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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Chaos at passport control sees hundreds miss flights at Madrid airport
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
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
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
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
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...
Spanish truck drivers to stage series of strikes in demand of earlier retirement
Spanish truck and bus drivers will start a series of strikes on 28 October to demand earlier retirement and better conditions, union leaders said on...
PSOE suspend ex-minister Ábalos, who will now serve as an independent MP
#UPDATED at 19h on Tuesday 27 February The PSOE socialists have now temporarily suspended former transport minister José Luis Ábalos from the party, following his...
