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Renfe doubles AVE train services between Malaga and Barcelona, boosting capacity with 7,000 additional seats
RENFE, Spain's leading high-speed rail operator, is set to significantly enhance its AVE train services between Malaga and Barcelona, effective October 17th.
This expansion includes...
Man left dead in Spain’s Galicia after train crashes into vehicle
ONE MAN was left dead and two other people injured on Wednesday after a train crashed into a vehicle at a crossing. The accident...
Malaga metro registers highest increase in passenger demand in all of Spain
MALAGA metro has experienced a huge growth in passenger demand since its arrival in the city centre.
Following the inauguration of the Guadalmedina and Atarazanas...
Rail operator in Spain ‘Iryo’ launches summer discount scheme for young people
IRYO has put tickets on sale with a 50% discount for young people this summer.
In a bid to make travel throughout Spain more affordable,...
New low-cost high-speed train operator OUIGO delays arrival in Malaga until the end of 2024
THE arrival of the Euroduplex trains OUIGO, a subsidiary of the French railway operator SNCF, in the high-speed line between Malaga, Sevilla and Cordoba...
Spain’s first low-cost AVE starts Malaga-Madrid route today, June 1
RENFE’S new low-cost AVE-alternative service, AVLO, will start operating its Malaga-Madrid routes as of today, June 1.
There will be a daily train departing in...
Train taggers given prison sentence and fines in Mallorca
TWO men aged 30 and 31 face jail sentences of two years for spray painting graffiti and ‘tags’ on a train in Marratxi.
The duo...
Low cost high-speed train connecting Costa del Sol with Madrid has arrived in Málaga
A new trainline from private operator Iryo became last Friday the first ever high-speed train not operated by Renfe to arrive in Málaga.
The three...
Spain’s Caminito del Rey finally an official stop on the Cercanias train service
THE extension of the Cercanías Málaga - El Chorro/Caminito del Rey service is now a reality.
The service was put into operation yesterday, Monday March...
Abandoned Spanish train station converted into luxury five-star hotel
An abandoned train station in Spain has been totally revamped into a five-star hotel.
Canfranc Station in the Aragon Valley, near the French border and...
Spain’s Andalucia contemplates reactivating works on high-speed rail track Malaga-Sevilla—which would connect the two cities in less than an...
THE JUNTA is studying the possible reactivation of works on the high-speed rail track Malaga-Sevilla abandoned in 2013.
PP chief, Juan Manuel Moreno, has informed...
AVE and Avant trains to connect new railway station in Antequera city centre to 22 different destinations across Spain...
ANTEQUERA’S new railway station in the city centre is finally operational after it's officially inaugurated yesterday, Thursday January 26.
With the new railway station coming...
‘Disgusting, frustrating, nightmare, shambles:’ Residents in Spain’s Costa del Sol vent their feelings at the region’s public transport
Costa del Sol residents are reaching the end of their tether with the disgraceful state of public transport in the region.
With buses running roughly...
New train line from Spain’s Malaga to popular Caminito del Rey undergoes tests for official launch in March
A NEW train service will soon provide a direct connection from Malaga city to the province’s most famous walkway—‘El Caminito del Rey.’
A Civia model...
Spain to get new rail superhighway aimed at taking 48,000 lorries off the roads
IN SPAIN, just 5% of goods are moved by freight train, compared to the European average of 20%. But that is set to change...
Spain’s RENFE to spend €3.5 million on drone surveillance of its facilities
RENFE will start using drones to reinforce security in its main Andalucian train stations; Malaga, Sevilla and Jerez de la Frontera.
Spain’s national passenger railway...
Spain’s AVE Malaga-Madrid celebrates 15th anniversary—seeing more than 30.5 million travellers benefit from the high-speed connection
AT 12.33 p.m. on December 23, 2007, eight minutes ahead of schedule, the AVE arrived at a brand new María Zambrano Station, the first...
Renfe increases Ave trains between Spain’s Malaga and Madrid
SPANISH operator Renfe is adding more trains on the high-speed trajectory Malaga – Madrid.
The operator plans 14 new services per week between the two...
‘People fell on top of each other’: Passenger tells of Barcelona train horror
A passenger involved in last week's train collision in Barcelona has spoken of the terrifying moment their carriage was smashed into.
The two trains...
Two trains collide near Barcelona leaving more than 150 people injured
Two trains have collided near Barcelona this morning, leaving more than 150 people injured.
The collision happened on the train line in Montcada i Reixac,...
Spain’s Malaga to receive four new trains in December to extend metro service
THE Malaga metro fleet is to be extended to 18 train units to cater for the extension in the Malaga Metro network.
Specifically, four new...
Discover Andalucia aboard the luxury Al Andalus train – 2023 itinerary dates
SIT back and indulge on a luxurious train ride through some of Andalucia’s most beautiful landscapes.
From snow-capped mountains to dazzling lakes, natural parklands to...
Start date of low-cost “AVE” between Malaga and Madrid revealed
PRIVATE high-speed train operator Iryo, the first low-cost “AVE” to run routes between Malaga and Madrid has announced its start date.
The inaugural journey between...
Spain’s new low-cost high-speed train company, Iryo, puts on sale tickets to Spain’s Malaga for 2023
SPAIN'S first private high-speed train operator, Iryo, has put on sale tickets for travel in 2023 between the Spanish capital and Sevilla, Malaga, Antequera...
Famous Caminito del Rey in Spain’s Malaga to be accessed by train again
A SUBURBAN train network will once again include a stop at El Caminito del Rey in its itinerary.
From the first quarter of 2023 trains...
French low-cost high-speed train service, Ouigo, puts on sale 2.4 million tickets for rail travel in Spain starting at...
FRENCH budget train-service Ouigo, dubbed the ‘low cost’ AVE, has just put on sale millions of tickets at bargain prices.
The low-fare operator of high-speed...
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