Spain to cut Madrid-Barcelona high-speed train journey to less than two hours
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...
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Governments of Spain & Portugal agree on Madrid-Lisbon high-speed train line
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
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
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
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
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
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
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Grenade-shaped belt sparks train scare
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...
