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Euromed

Euromed may refer to:

  • Euromed (train)
  • Barcelona Euro-Mediterranean Conference
  • Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly
Euromed (train)

Euromed is a high-speed rail service which uses series 101 EMU rolling stock with bogies adapted for use on the Iberian gauge track. Traction current is supplied by overhead lines, at either 3,000 volts direct current, or 25,000 volts alternating current at 50 Hz. In normal commercial service these trains travel at and have a top speed of , although was reached during testing. The fleet of six units was built by the French multinational Alstom. In 2009 all the TGV based rolling stock was converted to standard gauge and replaced by the new RENFE Class 130.

Euromed entered commercial service on June 16, 1997, operated by RENFE, along a Mediterranean corridor, between the cities of Barcelona, Tarragona, Castellon de la Plana, Valencia and Alicante.