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News, insight and essential information about travelling by train around Spain.
Atlantic Corridor: Will Spain's forgotten regions finally get high-speed rail?
Spain's government has set itself the goal of getting high-speed rail to numerous regions which have long been waiting for AVE trains to reach them, connecting them to other parts of Europe through a rail expansion called the Atlantic Corridor.
One trip, one ticket: New EU rules aim to ease train travel
The EU plans to force railway companies operating across the bloc to sell rivals’ tickets on their websites and share data with booking platforms, under new rules that are intended to boost train travel.
High-speed rail link between Madrid and Málaga to restart
After nearly three and half months with no direct high-speed train connection between the Spanish capital and the Costa del Sol city, a date has finally been set for the line to fully resume.
Track broke day before Spain's deadly train accident and went undetected
The track where a collision between two high-speed trains in Spain left 46 people dead in January broke the day before and went undetected, Spanish media reported investigators as saying on Wednesday.
'Not perfect, but safe': PM defends Spanish rail after deadly accidents
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez vowed Wednesday that justice would be done following two train accidents that claimed 47 lives last month, and insisted the country's rail system "is safe".
Spain's train drivers call off three-day strike after safety deal
Unions and Spanish train drivers have called off the rail strike that began this Monday and was initially scheduled to last until Wednesday February 11th.
Death toll in Spain train collision climbs to 46
A passenger injured in this month's high-speed train collision in Spain died in hospital on Friday, taking the death toll to 46, regional health authorities said.
Spain remembers the dead a week on from rail tragedy
People in the southern Spanish towns of Huelva and Adamuz held ceremonies Sunday a week on from the rail disaster that killed 45 people, many of them from the area.
Spain train disaster probe suggests track was cracked
An investigation into last weekend's high-speed train collision in Spain that killed 45 people suggests the track was cracked before the catastrophe, according to a preliminary report published on Friday.
Commuter trains back in Catalonia after week of deadly accidents in Spain
Commuter trains resumed for hundreds of thousands of passengers in Catalonia region on Friday after a deadly accident caused their suspension, in a week of rail disasters that have shaken the country.
Death toll from train collision in southern Spain hits 45
Spanish investigators on Thursday found two more bodies in the wreckage of a high-speed train involved in a devastating collision last weekend in the southern province of Córdoba, taking the death toll to 45.
'Several lightly injured' in another rail accident in Spain after train hits crane
A commuter train hit a crane in the southeastern Spanish region of Murcia on Thursday leaving "several lightly injured", state operator Renfe said, the latest of several rail accidents to occur within a week.
Catalonia still without commuter trains on Thursday as Spain's train drivers rebel
Catalonia continues to have no commuter train services on Thursday January 22nd, even though authorities decided that it was safe for operations to resume two days after twin train crashes in the region.
What's the latest on the investigation into Spain's fatal train crash?
Spain continues to search for answers after two high-speed trains collided in the southern region of Andalusia on Sunday, killing at least 43 people and plunging the nation into mourning. This is where the investigation stands four days later.
Spain's train drivers call strike to protest railway decay after triple crash
Following three separate derailments in three days, two of them deadly, Spanish train engine drivers are planning a nationwide strike to protest the “unacceptable” deterioration of the country’s railway system.
Another train crash in Spain kills one and injures dozens in Barcelona
A commuter train near Barcelona ploughed into the rubble of a collapsed wall on Tuesday, killing one and injuring dozens in Spain's second deadly rail accident in days.
Rail safety questioned as Spain reels from twin train disasters
Spain's railway system is under more scrutiny than ever after a commuter train crashed near Barcelona, just days after at least 42 people died in a collision between two high-speed trains.
LATEST: Southern Spain train crash toll rises to 42 as body found in wreckage
The death toll from a collision between two high-speed trains in southern Spain has risen to 42 after another body was found in the wreckage, regional authorities said Tuesday.
Royals visit deadly train crash site as Spain dreads more deaths
Spain’s king and queen visited Tuesday the site of the collision of two high-speed trains that killed at least 41 people as the country began three days of national mourning.
Spain cancels Madrid-Andalusia trains for two weeks following crash
Authorities have indicated that the high-speed rail line between the Spanish capital and the southern region of Andalusia won’t resume until February 2nd, following the tragic train collision on Sunday night which killed at least 41 people.
'A village of solidarity': How locals rushed to help Spain's train crash victims
When the blaring sirens of ambulances and police cars reverberated through a cold January evening in Manuel Muñoz's Spanish village, he knew something had gone seriously wrong -- and raced to help.
Q&A: What we know about the cause of Spain's deadly train collision
The high speed train crash in southern Spain that left at least 39 people dead on Sunday evening has been described as "very strange". Transport authorities are under pressure to explain how it happened.
IN IMAGES: The aftermath of Spain's deadly train collision
A high-speed train collision occurred in southern Spain on Sunday night, leaving at least 39 people dead and 123 people injured. Here's what the wreckage looked like in photos.