Travelling on Spain’s excellent intercity trains are about to get much cheaper following the sale of parts of the AVE network to an Italian and French company. Starting in December 2020 Intermodalidad de Levante (made up of Spain’s Air Nostrum and Italy’s public operator Trenitalia) will control 20% of Spain’s high-speed network. A further 10% will belong to state-owned French …
A 16-year-old youth was injured on Wednesday evening after coming into contact with one of the overhead cables near Victoria Kent train station in Málaga.
A 21-year-old youth died from electrocution after climbing onto the roof of a train in Andújar station, Jaén province.
At least 77 people are now known to have died and hundreds of others have been injured after a train derailed near Santiago de Compostela in Galicia.
Today, Friday, sees the launch of a new train service between Madrid and Huelva via Extremadura which will operate on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.
There is now the possibility to visit the picturesque town of Ronda, as well as the gorges at El Chorro, on a day trip by rail from Málaga. The train service is daily and leaves Málaga Maria Zambrano station at 10:05, arriving in Ronda at 11:52. The return journey is at 16:55, arriving back in Málaga at 18:47. The train …
A two year old toddler died on Sunday in Ganzo, in the municipality of Torrelavega, after being hit by a train at a level crossing.
A man has been captured on CCTV trying to board a train at Wrexham General Station in Wales with a white pony. Refused entry by the conductor, he then went to the ticket office where he tried, unsuccessfully, to buy two tickets, one for himself and one for his nag. Bet it livened up the day for the rail staff.
An 18 year old youth lost both of his legs after he was hit by a local train in the Leganés Central station in Madrid.
Two young girls, aged 16 years and 17 years, from Alsasua in Navarra died last night after being hit by a train in Olazaguti.