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

News Desk29th August 20253rd September 2025

29th August 20253rd September 20255066

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...

New high-speed train linking Madrid & Lisbon will cut journey time from 10 hours to three

News Desk19th April 202525th April 2025

19th April 202525th April 20256026

A new high-speed rail link between Madrid and Lisbon is set to become operational by 2030, coinciding with the year Spain and Portugal are scheduled...

Rail strikes planned during March-April in Spain called off at last minute

News Desk17th March 202524th March 2025

17th March 202524th March 20255231

A planned seven-day rail strike in Spain, set to begin on Monday 17 March, was called off at the last moment after unions representing workers...

Spanish government reaches deal with JxCat to approve transport subsidies & pension increases

News Desk28th January 20253rd February 2025

28th January 20253rd February 20251856

Spain’s minority coalition government between the PSOE socialists and Sumar left-wing has reached a deal with the Catalan pro-independence party, Junts per Catalunya (JxCat), to...

Transport discounts and pension increases voted down in Spanish Congress

News Desk23rd January 202528th January 2025

23rd January 202528th January 20252872

Spain’s fragile coalition government between the PSOE socialists and the Sumar left-wing umbrella group suffered a significant political setback on Wednesday, after the rejection of...

Sánchez announces 50% discount on EU Interrail passes for young people, plus ‘Spanish Interrail’

News Desk8th May 202315th May 2023

8th May 202315th May 20234678

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has announced that young people in the country will be able to benefit from a 50% discount on Interrail passes around...

RENFE’s high-speed Avlo launches Madrid-Alicante route, with tickets as low as €7

News Desk10th March 202316th March 2023

10th March 202316th March 20239395

RENFE, Spain’s national rail company, has announced that its new high-speed Avlo train will connect Madrid and Alicante from 27 March onwards, with tickets priced as...

Spain’s third high-speed train operator launches this week, with average ticket prices at €18

News Desk21st November 202228th November 2022

21st November 202228th November 20226149

Spain’s third train operator kicks off its new Madrid-Barcelona route on Friday 25 November, with Valencia, Málaga and numerous other cities to be added to...

Train service in Catalonia ‘gradually resumes’ after all trains halted for 3 hours

News Desk9th September 202212th September 2022

9th September 202212th September 20222305

All Rodalies short, medium and long-distance trains in Catalonia were ground to a halt for three hours between 5am and 8am on Friday morning, after...

Spain aims to complete ‘Mediterranean Corridor’ high-speed rail link by 2026

Shane Broderick14th November 202117th November 2021

14th November 202117th November 202110556

The much anticipated completion of the ‘Mediterranean Corridor’, which will bring high-speed rail lines across four regions of Spain alongside the Mediterranean coast, has been...

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