Alaris
{{Short description|Spanish railway brand}}
{{Other uses}}
{{Infobox Public transit
|name=Alaris
|image=RENFE - Alaris.jpg
|imagesize=150
|locale=Madrid and Valencia, Spain
|transit_type= Regional rail
| start = 1999
| end = 2013
|operator=RENFE}}
Alaris was the brand name of the regional rail network run by the Spanish national rail company Renfe Operadora that connected the major cities of Madrid and Valencia, and Barcelona and the main cities of the Valencian community, between 1999 and 2013.{{Cite news |date=17 February 1999 |title=El tren Alaris estrenó ayer la ruta entre Madrid y Valencia |language=es |trans-title=Yesterday the Alaris train launched the route between Madrid and Valencia |work=El País |url=https://elpais.com/diario/1999/02/17/madrid/919254258_850215.html |access-date=26 September 2023 |issn=1134-6582}}
History
File:Alaris 490.002 en Tarragona.jpg.]]
In 2008, the service was partially provided with Series 120 units, and since 2009 S130 and S490 units have been used interchangeably.{{Cite web |title=El servicio Alaris Madrid-Valencia cuenta ya con trenes de la serie 130 |trans-title=The Alaris Madrid-Valencia service now has series 130 trains |url=https://www.vialibre-ffe.com/noticias.asp?not=2460&cs=oper |access-date=26 September 2023 |website=www.vialibre-ffe.com |language=es}} Since September 12, 2011, two Alaris S490s have replaced the Arco García Lorca to Seville and the Arco to Malaga. Although they have better performance, the change has generated criticism due to the lower capacity of the new Alaris.{{Cite web |date=14 September 2011 |title=El sustituto del tren 'García Lorca' no da abasto con los pasajeros en Linares |trans-title=The substitute for the 'García Lorca' train cannot cope with the passengers in Linares |url=https://www.ideal.es/jaen/v/20110914/linares/sustituto-tren-garcia-lorca-20110914.html |access-date=26 September 2023 |website=Ideal |language=es-ES}} Starting in 2013, Alaris was gradually replaced by the renewed Renfe Intercity system.{{Cite web |date=16 January 2014 |title=Renfe inmoviliza del servicio la serie 490 por fallos |trans-title=Renfe immobilizes the 490 series from service due to failures |url=http://noticias.ferro-rail.com/2013/08/14/renfe-inmoviliza-serie-490-por-fallos/ |access-date=26 September 2023 |website=Ferro Noticias |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116095845/http://noticias.ferro-rail.com/2013/08/14/renfe-inmoviliza-serie-490-por-fallos/ |archive-date=2014-01-16 |language=es}}
External links
{{commons category-inline|Alaris}}
References
{{Reflist}}{{Pendolino}}
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