Renfe has earmarked 234 million euros for investment in a new system for ticket sales. The Spanish operator is looking for more functionalities and better scalability.Read more
A sweltering heat wave is plaguing European railways, with temperatures surpassing 40 degrees even in Northern Europe. In the south of Europe, continued high temperatures have resulted in fires that also affected train circulation. Read more
Renfe kicked off its new high-speed service offering between Madrid and the Extremadura region on Tuesday. The new line cuts travel time to the city of Badajoz, situated on the border with Portugal, by almost...Read more
During the Spanish equivalent of the US State of the Union address, president Pedro Sánchez on Tuesday announced discounts of up to 100 percent for certain Renfe services in the coming period.Read more
Renfe is weighing its options for compensation from rolling stock manufacturer Talgo now that delays in the delivery of new AVE high-speed trains are putting a strain on the summer timetable.Read more
Sun Tren’s Cappadocia Express, Turkey’s first private railway venture, will be using two Renfe trains for its planned sleeper service to the UNESCO world heritage site Cappadocia, the Spanish operator announced on Wednesday.Read more
Spanish operator Renfe ended the month of May with a profit, marking the first profitable month since November 2019. Energy costs in particular weigh down on companies such as Renfe.Read more
Renfe and the United Arab Emirates’ Etihad Rail concluded last week’s 16th Annual Middle East Rail event with several Memorandums of Understanding (MoU) on knowledge transfers. Etihad Rail inked a similar deal with the UK’s...Read more
A Ouigo train travelling from Madrid to Barcelona ripped off several hundred of metres of overhead line from the high-speed railway line on Saturday, causing major delays for thousands of passengers.Read more
Renfe will be upgrading and refurbishing its trains from the 490 series. Once the overhaul is complete, they will be included in the medium-distance fleet.Read more
Renfe will be running additional high-speed trains between Barcelona and Madrid as of Tuesday. That means there will be one train every 30 minutes between the two cities at peak hours.Read more
Renfe, iryo, Euskotren and Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya (FGC) have joined forces to set up the Spanish Association of Passenger Railway Companies, the companies announced on Thursday.Read more
Renfe has commissioned the Seranco-Pavasal joint venture to construct a new workshop at its Santa Catalina maintenance centre in Madrid. The new building will be combined with the existing space to create a single hub...Read more
Renfe over the weekend resumed its seasonal tourist train services, having skipped 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Spanish operator marked the occasion with the introduction of a new luxury sleeper train,...Read more
Last week, Spain marked the 30th anniversary of its high-speed rail network. Over the past three decades, the Adif-managed network has witnessed an eightfold expansion and will hit a total length of 4,000 kilometres this...Read more