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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 20252101

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 20251675

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...

More torrential rain and flooding causes havoc across southern Catalonia

News Desk13th October 202520th October 2025

13th October 202520th October 20251609

Torrential rain triggered severe flooding across northeastern Spain on Sunday, leaving residents trapped in vehicles and homes in parts of Catalonia — just a day...

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...

Two people killed after being hit by high-speed train travelling from Madrid to Salamanca

News Desk21st July 202528th July 2025

21st July 202528th July 20251485

Two people, both in their 40s, were struck and killed by a high-speed Alvia train travelling from Madrid to Salamanca (Castilla y León) on 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...

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 20257118

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 20256242

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 train driver and safety director convicted over deadly 2013 crash

News Desk26th July 20248th October 2024

26th July 20248th October 20241936

A Spanish court on Friday sentenced a train driver and ex-safety director to 2.5 years in prison over a 2013 crash that was the nation’s...

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