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Spain’s train drivers call off three-day strike after agreement for increased funding for rail upkeep

News Desk9th February 202616th February 2026

9th February 202616th February 2026794

Unions representing Spanish train drivers have suspended the rail strike that began on Monday and had been due to continue until Wednesday. The unions had...

Saudi Arabia orders 20 more high-speed trains from Spain’s Talgo group

News Desk9th February 202616th February 2026

9th February 202616th February 2026577

Saudi Arabia has ordered 20 new high-speed trains from Spain’s Talgo, in a deal that will add €1.33 billion to the company’s order backlog and...

RENFE to cancel 955 trains as three-day strike in February looks set to go ahead

News Desk5th February 202610th February 2026

5th February 202610th February 20261608

LATEST: Spain’s train drivers call off three-day strike after agreement for increased funding for rail upkeep. Spain’s national rail operator RENFE will cancel 955 trains...

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 20255579

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 20252537

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...

Chaos at passport control sees hundreds miss flights at Madrid airport

News Desk3rd July 20258th July 2025

3rd July 20258th July 20255857

A combination of increased passenger traffic, understaffing and a technical glitch led to major delays at Madrid’s Barajas Airport on Wednesday, resulting in hundreds of...

Thousands of rail passengers experience severe delays after copper cable theft

News Desk5th May 202512th May 2025

5th May 202512th May 20251899

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...

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

News Desk17th March 202524th March 2025

17th March 202524th March 20256861

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 20252323

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 20254114

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...

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