Editing Spain (section)

=== Transport ===
{{Main|Transport in Spain}}

The Spanish road system is mainly centralised, with six highways connecting Madrid to the [[Basque Country (autonomous community)|Basque Country]], [[Catalonia]], [[Valencian Community|Valencia]], West [[Andalusia]], Extremadura and [[Galicia (Spain)|Galicia]]. Additionally, there are highways along the Atlantic ([[Ferrol, Spain|Ferrol]] to [[Vigo]]), Cantabrian ([[Oviedo]] to [[San Sebastián]]) and [[Mediterranean Sea|Mediterranean]] ([[Girona]] to [[Cádiz]]) coasts. Spain aims to put one&nbsp;million [[electric car]]s on the road by 2014 as part of the government's plan to save energy and boost [[Efficient energy use|energy efficiency]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.triplepundit.com/2008/07/algae-based-biofuels-in-plain-english-why-it-matters-how-it-works/|title=Algae Based Biofuels in Plain English: Why it Matters, How it Works. (algae algaebiofuels carbonsequestration valcent vertigro algaebasedbiofuels ethanol)|publisher=Triplepundit.com|date=30 July 2008|access-date=19 November 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130518085937/http://www.triplepundit.com/2008/07/algae-based-biofuels-in-plain-english-why-it-matters-how-it-works/|archive-date=18 May 2013 }}</ref> The former Minister of Industry [[Miguel Sebastián Gascón|Miguel Sebastián]] said that "the electric vehicle is the future and the engine of an industrial revolution."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.enn.com/energy/article/37798|title=Spain to Put 1&nbsp;million Electric Cars on the Road|publisher=Triplepundit.com|date=30 July 2008|access-date=19 November 2008|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081123072310/http://www.enn.com/energy/article/37798|archive-date=23 November 2008 }}</ref>

{{As of|2025|February}}, the Spanish high-speed rail network is the longest HSR network in Europe with {{convert|3,973|km|mi|abbr=on}}<ref name="ADIF"/> and the [[List of high-speed railway lines|second longest in the world]], after China's. It is linking [[Málaga]], [[Seville]], Madrid, [[Barcelona]], [[Valencia]] and [[Valladolid]], with the trains operated at commercial speeds up to {{convert|330|km/h|mph|abbr=on}}.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Lara Galera|first=Antonio L.|date=2015|title=El AVE Madrid-Barcelona, una obra de mérito|url=http://ropdigital.ciccp.es/pdf/publico/2015/2015_octubre_3569_07.pdf|journal=Revista de Obras Públicas|issue=3569|page=57|issn=0034-8619|access-date=1 February 2020|archive-date=1 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200201214714/http://ropdigital.ciccp.es/pdf/publico/2015/2015_octubre_3569_07.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> On average, the Spanish high-speed train is the fastest one in the world, followed by the Japanese [[Shinkansen|bullet train]] and the French [[TGV]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.elmundo.es/mundodinero/2010/11/09/economia/1289304399.html|title=El AVE español, el más veloz del mundo y el segundo en puntualidad|work=El Mundo|location=Spain|date=10 November 2010|access-date=5 June 2011|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111109012118/http://www.elmundo.es/mundodinero/2010/11/09/economia/1289304399.html|archive-date=9 November 2011}}</ref> Regarding punctuality, it is second in the world (98.5% on-time arrival) after the Japanese Shinkansen (99%).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.railpro.co.uk/magazine/?idArticles=34|title=Spain powers ahead with high-speed rail|publisher=railpro.co.uk|date=January 2010|access-date=5 June 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721092807/http://www.railpro.co.uk/magazine/?idArticles=34|archive-date=21 July 2011 }}</ref>

There are 47 public airports in Spain. The busiest one is the [[Madrid Airport|airport of Madrid]] (Barajas), with 60&nbsp;million passengers in 2023, being the [[World's busiest airports by passenger traffic|world's 15th busiest airport]], as well as the European Union's third busiest. The [[Barcelona Airport|airport of Barcelona]] (El Prat) is also important, with 50&nbsp;million passengers in 2023, being the world's 30th-busiest airport. Other main airports are located in [[Palma de Mallorca Airport|Mallorca]], [[Málaga Airport|Málaga]], [[Gran Canaria Airport|Las Palmas (Gran Canaria)]], and [[Alicante Airport|Alicante]].

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File:RENFE_Class_103_Vinaixa.jpg|High-speed [[AVE Class 103]] train near [[Vinaixa]], [[Madrid–Barcelona high-speed rail line|Madrid-Barcelona line]]. Spain has [[High-speed rail in Spain|the longest high-speed rail network in Europe]].<ref name="ADIF">{{cite web|url=https://www.adifaltavelocidad.es/red-ferroviaria/red-de-alta-velocidad|title=''Red de Alta Velocidad''|publisher=ADIF|access-date=20 February 2025|archive-date=20 February 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250220154534/https://www.adifaltavelocidad.es/red-ferroviaria/red-de-alta-velocidad|url-status=live}}</ref>
File:Port of Valencia.jpg|The [[Port of Valencia]], one of the busiest in the [[Golden Banana]]
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