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==Transport== [[File:Puente del Tercer Milenio (Zaragoza).jpg|thumb|Zaragoza's [[Third Millennium Bridge]] spans the [[Ebro]] and is the world's largest concrete [[tied-arch bridge]], with six traffic lanes, two bike lanes, and two glass-enclosed walkways for pedestrians.<ref>{{cite web|title=Puente del Tercer Milenio – Third Millennium Bridge|url=http://www.spain.info/en_GB/conoce/monumentos/zaragoza/puente_del_tercer_milenio.html|work=Discover Monuments, Zaragoza|publisher=Sociedad Estatal para la Gestión de la Innovación y las Tecnologías Turísticas, S.A. (SEGITTUR)|access-date=27 December 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130620170925/http://www.spain.info/en_GB/conoce/monumentos/zaragoza/puente_del_tercer_milenio.html|archive-date=20 June 2013}}</ref>]] === Roads === [[File:Paseo de la Independencia, Zaragoza.gif|thumb|[[Zaragoza tram]] in Paseo de la Independencia]] The city is connected by [[motorway]] with the main cities in central and northern Spain, including [[Madrid]], [[Barcelona]], [[Valencia]], and [[Bilbao]], all of which are located about 300 kilometres (200 miles) from Zaragoza. === Buses === The city has a network of buses which is controlled by the Urban Buses of Zaragoza (AUZSA). The network consists of 31 regular lines (two of them circle lines), two scheduled routes, six shuttle buses (one free), and seven night buses operating on Fridays, Saturdays and other festivities.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.urbanosdezaragoza.es |title=Avanza Zaragoza |website=www.urbanosdezaragoza.es|access-date=13 March 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170604082053/http://www.urbanosdezaragoza.es/|archive-date=4 June 2017}}</ref> Zaragoza also has an interurban bus network operated by Transport Consortium Zaragoza Area (CTAZ) that operates 17 regular lines.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.consorciozaragoza.es|title=portada - consorciozaragoza.es|website=www.consorciozaragoza.es|access-date=13 March 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180313153256/http://www.consorciozaragoza.es/|archive-date=13 March 2018}}</ref> === Bicycle === Zaragoza's bicycle lanes facilitate non-motorised travel and help cyclists to avoid running into pedestrians and motor vehicles. The city council also has a public bicycle-hire scheme, the {{Lang|es|bizi zaragoza}}, which has an annual charge. === Tram === The first line of the [[Zaragoza tram]] (Valdespartera-Parque Goya) is fully operational. === Railway === Zaragoza is a part of the [[High-speed rail in Spain|Spanish high-speed railway]] operated by [[Renfe]], [[AVE]], which connects [[Madrid]], [[Lleida]], [[Tarragona]], [[Barcelona]] and [[Figueres]] via [[Madrid–Barcelona high-speed rail line|high-speed rail]]. Madrid can be reached in 75 minutes, and Barcelona in approximately 90 minutes. The central station is [[Zaragoza–Delicias railway station]], which serves both railway lines and coaches. In addition to long-distance railway lines and the high-speed trains, Zaragoza has a network of [[Commuter rail|commuter trains]] operated by Renfe called ''[[Cercanías Zaragoza]]''. === Airport === [[File:Zaragoza Airport.jpg|thumb|Zaragoza Airport]] [[Zaragoza Airport]] is located in the Garrapinillos neighbourhood, 10 kilometres from the city centre. It is a major commercial airport, its freight traffic surpassing that of [[Barcelona–El Prat Airport|Barcelona El Prat]] in 2012,<ref name=Heraldo2012>{{cite news |author1=J. L. Gaona |title=El aeropuerto de Zaragoza supera al de Barcelona en tráfico de mercancías |url=http://www.heraldo.es/noticias/aragon/zaragoza_provincia/zaragoza/2012/09/13/el_aeropuerto_zaragoza_supera_barcelona_trafico_mercancias_203921_301.html |access-date=30 June 2014 |work=Heraldo |agency=Tráfico aéreo |publisher=Heraldo de Aragon Editora Digital |date=13 September 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103140947/http://www.heraldo.es/noticias/aragon/zaragoza_provincia/zaragoza/2012/09/13/el_aeropuerto_zaragoza_supera_barcelona_trafico_mercancias_203921_301.html |archive-date=3 November 2012 |location=Zaragoza}}</ref> and serves as the home of the [[Spanish Air Force]]'s 15th Group. It was also used by [[NASA]] as a contingency [[List of Space Shuttle landing sites|landing site]] for the [[Space Shuttle]] in the case of a [[Space Shuttle abort modes#Transoceanic Abort Landing (TAL)|Transoceanic Abort Landing]] (TAL). ===Public transportation statistics=== The average amount of time people spend commuting with public transit in Zaragoza, for example to and from work, on a weekday is 48 minutes. 9% of public transit riders ride for more than two hours every day. The average amount of time people wait at a stop or station for public transit is 11 minutes, while 12% of riders wait for over 20 minutes on average every day. The average distance people usually ride in a single trip with public transit is {{Convert|4.2|km|abbr=on}}, while 5% travel over {{Convert|12|km|abbr=on}} in a single direction.<ref>{{cite web |title=Zaragoza Public Transportation Statistics |publisher=Global Public Transit Index by Moovit |url=https://moovitapp.com/insights/en/Moovit_Insights_Public_Transit_Index_Spain_Zaragoza-3201 |access-date=19 June 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170824175025/https://moovitapp.com/insights/en/Moovit_Insights_Public_Transit_Index_Spain_Zaragoza-3201|archive-date=24 August 2017}} [[File:CC-BY icon.svg|50px]] Material was copied from this source, which is available under a [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171016050101/https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |date=2017-10-16 }}.</ref>
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