Train travel in Spain is very comfortable but a bit complicated. Spain has most extensive high-speed rail network in Europe. In recent years, high-speed railway lines have been opened to, for example, A Coruna, Oviedo, Malaga, Figureres, and Alicante. In the country there are four rail gauges – most common is Iberian gauge (1668 mm) …
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Tourist railways in Spain are very popular. There are dozen or so tourist trains running on various routes thorough the country. These trains run irregularly, on certain days of the year. A separate tariff applies, Interrail tickets are not accepted. The list does not include luxury tourist trains and rack railways El Tren dels Llacs …
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Spain has some narrow-gauge railways. In addition to the railway lines belonging to the Ferrocarriles de Vía Estrecha (FEVE) and Euskotren rail networks, there are several narrow-gauge railways in Spain – two are tourist, others are part of the RENFE network. Furthermore, there are remains of closed and demolished narrow-gauge lines in different parts of …
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