10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. RENFE AVE S-103 15: Bonaventura Leris from Barcelona· CC BY 2.0
- 2. RENFE Class 103 Vinaixa: Kabelleger / David Gubler ( http://www.bahnbilder.ch )· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 3. Ave Class 103 and Avant Class 104: Glucke· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 4. Estadión de Calatayud, AVE, RENFE 103: User:HombreDHojalata· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 5. Fast Train Spain Class 103 AVE Siemens Bridge Macanet-Massanes: Peter elektro· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 6. Hochgeschwindigkeitszug Spanien Class 103 AVE Siemens Macanet-Massanes: Peter elektro· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 7. Renfe 103 y Ouigo 108 en Zaragoza-Delicias: Robot8A· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 8. Renfe 103, unknown Unit, Madrid - Puerta de Atocha, 25.07.14: Liberaler Humanist· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 9. Renfe Class 103 at Madrid Atocha, 12.08.2014: Liberaler Humanist· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 10. RENFE Class 103 Paracuellos de la Ribera: Kabelleger / David Gubler ( http://www.bahnbilder.ch )· CC BY-SA 3.0
what is it?
The Renfe Class 103 is a high-speed train used for the AVE service and operated in Spain by the state-run railway company Renfe. The trainset is also known as S103 or S/103. The trains were constructed by Siemens, as the second member of the company's Velaro family.
who runs it
base stats
Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.
fun facts
- First built 19 years ago, in 2007.
- Top speed is 3.1× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
- At full speed it would cover Amsterdam–Utrecht (≈ 40 km) in 6 minutes.
- 8.8 MW is about 104 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- Weighs about as much as 71 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 25.7 m long: about 6 cars parked nose to tail.
- Seats 404: 8 full city buses (~50 seats each).
high-speed train: Built for 200–350 km/h on dedicated lines, like the TGV, ICE or Shinkansen.
spec sheet
- built
- 2007
- in service from
- 2007
- status
- in service
- number built
- 26
- kind
- Electric multiple unit
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- builders
- Siemens Mobility, Siemens
- operators
- Renfe Operadora, Red Nacional de los Ferrocarriles Españoles
- top speed
- 404 km/h
- power
- 8.8 MW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- electric system
- overhead line
- formation
- 8 cars (driver and passenger integrated cars at either end)
- length
- 25.7 m
- weight
- 425 t
- capacity
- 404 passengers
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
family
Sources: Wikidata Q434540, Wikipedia: Renfe Class 103 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.