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Madrid Metro heads into summer with severe train air-conditioning failures
11+ hour, 40+ min ago (682+ words) Follow the latest railway news on our Telegram channel. Join Now. Passengers on Madrid Metro, particularly on Line 1, face summer with constant air-conditioning breakdowns and headways leaving trains overcrowded. Metro responds. Miguel Bustos | 2-07-2026. Summer 2026 arrived early, with a heatwave breaking…...
Portugal to begin privatisation of suburban rail on the Cascais line
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (323+ words) Follow the latest railway news on our Telegram channel. Join Now. The Portuguese government is pushing ahead with a private subconcession model for Lisbon and Porto suburban services, with Cascais set to be the first line to go out to…...
Siemens and Hitachi vie for Renfe high-speed train contract
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Action plans against noise for main railway corridors approved
6+ day, 7+ hour ago (188+ words) Follow the latest railway news on our Telegram channel. Join Now. Spain's Ministry of Transport has approved Phase IV Noise Action Plans for key rail corridors, targeting reduced acoustic impact in residential and sensitive areas through enhanced assessment and mitigation…...
Lisbon to launch tram line 16 E between Pra'a do Com'rcio and Santa Apol'nia in 2029
6+ day, 23+ hour ago (218+ words) Follow the latest railway news on our Telegram channel. Join Now. Carris confirms Lisbon's first modern tram line, with segregated right'of'way and signal priority, will open in 2029 linking Pra'a do Com'rcio and Santa Apol'nia station. Miguel Bustos | 25-06-2026. Lisbon will inaugurate…...
Contract signed for feasibility study of Cercan'as extension to Navalcarnero
1+ week, 5+ hour ago (279+ words) Follow the latest railway news on our Telegram channel. Join Now. Spain's Transport Ministry has let a "619k contract to IDOM to assess extending Madrid's Cercan'as from M'stoles to Navalcarnero, including future network interfaces and demand. Miguel Bustos | 25-06-2026. The Ministry of…...
FGV signs 14th collective agreement and calls off strike action amid Hogueras campaign
1+ week, 6+ day ago (276+ words) Follow the latest railway news on our Telegram channel. Join Now. Valencian FGV and trade unions have agreed a new collective deal running to 2029, leading to the suspension of planned industrial action and ensuring full operation of special services during…...
Madrid Cercan'as surpasses pre-pandemic levels for the first time with 204 million passengers in 2025
1+ week, 6+ day ago (286+ words) Follow the latest railway news on our Telegram channel. Join Now. Despite the end of free fares in June, Madrid Cercan'as network carried 3. 8% more passengers in 2025 than in 2024, exceeding pre-pandemic demand for the first time. Miguel Bustos | 19-06-2026. The Madrid Cercanas…...
Italo's entry into Germany threatens less profitable services, says EVG
2+ week, 22+ min ago (434+ words) Follow the latest railway news on our Telegram channel. Join Now. EVG german rail union warns that planned open-access high-speed competition from Italo could erode Deutsche Bahn's cross-subsidy model, putting marginal ICE/IC links to secondary cities at risk. Miguel…...
Mayrit TBM completes breakthrough between Comillas and Madrid R'o
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