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Spain to launch €60 monthly nationwide travel pass from 19 Jan – but it won’t affect current discounts

News Desk16th December 202522nd December 2025

16th December 202522nd December 20252099

Spain is preparing to introduce a nationwide travel card that will give holders unlimited use of most public transport services, regardless of region or city,...

Spain to cut Madrid-Barcelona high-speed train journey to less than two hours

News Desk18th November 202524th November 2025

18th November 202524th November 20251673

Spain intends to bring the journey time on the AVE high-speed service between Madrid and Barcelona down to less than two hours, Transport Minister Óscar...

Governments of Spain & Portugal agree on Madrid-Lisbon high-speed train line

News Desk30th October 20255th November 2025

30th October 20255th November 20252031

The governments of Portugal and Spain have reached an agreement to establish the first-ever direct train connection between Lisbon and Madrid, with a high-speed service...

Renfe withdraws low-cost Avlo trains from Barcelona-Madrid line, replaces it with AVE

News Desk29th August 20253rd September 2025

29th August 20253rd September 20256120

Renfe, Spain’s national rail operator, has confirmed that it will remove all Avlo trains from the high-speed Barcelona–Madrid corridor. The budget service, launched under the...

Thousands of rail passengers experience severe delays after copper cable theft

News Desk5th May 202512th May 2025

5th May 202512th May 20251758

Thousands of rail passengers in Spain experienced significant delays after copper cables essential to the signalling system on a high-speed line from Madrid to Seville...

After waiting for 20 years, Murcia finally has a high-speed train to Madrid

News Desk21st December 20229th January 2023

21st December 20229th January 20236180

A high-speed AVE train link has been inaugurated this week between the Spanish region of Murcia and Madrid, after waiting 19 years and four months for...

Theft of 600 metres of fibre optic cable halts Spain’s high-speed AVE train service for 5 hours

News Desk8th August 202215th August 2022

8th August 202215th August 20223334

Hundreds of rail passengers using the high-speed rail line between Madrid and Barcelona were left stranded for hours during Monday morning, after around 600 metres...

Renfe launching Madrid-Valencia AVLO route with tickets starting from €7

News Desk10th November 202115th November 2021

10th November 202115th November 20214341

Spain’s national rail operator, RENFE, is launching a new route for its low-cost, high-speed AVLO service between Madrid and Valencia, with tickets starting from €7...

After Filomena, snow and ice still causing havoc across Spain

News Desk12th January 202118th January 2021

12th January 202118th January 20213180

Latest: Coronavirus in Spain figures (18 Jan) ALSO READ: Details of curfews & restrictions for all regions of Spain during ‘State of Alarm’ Madrid and other...

Grenade-shaped belt sparks train scare

AFP7th November 2018

7th November 20182249

A woman carrying a grenade-shaped belt buckle on a train from Barcelona to Madrid caused havoc on Wednesday, forcing a station to be partly evacuated...

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