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

News Desk8th May 202315th May 2023

8th May 202315th May 20234026

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 20237998

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 20225012

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 20221763

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 20218353

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

RENFE plans high-speed London-Paris route, opening possible UK-Spain direct route

Steph Osborn7th November 20218th November 2021

7th November 20218th November 20215415

Plans have been announced by Spain’s national rail operator, RENFE, to launch a high-speed route connecting London and Paris. There is speculation in the industry

Barcelona News Catalonia News Main News

Train collision at Mataró station leaves 16 with minor injuries

News Desk16th June 202026th June 2020

16th June 202026th June 20202437

A train collision with a platform buffer stop at Mataró railway station, north of Barcelona, left 16 people with minor injuries on Tuesday. Ten people were

Renfe cancels nearly 1000 trains because of strike

News Desk14th August 201916th August 2019

14th August 201916th August 20191860

Renfe has been forced to cancel 950 trains on Wednesday 14 August – the second day of partial stoppages for the four organised during the summer period

Police detain 18 guerrilla-style graffiti taggers

SiE Newsdesk / AFP / Agencies11th February 201912th February 2019

11th February 201912th February 20191982

Spanish police have detained 18 graffiti taggers who operated in Spain and Italy, forcing trains to a standstill so they could paint them and in

Barcelona News Catalonia News Main News

One dead, four injured in train collision

SiE Newsdesk / Agencies9th February 201911th February 2019

9th February 201911th February 20192269

A train driver died and four people were seriously injured in Catalonia on Friday when two trains collided head-on outside Barcelona, the rail company and

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