The Latest Breaking News from Renfe

New European sleeper train planned from Belgium to Slovakia

The 50-stop journey would take around 19 hours in total

The Independent UK · Aug 7, 2025

Luxury Spanish train announces new 2026 itinerary starting and ending in Madrid

The luxury rail journey showcases some of Spain’s most picturesque cities and attractions

The Independent UK · Jul 30, 2025

Spain: cable theft that caused rail chaos was ‘act of sabotage’, says minister

Signalling cable taken from four locations, delaying high-speed services between Madrid and Seville, week after massive power cut

The Guardian - UK · May 5, 2025

Renfe's first Lyon-Barcelona trains arrive in France to compete with SNCF

The first trains run by the Spanish rail company Renfe have Thursday connected the French city of Lyon to Barcelona. Trains from Marseille to Madrid are due to run on 28 July. Renfe intends to take full advantage of the opening up of French rail operator SNCF to competition.

Radio France Internationale · Jul 13, 2023

Brickbats: June 2023

News of politicians, police, and bureaucrats behaving badly from around the world.

Reason · May 22, 2023

Brickbat: It's Too Big

Spanish Secretary of State for Transport Isabel Pardo de Vera and Isaías Táboas, head of the state-owned railroad company Renfe, have resigned after Renfe ordered trains that would not fit into the nonstandard tunnels in the northern parts of the country the trains are to serve. The contractor selected to…

Reason · Mar 6, 2023

Spanish transport secretary resigns after new trains found to be too big for tunnels

Dozens of new trains with incorrect designs were ordered for two Spanish regions

Evening Standard · Feb 21, 2023

Spanish transport secretary resigns after new trains too big for tunnels

Head of state rail company, Renfe, also quits as anger rises over fact trains built in £227.5m contract are too wide

The Guardian - UK · Feb 21, 2023

See Spain by train: Where can you go and how much does it cost?

There's need for planes to travel across Spain as you can explore most of this beautiful country on its high-speed, super comfortable railways

Chronicle Live · Jan 13, 2023

Real Madrid ramp up Celtic security as Champions League fixture slapped with 'high risk' tag

Spanish authorities have announced they will deploy 1,824 security personnel which almost matches how many punters will be inside the Bernabeu.

Daily Record · Nov 1, 2022