Adif AV has started construction of one of the largest tunnels on the second section of the new high-speed line from Madrid to the Extremadura region in western Spain. Read more
Renfe spent 630 million euros on traction energy in 2022, an increase of 78.6 per cent over the 277.4 million spent in 2021. This resulted in a loss before taxes of 108.6 million euros, the...Read more
Following the extension of the programme to issue free train passes for the Cercanías, Rodalies and Media Distancia trains, Renfe has already issued more 1 million free subscriptions since January 1, the operator has announced.Read more
Adif has recently carried out reliability tests on a new 45-kilometre section between Xàtiva and La Encina junction in the province of Valencia. The railway will be part of the planned fast connection between Alicante...Read more
Spanish national operator Renfe wants to once again operate trains to France on the routes Madrid-Marseille and Barcelona-Lyon before the summer of 2023, the operator says in response to questions from RailTech.com. After its cooperation...Read more
The Spanish Government has approved the extension of the free subscriptions for Cercanías, Rodalies and Media Distancia trains as well as state-owned bus lines. The 50-percent discounts on Avant high-speed services for regular travellers are...Read more
Renfe has ordered 97 new trains for its Cercanías and medium-distance services as part of its ongoing, 5.4-billion-euro rolling stock renwal campaign. The recent orders, placed with Alstom, CAF and Stadler, carry a combined value...Read more
The Italian state railways FS Italiane wants to launch a new high-speed rail connection between Barcelona and Paris by the end of 2024. Already running its flagship Frecciarossa 1000 (Red Arrow) trains between Madrid and...Read more
Thales has won the Adif contract for the renewal of the field cabinets and associated equipment of the Falling Object Detection Systems (DCO) for the Madrid-Sevilla high-speed line, as well as various other modernisation works,...Read more
One of Renfe’s Rodalies commuter trains ran in the back of another on Wednesday morning at the Montcada i Reixac-Manresa station, on the line heading to Barcelona. The incident left around 155 passengers lightly injured....Read more
Adif High Speed (AV) has called for bids for energy supply contracts with a combined value to 1.6 billion euros. The company is specifically looking for green energy or suppliers that can present a renewable...Read more
Renfe has increased the number of female personnel by 65 per cent over the past four years. The Spanish operator now has 3,247 women on its payroll.Read more
The 21st of November was a major milestone for the Spanish high-speed rail competition, as the inaugural train of operator Iryo took off. There are only a few days left before 25 November, when the...Read more
Spanish passenger rail firm Renfe has been inundated with applications for its latest train driver training course, receiving more than three times the number of requests as available places.Read more
Adif, the Spanish infrastructure manager, provided data on the development of the Mediterranean Rail Freight Corridor since 2018 for the four regions it will cross: Andalusia, Murcia, Valencia, and Catalonia. Once completed, the Mediterranean Corridor...Read more