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Malaga to Madrid High-Speed Rail Returns

Renfe and other operators return with fewer daily departures and slower trips after landslide damage and a January rail tragedy halted the line.

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Direct high-speed rail links between Malaga and the Spanish capital finally resumed on Thursday, April 30, ending a frustrating 102-day hiatus for commuters and tourists. Rail travellers gathered at Maria Zambrano station to board the first direct AVE services since a tragic accident in Adamuz and subsequent infrastructure damage halted the line earlier this year. And rather than an atmosphere of… Source

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Renfe, Iryo and Ouigo offer direct service from 12.00 hours this Thursday after the section affected by the Borescas train that caused the collapse of a retaining wallMálaga closes Holy Week with more hotel occupation than last year despite the problems of the AVE Adif recovers this Thursday the high speed railway connection with Malaga, after the repair of the damages caused by the intense and prolonged rains last 4 February at the height of th…

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On Thursday, Adif recovers the high-speed railway connection with Malaga, after repairing the damage caused by the intense and prolonged rains last February 4 at the height of the municipality of Malaga of Álora, when there was a landslide and the collapse of a retaining wall.The traffic on the high-speed line that connects Malaga with Madrid and other Andalusian capitals is restored, therefore, before this bridge in May and after an interventio…

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On February 4th, a massive landslide on the AVE high-speed rail line near the town of Álora in Málaga province caused the suspension of train service between Málaga and Madrid. The repairs have been a complex undertaking, forcing the Ministry of Transport, headed by Óscar Puente, to postpone the announced deadlines twice. Ultimately, the work lasted almost three months, and rail traffic will resume this coming Thursday, April 30th. Read more

The travelers that have left Malaga this Thursday in the first AVE towards Madrid have inaugurated the reopening of the direct connection after more than three months, as part of a "necessary" service for their personal and work transfers.Among those travelers that were waiting to get on that first AVE was Mercedes, who told EFE that he was facing the reopening "with many nerves and a lot of uncertainty", although with "a lot of illusion and a l…

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ESdiario broke the news on Wednesday, April 29, 2026.
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