From typicallyspanish.com
AVE train makes its first trip to Madrid from Antequera
By m.p.
Jan 10, 2007 - 9:33 PM
The AVE high speed train has completed its first journey from Antequera to Madrid. The train, which reached speeds of 300 km an hour, completed the journey in just 2 hours and 5 minutes.
It left Antequera’s Santa Ana station early on Wednesday, on a special charter by businesses in the tourism sector for a promotional event organised in the Spanish capital. Some 200 representatives from the sector in Madrid have been invited to attend, as well as the Mayor of city, Alberto Ruiz-Gallardón, and Development Minister, Magdalena Álvarez.