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3/6/2025 |
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Renfe reaches one million passengers on AVE trains between France and Spain |
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Renfe´s first international service in competition within the French market has already reached one million passengers since its launch in the summer of 2023. The AVE service between Spain and France began with two routes (with hubs in Lyon and Marseille) ... ( more » ) |
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3/6/2025 |
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Al Ándalus luxury train passes technical tests for certification in Portugal |
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Renfe’s Tourist Trains Department has promoted the technical tests of the Al Ándalus train to certify its commercial operation on Portuguese tracks, with the aim of encouraging interest in tourist trains between Spain and Portugal.
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2/25/2025 |
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Renfe to create subsidiaries in France and Mexico |
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Renfe will create two new subsidiaries in France and Mexico in order to provide itself with the necessary organizational structure to strengthen its position in these countries and advance in the company’s internationalization process, one of the pillars of its ... ( more » ) |
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1/7/2025 |
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Renfe to debut as an operator in the Italian market in January |
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Renfe is getting ready to debut as an operator in the Italian market, for which it has acquired a 33% stake in the capital of Longitude Holding, a private Italian company operating under the trade name Arenaways.
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12/12/2024 |
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Saudi Arabia´s Mecca-Medina high-speed rail line exceeds 20 million passengers |
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The high-speed line between Mecca and Medina (Haramain High-Speed Railway) achieved a new milestone during the first week of November by hitting the 20 million passenger mark since the start of commercial services in October 2018.
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11/28/2024 |
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Metro de Madrid presents the design of its new trains with automated driving system |
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Metro de Madrid has presented the design of the new automated trains that CAF is manufacturing for Line 6 (Laguna-Lucero) of the Madrid underground, with the design of Italdesign. The new units will be operational from 2027 and will be faster, more accessible and ... ( more » ) |
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11/14/2024 |
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Renfe will launch new AVE between Barcelona and Toulouse in the second quarter of 2025 |
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Renfe will start operating in Toulouse in the second quarter of 2025 with its third cross-border connection, a route that which will serve Barcelona, Girona, Figueres, Perpignan and Carcassonne. The expected travel time between Barcelona and Toulouse will be ... ( more » ) |
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11/14/2024 |
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European project to foster cross-border public transport |
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The Department of Sustainable Mobility of the Basque Government is leading a project to foster cross-border public transport. As part of this role, the department has involved another six European administrations with the aim of improving regional and national policies ... ( more » ) |
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10/31/2024 |
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Decrease in the tolls of the Perthus Tunnel for freight trains |
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To promote the transport of goods by rail, Linea Figueras Perpignan (LFP) will reduce tolls by 90% for all categories of freight trains that operate on the Perthus Tunnel. The new tolls will be valid from the 2025 annual service, which starts on December 15, 2024.
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10/16/2024 |
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First intermodal tests with duotrailer vehicles between Spain and Germany |
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A group of German and Spanish companies has launched the ‘EcoDuo’ project with a first duotrailer journey in Germany. This initiative, which will last for one year, combines road and rail freight transport to demonstrate the efficiency and the positive ... ( more » ) |
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