed/iryo-makes-inaugural-run/).
International Railway Journal. 25 November 2022.
Retrieved 26 November 2022.
 3. "Iryo To Andalucía" (https://www.railvolution.net/new
s/iryo-to-andalucia). Railvolution. 31 March 2023.
Retrieved 2 April 2023.
4. "Spanish Iryo takes off with inaugural journey" (http
s://www.railtech.com/all/2022/11/21/spanish-iryo-tak
es-off-with-inaugural-journey/). RailTech.com. 21
November 2022. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
5. "ILSA gains third shareholder with Globalvia and
plans to compete for Galicia" (https://www.railtech.co
m/policy/2022/02/16/ilsa-gains-third-shareholder-wit
h-globalvia-and-plans-to-compete-for-galicia/). 16
February 2022. Retrieved 26 November 2022.

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