My wife visited this part of Spain roughly 5 years ago and was absolutely amazed at the way of life in this part of the country and the culture and architecture, totally opposite to the tourist areas on the Mediterranean coast, another great post
Benvido á Coruña! A cidade que durme de pé. In Galician: "Welcome to A Coruña! The city that sleeps standing up" It is said because it's inhabitants love to enjoy life. Never thought I'd see my city in this channel!
Hello, The reason why this happens is related to the security system installed in the infrastructure. In the case of the Iberian gauge lines and in all the trains today that use the Iberian gauge lines, the security system currently present is what we call ASFA, which only works at speeds of up to 200 km/h. To exceed that speed, trains and infrastructure need to be equipped with ERTMS Level 1 or 2. Greetings!
2:04 now that's a train you don't see everyday, an S-730 bi-mode train. It differs in that each power car (a derivative of the RENFE Class 130) has an additional power trailer with a diesel engine in it.
I watched this right after watching your video on the Sri Lankan sleeper train, and I could not help but compare... we from third world asian countries have a long ways of catching up. Thanks for doing all these train reviews...
Hi, I really love watching your video. I am planning a train/bus trip from Santiago De Compostela(Spain) to Munich, in September. And possible a stopover in Hallstat, Austria. Can you please give me some guidance on what the best way to travel for this route?
Spain is truly a place to spend a lifetime exploring. I spent 3 weeks in this region back in January 2022 and it was my 5th visit to Spain after having lived the for 1 year some years ago. In January 2022 I took this same train route but started further afield in Vigo. The train station at Vigo is under a brand new modern shopping mall that is like 4 stories. Is an engineering marvel, incredibly new and clean. For visiting and exploring Spain here's how I would do it. Live or study in Barcelona in your 20s -- explore all of Catalonia Move to Madrid in your 30s -- explore the central region and make money in the capital Buy a nice property with farm land in Galicia or Basque country in your late 30s early-40s Buy a beach house in your late 40s early 50s and enjoy the South of Spain in your golden years with frequent visits back home to the North. Amazing country!
At the end of April 2023 I took a Series S121 from Vigo to San Juan de Compostela. I agree with your assessment. Fine equipment for a regional service. Also the scenery was outstanding. Rode a few Avant trains and some Talgos as well while in Spain. Very impressed with Renfe!
11:13 Did you know that s130/730 are refurbished? Please review them. You'll mainly find them going from Madrid-Chamartín or Atocha Cercanías to Badajoz
Nice video this is definitely a better version than your Gandia trip review on board the series 121 at 2:23 little mistake there the 120 series enterd service in 2006 and the 121 series (It's a more modern Cepia family trains) Entered service in 2009
The speed limit is 200 kph because of signaling system ASFA, reaching 250kph is only available under RTMS system, from Ourense to Santiago (iberian gauge) has been deployed just one month ago.
The ERTMS installation between Vigo and A Coruña was completed in August but there is still a lot of work to do to enable trains to reach 250km/h. Mainly around object/obstacle detection and separation of HS trains from freight and conventional passenger trains.
Este tren es correcto para media distancia, para distancia largas (+8h) se hace muy incómodo y sin vagon restaurante. Se utilizaba para la línea Barcelona - Salamanca.
@@kentakiman_gmd es posible que tengamos razón los dos. Yo cuando he hecho ese trayecto lo he hecho con la S-120 pero hace un par de años que lo hago por Barcelona -Madrid ave y Madrid -Salamanca s-120. Puede ser que lo hagan con la S-130 que viene de Galicia y empalman en Burgos.
@@mussaranya ahora tarda sobre las 9 h , antes algo menos 8,30 h . Al final no sabes cómo ponerte. El recorrido es bastante largo y raro sube hasta Vitoria Gasteiz.
@@kentakiman_gmd Al principio si, era con 121 a Valladolid y trasbordo a 599 diésel para llegar a Salamanca. Se alargó hasta ahí el 121 cuando se electrificó el Medina del Campo - Salamanca. Luego de la pandemia se cambió a 130, circulando en doble con el BCN - Galicia hasta Burgos.
I took that same train from A Coruña to Vigo just 3 weeks ago for €18. According to my taxi driver in Vigo, that same 100 mile journey via AP-9 is €38 in tolls. Just one more reason to take the train.
Spain is really made for train travel. I did the reverse of this route in 2012 and it is beautiful! One journey I've been wanting to do is Madrid - Marrakech by train and ferry. Maybe you could check it out some time?!
Hey I'm from the Philippines. Maybe you might want to check out PNR or Philippine National Rail. They gonna close its last operating line on January for reconstruction. its sad to see that our rail line is shrank on size once again but more lines is under construction so there is hope.
Good video, but one thing I didn't understand. In 4:01 I see €16,65 (£33,70, $ 42,57). Since when is the Euro twice as much worth as the Pound and more than twice the Dollar? I did not see it coming!
As part of the Spanish gov anti-inflation measures, you can buy a ticket for unlimited Media Distancia trips such as this one between any pair of stations for 20€ per natural quarter, which oftenly is more than a single ticket but cheaper than a return ticket. If you take more than 16 trains using that ticket within the quarter, then you will have your 20€ back. It's uncertain if this measure will be continued during 2024, but the government seems to be happy about the increased ridertship.
Please Do Bangladeshi Train 1)Sonar Bangla Express - Dhaka To Chattogram 2)Suborno Express - Chattogram To Dhaka 3)Sundarban Express - Dhaka To Khulna [Overnight] 4)Mitali Express - Dhaka (Bangladesh) To New Jalpaiguri (India) 5)Matree Express - Kolkata (India) To Dhaka (Bangladesh) Please This is My Request to Make Video To Bangladesh Train Travel
Hi id like you to go city of Logroño by bus or by train its super safe its small dont have metro or tram but have incredible monuments pls ill wait the trip
So I'll have to wing it on my own and make my own video. Still It blows my mind that two of the most dynamic cities in Europe are not connected by direct rail service anhd no UA-cam vlogger will cover the trip which requires up to 3 or more transfers. Cambridge-Oxford is even worse with no train connection at all. @@NonstopEurotrip
@@samtrak1204you can theoretically do it with one transfer in Lyon. It will take nearly 8 hours, but should be a fun journey. You can take renfe or SNCF to Lyon then transfer to trenitalia. Timing would be difficult though as there are not many departures per day
Scanning only happens in HS sections of the Spanish Network. Since Alvia use both Hs and legacy networks, sometimes you need to pass it and sometimes you don't. It is quite stupid I agree
Xray scan is for AVE, Alvia, Intercity, Avant, Iryo and Ouigo. This 121was an MD (media distancia) service, so no xray scan. But you can also look for an 121 doing an Avant service (A Coruña - Ourense, for example) and there will be xray scan.
@@NonstopEurotrip es un servicio Avant o Media Distancia, el Alvia se puede ver en el video cuando el tren pasa por Santiago en la plataforma numero 5 en el minuto 9:31 aparte de eso el video debe tener varias semanas la estación de Santiago está en obras con varias plataformas levantadas en este momento, el proyecto es que quede conectada directamente con las estación de autobuses. Un saludo....
Nice TR. Such a contrast to the semi-desert look of southeastern Spain. In my experience the ride quality of the S120/121 is OK on Iberian gauge but pretty terrible at 250kph on the high speed lines ... if anyone here still remembers how the District Line P and R "bell bottom" stock used to ride, or the deep level 1938 stock ... yes that bad.
You seem to be lover of trains that is why you know so much in detail about Railways of many countries.Come to India again and explore other luxury trains because the way you explain feels very good but not everytime😅
Good to see the trains in Spain run mainly on the plain
My wife visited this part of Spain roughly 5 years ago and was absolutely amazed at the way of life in this part of the country and the culture and architecture, totally opposite to the tourist areas on the Mediterranean coast, another great post
Come back with your wife, explorer all the north of Spain 🇪🇸 be welcomed
Absolutely, I love it up there 😁
Come more to Spain! 🇪🇸❤️
I will be back soon!
Benvido á Coruña! A cidade que durme de pé. In Galician: "Welcome to A Coruña! The city that sleeps standing up" It is said because it's inhabitants love to enjoy life. Never thought I'd see my city in this channel!
A beautiful place 😍
Hello,
The reason why this happens is related to the security system installed in the infrastructure. In the case of the Iberian gauge lines and in all the trains today that use the Iberian gauge lines, the security system currently present is what we call ASFA, which only works at speeds of up to 200 km/h. To exceed that speed, trains and infrastructure need to be equipped with ERTMS Level 1 or 2.
Greetings!
Thank for the info!
Another amazing video your videos are the best
Glad you like them!
El verano pasado hice la misma ruta Pontevedra-A Coruña, siempre voy de vacaciones a Galicia, A Coruña una ciudad hermosa. Gran vídeo
CAF asserting dominance once again.
🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸
2:04 now that's a train you don't see everyday, an S-730 bi-mode train. It differs in that each power car (a derivative of the RENFE Class 130) has an additional power trailer with a diesel engine in it.
I watched this right after watching your video on the Sri Lankan sleeper train, and I could not help but compare... we from third world asian countries have a long ways of catching up. Thanks for doing all these train reviews...
Glad you enjoyed it!
Hi, I really love watching your video. I am planning a train/bus trip from Santiago De Compostela(Spain) to Munich, in September. And possible a stopover in Hallstat, Austria. Can you please give me some guidance on what the best way to travel for this route?
You'd have to check the route planners, sorry.
Something that you don't see here on UK railways.... the train windscreen being cleaned. Enjoyed the video.
Many thanks!
Spain is truly a place to spend a lifetime exploring. I spent 3 weeks in this region back in January 2022 and it was my 5th visit to Spain after having lived the for 1 year some years ago. In January 2022 I took this same train route but started further afield in Vigo. The train station at Vigo is under a brand new modern shopping mall that is like 4 stories. Is an engineering marvel, incredibly new and clean. For visiting and exploring Spain here's how I would do it.
Live or study in Barcelona in your 20s -- explore all of Catalonia
Move to Madrid in your 30s -- explore the central region and make money in the capital
Buy a nice property with farm land in Galicia or Basque country in your late 30s early-40s
Buy a beach house in your late 40s early 50s and enjoy the South of Spain in your golden years with frequent visits back home to the North.
Amazing country!
Thanks for sharing!
Sounds like a good plan 😉
El Norte de España es simplemente hermoso
Absolutely is!!!!
thanks for sharing
could you film Lisbon to Porto city?
Already done ✅
ua-cam.com/video/D_l5bWKvdeo/v-deo.html
Hope you enjoyed Coruña, our football team is rubbish but we used to be top 20 years ago. It is a nice medium size city with a lot of life
A beautiful place!!
At the end of April 2023 I took a Series S121 from Vigo to San Juan de Compostela. I agree with your assessment. Fine equipment for a regional service. Also the scenery was outstanding. Rode a few Avant trains and some Talgos as well while in Spain. Very impressed with Renfe!
Completely agree 👍
San Juan? 🤨
Sorry, of course it is Santiago de Compostela. Thanks for setting me straight
Really appreciate it
11:13
Did you know that s130/730 are refurbished? Please review them. You'll mainly find them going from Madrid-Chamartín or Atocha Cercanías to Badajoz
Next time I'm in Spain, I will!
I would wait a bit. Refurbrishment has been slow and you might end up in an old one even from/to Badajoz.
@@rub1316 ok thanks. Yes, I also ended up on a non-refurbished Alvia from Madrid Atocha Cercanías to Talavera de La Reina
Great trip. Sadly the onboard vending machine is out of order, but when I see the date of trip, that's make sense.
True that!
2nd most used medium distance line in Spain!
Might be worth checking the euro/sterling currency conversion for the ticket price!
Euro price is correct
Thanks. Maybe worth adjusting the sterling figure as 16€ is approx £13!
I really loved this video
🙏🙏🙏
Nice video this is definitely a better version than your Gandia trip review on board the series 121 at 2:23 little mistake there the 120 series enterd service in 2006 and the 121 series (It's a more modern Cepia family trains) Entered service in 2009
Yes, you are right 👍
Come to Indonesia to try our new high speed train
I'm there now 😎🇮🇩
Excellent vew 😊😊
Thanks a lot 😊
Excelente vídeo del tren de viajeros Renfe serie 121
😀🇪🇸😀🇪🇸😀
Bienvenido a La Coruña!!!
🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
Great video !!
Thanks!
The speed limit is 200 kph because of signaling system ASFA, reaching 250kph is only available under RTMS system, from Ourense to Santiago (iberian gauge) has been deployed just one month ago.
The ERTMS installation between Vigo and A Coruña was completed in August but there is still a lot of work to do to enable trains to reach 250km/h. Mainly around object/obstacle detection and separation of HS trains from freight and conventional passenger trains.
I hope to try it soon 😁
Este tren es correcto para media distancia, para distancia largas (+8h) se hace muy incómodo y sin vagon restaurante. Se utilizaba para la línea Barcelona - Salamanca.
Corrígeme si me equivoco, ¿pero para la Barcelona-Salamanca no se usa la S-130?
@@kentakiman_gmd es posible que tengamos razón los dos. Yo cuando he hecho ese trayecto lo he hecho con la S-120 pero hace un par de años que lo hago por Barcelona -Madrid ave y Madrid -Salamanca s-120. Puede ser que lo hagan con la S-130 que viene de Galicia y empalman en Burgos.
Ostia, Bcn-Salamanca con un tren de éstos? Se debe hacer más largo que un dia sin pan!
@@mussaranya ahora tarda sobre las 9 h , antes algo menos 8,30 h . Al final no sabes cómo ponerte. El recorrido es bastante largo y raro sube hasta Vitoria Gasteiz.
@@kentakiman_gmd Al principio si, era con 121 a Valladolid y trasbordo a 599 diésel para llegar a Salamanca. Se alargó hasta ahí el 121 cuando se electrificó el Medina del Campo - Salamanca. Luego de la pandemia se cambió a 130, circulando en doble con el BCN - Galicia hasta Burgos.
Um, €16.65 is certainly not £33.70! Or $42.57, for that matter! (in the description and in the subtitles!). I am not sure which you got wrong!
€16.65 is correct ✌🏻
Can you correct the video?
@@NonstopEurotrip
Bom dia lindo trem renfe
I took that same train from A Coruña to Vigo just 3 weeks ago for €18. According to my taxi driver in Vigo, that same 100 mile journey via AP-9 is €38 in tolls. Just one more reason to take the train.
Definitely makes sense!!
Hi when did you take the trip? It look fantastic.
The date of filming is always in the description 😎
Thank you! @@NonstopEurotrip
Redovno pratim tvoj video i vozovi u kojima se vozis su prelepi i za izlivanje voziti se 😊
Thank you 🙏🏻
Is it common for Spanish trains to only have one door per carriage? The mid mounted door instead of one at either end stood out.
Not Spanish trains in general
Spain is really made for train travel. I did the reverse of this route in 2012 and it is beautiful! One journey I've been wanting to do is Madrid - Marrakech by train and ferry. Maybe you could check it out some time?!
I've actually done the trip, but didn't film it! Maybe I'll have to go back 😁✌🏻
As Spanish until I went to live abroad I never realised how varied our outdoors are.
Hey, what do you think about review of European Sleeper train? Maybe even on full length from Prague which will be lunch in March next year?
I hope to try it soon 😄
Hey I'm from the Philippines. Maybe you might want to check out PNR or Philippine National Rail. They gonna close its last operating line on January for reconstruction. its sad to see that our rail line is shrank on size once again but more lines is under construction so there is hope.
There's not much to try unfortunately!
Northern Spain is gorgeous and is absolutely underrated. Great review.
Couldn't agree more!
Opening windows on a high speed train is probably not a good idea. On slower regional trains, they would be ideal.
True yeah 😂
Thanks. Do you have a date in mind to post the Wroclaw- Zgorzelec/ Gorlitz video??
No idea, sorry
Gutted! @@NonstopEurotrip
I wonder how it works with a train that can operate on different gauges. Anyone knows?
ua-cam.com/video/nGn0o_wFsGI/v-deo.htmlsi=Y4rrjLvuBxL55A9x
The North of Spain is the most beautiful region of the country
💯 agree
Good video, but one thing I didn't understand. In 4:01 I see €16,65 (£33,70, $ 42,57). Since when is the Euro twice as much worth as the Pound and more than twice the Dollar? I did not see it coming!
The euro price is correct
Wrong GBP and USD amounts relating to EUR16.65.
Eur is correct ✌🏻
@@NonstopEurotrip What happened with your GBP and USD conversions then?
Open windows 🪟 trains 🚂 only for the trains in high mountains 🏔️!
Oh yesss 🙂
As part of the Spanish gov anti-inflation measures, you can buy a ticket for unlimited Media Distancia trips such as this one between any pair of stations for 20€ per natural quarter, which oftenly is more than a single ticket but cheaper than a return ticket.
If you take more than 16 trains using that ticket within the quarter, then you will have your 20€ back. It's uncertain if this measure will be continued during 2024, but the government seems to be happy about the increased ridertship.
A great initiative 😊✌🏻
Safety belts in a train for people with wheelchairs. You don't see that often, I have never even encountered them on the trains I have traveled on.
Very common to have a way to secure wheelchairs
You can take Alsa Bus by Santander or train Renfe from Bilbao
No more Spanish buses
Not sure about your currency conversion of the ticket price
Deliberate mistake ✌🏻
Please Do Bangladeshi Train
1)Sonar Bangla Express - Dhaka To Chattogram
2)Suborno Express - Chattogram To Dhaka
3)Sundarban Express - Dhaka To Khulna [Overnight]
4)Mitali Express - Dhaka (Bangladesh) To New Jalpaiguri (India)
5)Matree Express - Kolkata (India) To Dhaka (Bangladesh)
Please This is My Request to Make Video To Bangladesh Train Travel
I'll be sure to, if and when I come to Bangladesh ✌🏻😊
Traveling Viet Nam by train ^^. I'll be waiting for you ^^
Already done ✅
Is this a Bombardier train?
No, it is manufactured by CAF (a Spanish company), and I think in colaboration with Alstom.
CAF, as mentioned in the video
Hai broo please try high speed train the fastest and newest in indonesia. Please review it. You must come to Indonesia
I'm in Indonesia now 🇮🇩🇮🇩🇮🇩
I'm subscribed to so many train travel channels, I lost track who is who...
Me too sometimes 😁
Hi id like you to go city of Logroño by bus or by train its super safe its small dont have metro or tram but have incredible monuments pls ill wait the trip
Maybe one day 😎
I can't find any Barcelona→Milan videos on UA-cam.
There's no direct trains Sam
@@NonstopEurotrip
So I'll have to wing it on my own and make my own video. Still It blows my mind that two of the most dynamic cities in Europe are not connected by direct rail service anhd no UA-cam vlogger will cover the trip which requires up to 3 or more transfers. Cambridge-Oxford is even worse with no train connection at all. @@NonstopEurotrip
@@NonstopEurotripHi Nonstop I have never taken any highspeed route what do you say about that? 9:10
@@samtrak1204you can theoretically do it with one transfer in Lyon. It will take nearly 8 hours, but should be a fun journey. You can take renfe or SNCF to Lyon then transfer to trenitalia. Timing would be difficult though as there are not many departures per day
Some interesting math how 16.65 EUR equals 42.75 USD in October 2023…
I never was very good at maths ;-)
Prefer a/c equipped trains. 😉👍🏻
That depends on the view 😉
Excellent
Thank you! Cheers!
Prefer A/C
✌🏻✌🏻
你的视频中为什么没有中国的高铁
Coming this week 😉
interesting no xray scan. maybe a loophole to avoid it
Scanning only happens in HS sections of the Spanish Network. Since Alvia use both Hs and legacy networks, sometimes you need to pass it and sometimes you don't.
It is quite stupid I agree
Only for long distance and high-speed
Those scans only apply to long distance services. This one was a medium distance one.
Xray scan is for AVE, Alvia, Intercity, Avant, Iryo and Ouigo. This 121was an MD (media distancia) service, so no xray scan.
But you can also look for an 121 doing an Avant service (A Coruña - Ourense, for example) and there will be xray scan.
No hay servicios Alvia entre Pontevedra y Coruña. Hay que documentarse bien para hacer un vídeo . Es un servicio Media Distancia
As mentioned in the video
@@NonstopEurotrip es un servicio Avant o Media Distancia, el Alvia se puede ver en el video cuando el tren pasa por Santiago en la plataforma numero 5 en el minuto 9:31 aparte de eso el video debe tener varias semanas la estación de Santiago está en obras con varias plataformas levantadas en este momento, el proyecto es que quede conectada directamente con las estación de autobuses. Un saludo....
Nice TR. Such a contrast to the semi-desert look of southeastern Spain. In my experience the ride quality of the S120/121 is OK on Iberian gauge but pretty terrible at 250kph on the high speed lines ... if anyone here still remembers how the District Line P and R "bell bottom" stock used to ride, or the deep level 1938 stock ... yes that bad.
Interesting, thanks!
This is not a high speed train.
High speed trains run at 350 km/h and use standar gauge lines.
EU regulations say high speed is at 200 km/h. Often 350 km/h is called very high speed
No, high-speed is anything 250kmh or about as by international definition
@@albe6253 In Europe there is no such thing as "very high speed"
@@albe6253 At 200 km/h you don't need high speed lines, you run on conventional lines.
@@mussaranya "very high speed" is how manufacturers sell their products capable of 300 and 350 km/h. 200 and 250 km/h are sold as high speed.
You seem to be lover of trains that is why you know so much in detail about Railways of many countries.Come to India again and explore other luxury trains because the way you explain feels very good but not everytime😅
Sure I will soon 😊