https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Good news for pet owners in Spain as dogs weighing up to 40 kilos will now be able to travel on all Renfe train services starting this Tuesday July 21st. https://www.thelocal.es/20260720/spains-renfe-to-allow-pets-weighing-up-to-40-kg-on-trains Mon, 20 Jul 2026 13:31:00 +0200 spains-renfe-to-allow-pets-weighing-up-to-40-kg-on-trains Spain's national rail operator Renfe will cancel 328 train services on Wednesday July 15th as rail workers take part in their second stoppage this summer. https://www.thelocal.es/20260714/rail-strike-in-spain-to-cause-328-train-cancellations-on-wednesday Tue, 14 Jul 2026 11:59:45 +0200 rail-strike-in-spain-to-cause-328-train-cancellations-on-wednesday Spanish railway operator Renfe will suspend 320 train services on Monday June 29th, as part of the first of two strikes called by the country’s main rail workers' union for this summer. https://www.thelocal.es/20260629/rail-strike-in-spain-to-cause-320-train-cancellations-on-monday Mon, 29 Jun 2026 10:01:00 +0200 rail-strike-in-spain-to-cause-320-train-cancellations-on-monday The extreme heat baking much of Europe this week is exposing the limits of rail infrastructure made during cooler times, leading to delays and cancellations along with warnings to travellers with health problems to avoid trips if possible. https://www.thelocal.es/20260623/why-the-extreme-heat-is-wreaking-havoc-on-europes-trains Tue, 23 Jun 2026 13:47:44 +0200 why-the-extreme-heat-is-wreaking-havoc-on-europes-trains This summer, Spaniards and foreign residents aged 30 and under will be able to travel around Spain and Europe for bargain prices, either by train or bus. Here's what you need to know, from who can benefit to how to register for discounts. https://www.thelocal.es/20250611/how-young-foreigners-in-spain-can-get-90-discounts-for-summer-travel Wed, 11 Jun 2025 11:03:50 +0200 how-young-foreigners-in-spain-can-get-90-discounts-for-summer-travel Spain's government has set itself the goal of getting high-speed rail to numerous regions which have long been waiting for AVE trains to reach them, connecting them to other parts of Europe through a rail expansion called the Atlantic Corridor. https://www.thelocal.es/20260521/atlantic-corridor-will-spains-forgotten-regions-get-high-speed-rail Thu, 21 May 2026 12:03:18 +0200 atlantic-corridor-will-spains-forgotten-regions-get-high-speed-rail The EU plans to force railway companies operating across the bloc to sell rivals’ tickets on their websites and share data with booking platforms, under new rules that are intended to boost train travel. https://www.thelocal.es/20260513/one-trip-one-ticket-new-eu-rules-aim-to-ease-train-travel Wed, 13 May 2026 12:59:22 +0200 one-trip-one-ticket-new-eu-rules-aim-to-ease-train-travel After nearly three and half months with no direct high-speed train connection between the Spanish capital and the Costa del Sol city, a date has finally been set for the line to fully resume. https://www.thelocal.es/20260423/high-speed-rail-link-between-madrid-and-malaga-to-reopen Thu, 23 Apr 2026 08:56:57 +0200 high-speed-rail-link-between-madrid-and-malaga-to-reopen The track where a collision between two high-speed trains in Spain left 46 people dead in January broke the day before and went undetected, Spanish media reported investigators as saying on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.es/20260409/track-broke-day-before-spains-deadly-train-accident-and-went-undetected Thu, 09 Apr 2026 11:48:38 +0200 track-broke-day-before-spains-deadly-train-accident-and-went-undetected Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez vowed Wednesday that justice would be done following two train accidents that claimed 47 lives last month, and insisted the country's rail system "is safe". https://www.thelocal.es/20260212/not-perfect-but-safe-pm-defends-spanish-rail-after-deadly-accidents Thu, 12 Feb 2026 09:05:05 +0100 not-perfect-but-safe-pm-defends-spanish-rail-after-deadly-accidents Unions and Spanish train drivers have called off the rail strike that began this Monday and was initially scheduled to last until Wednesday February 11th. https://www.thelocal.es/20260209/spains-train-drivers-start-three-day-strike-after-deadly-accidents Mon, 09 Feb 2026 11:53:56 +0100 spains-train-drivers-start-three-day-strike-after-deadly-accidents A passenger injured in this month's high-speed train collision in Spain died in hospital on Friday, taking the death toll to 46, regional health authorities said. https://www.thelocal.es/20260131/death-toll-in-spain-train-collision-climbs-to-46 Sat, 31 Jan 2026 13:50:21 +0100 death-toll-in-spain-train-collision-climbs-to-46 People in the southern Spanish towns of Huelva and Adamuz held ceremonies Sunday a week on from the rail disaster that killed 45 people, many of them from the area. https://www.thelocal.es/20260126/spain-remembers-the-dead-a-week-on-from-rail-tragedy Mon, 26 Jan 2026 09:11:09 +0100 spain-remembers-the-dead-a-week-on-from-rail-tragedy An investigation into last weekend's high-speed train collision in Spain that killed 45 people suggests the track was cracked before the catastrophe, according to a preliminary report published on Friday. https://www.thelocal.es/20260123/spain-train-disaster-probe-suggests-track-was-cracked Fri, 23 Jan 2026 14:51:00 +0100 spain-train-disaster-probe-suggests-track-was-cracked Commuter trains resumed for hundreds of thousands of passengers in Catalonia region on Friday after a deadly accident caused their suspension, in a week of rail disasters that have shaken the country. https://www.thelocal.es/20260123/commuter-trains-back-in-catalonia-after-week-of-deadly-accidents-in-spain Fri, 23 Jan 2026 11:58:43 +0100 commuter-trains-back-in-catalonia-after-week-of-deadly-accidents-in-spain Spanish investigators on Thursday found two more bodies in the wreckage of a high-speed train involved in a devastating collision last weekend in the southern province of Córdoba, taking the death toll to 45. https://www.thelocal.es/20260122/death-toll-from-train-collision-in-southern-spain-hits-45 Thu, 22 Jan 2026 18:47:40 +0100 death-toll-from-train-collision-in-southern-spain-hits-45 A commuter train hit a crane in the southeastern Spanish region of Murcia on Thursday leaving "several lightly injured", state operator Renfe said, the latest of several rail accidents to occur within a week. https://www.thelocal.es/20260122/breaking-several-lightly-injured-after-train-hits-crane-in-spain Thu, 22 Jan 2026 14:26:08 +0100 breaking-several-lightly-injured-after-train-hits-crane-in-spain Catalonia continues to have no commuter train services on Thursday January 22nd, even though authorities decided that it was safe for operations to resume two days after twin train crashes in the region. https://www.thelocal.es/20260121/catalonia-suspends-all-commuter-trains-after-two-more-derailments-in-spain Wed, 21 Jan 2026 10:29:02 +0100 catalonia-suspends-all-commuter-trains-after-two-more-derailments-in-spain Spain continues to search for answers after two high-speed trains collided in the southern region of Andalusia on Sunday, killing at least 43 people and plunging the nation into mourning. This is where the investigation stands four days later. https://www.thelocal.es/20260122/whats-the-latest-on-the-investigation-into-spains-fatal-train-crash Thu, 22 Jan 2026 09:34:42 +0100 whats-the-latest-on-the-investigation-into-spains-fatal-train-crash Following three separate derailments in three days, two of them deadly, Spanish train engine drivers are planning a nationwide strike to protest the “unacceptable” deterioration of the country’s railway system. https://www.thelocal.es/20260121/spains-train-drivers-call-strike-to-protest-railway-decay-after-triple-crash Wed, 21 Jan 2026 13:27:25 +0100 spains-train-drivers-call-strike-to-protest-railway-decay-after-triple-crash