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Spain Aims to Cut Madrid-Barcelona High Speed Rail Time to Under Two Hours, Minister Says
Spain aims to reduce Madrid-Barcelona rail travel from nearly three hours to under two by increasing speeds to 350 km/h, serving 15 million passengers annually.
- Transport Minister Óscar Puente said on Nov 17 that Spain will renovate the Madrid‑Barcelona high‑speed line to reach 350kmh, cutting travel time to under two hours.
- Data from the ministry indicate Spain's domestic high-speed rail use rose from 32.4 million in 2019 to 46.7 million in 2024, pressuring capacity on the Madrid-Barcelona corridor where the choice is to raise speed or add tracks.
- A 2.3 million tender will open on Nov 18 for feasibility studies, and Adif's new train design supports a sectional renewal process over around three years.
- Puente warned that the Congreso amendment requiring refunds for 15-minute delays would create a 42-million hole in Renfe's accounts, calling it "unconstitutional" and unfair to Renfe's competition.
- With 4,091km of new lines added, Spain's high-speed network is the EU's largest and Puente said no major extra investment will be needed, citing the Madrid-Seville renovation's three years and around 750 million euros cost as a reference.
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Spain is attracting the pace of rail transport: high-speed trains are expected to reach 350 kilometres per hour in the future – a value that according to the Minister of Transport, only one country is cracked.
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