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Free Malaysia Today
2 hours ago
- Climate
- Free Malaysia Today
Two missing as heavy rains hit Spain's Catalonia
Spain's weather service said about 10cm of rain fell in the space of several hours near Barcelona. (EPA Images pic) MADRID : Two people were missing in Catalonia Saturday after much of the region in northeast Spain was hit by torrential rains, officials said, briefly forcing the suspension of rail services there. Spain's weather service Aemet said about 10 centimetres (four inches) of rain fell in the space of several hours near Barcelona. Firefighters posted on X that they were looking for two people reportedly swept away by a river in Cubelles, a town some 50km (31 miles) from Barcelona. Spain's Renfe train company suspended all train travel throughout Catalonia for a few hours as a precaution before resuming service later in the day. A hospital in Barcelona was flooded and had to refuse patients, roads were blocked, and a plane that took off from Barcelona for the United States had to turn back after its nose was damaged by hail. Other regions of the north such as Aragon were also hit by heavy rain Saturday. Last October, torrential rains sparked devastating floods in the eastern province of Valencia, killing 225 people and causing widespread destruction, the country's deadliest such disaster in decades.
The Sun
5 days ago
- The Sun
The little-known way to travel across Spain by train for FREE this summer
FOR anyone travelling across Spain, there is a clever hack to get train journeys for free. Trainline has revealed a handy tip on how to travel through parts of Spain for absolutely nothing this summer. 4 4 To get journeys for free, visitors can buy a combined Cercanías ticket, which is called the Combinado Cercanías in Spanish. The ticket essentially is included free of charge with tickets for some long-distance trains - these are run by Renfe and include AVE trains. Travellers who have already bought a long-distance ticket won't need to buy another one to take a connecting local train as it is free with the combined Cercanías ticket. The only condition is that you travel within four hours of when the booked train departs or leaves. So if you're heading into the likes of Madrid or Barcelona by train, you will need to buy an actual ticket. But from there, if you want to head out of the city to see mountains, lakes and other more tourist-free areas, you can do so by using the secondary and free ticket. Sarah Helppi, UK Country Director at Trainline, added: 'This nifty feature means that in many cities you can get to the train station where your journey starts, or onto another location when you've reached your final stop, completely free of charge. "For those keen to explore Spain, it means you can go beyond the main tourist hubs without the need to spend more.' You don't have to faff around with printed tickets either as you can get a PDF on your phone - which you can do on the Trainline app. If you want to buy a physical ticket, you can input the 5-digit code on the ticket into a ticket machine on the Cercanías train station platform. Huge new train station to open in world's most popular city 4 This will print out the Combinado Cercanías ticket so you don't have to worry about your phone running out of charge. Here are some of the best ways to see Spain via train, according to Trainline. You can reach Madrid on high-speed trains from the cities of Barcelona, Valencia, Seville, Malaga and Toleda. One Sun Travel writer visited Madrid last year where they discovered amazing art galleries, swanky bars and £22 flights. To then explore out of the city, hop on the Madrid Cercanías train network where you can go out into the Guadarrama Mountains. Up there, there's a medieval monastery and traditional restaurants. From Seville, you can pick up a commuter Cercanias train from Santa Justa station. That will take you out to the hill towns of the Sierra Norte, Aljarafe, Dos Hermanos and Utrera. Have a look before you travel at train routes and where a free ticket out of the city can get you for your next holiday. Sun Travel's favourite train journeys in the world Sun Travel's journalists have taken their fare share of train journeys on their travels and here they share their most memorable rail experiences. Davos to Geneva, Switzerland "After a ski holiday in Davos, I took the scenic train back to Geneva Airport. The snow-covered mountains and tiny alpine villages that we passed were so beautiful that it felt like a moving picture was playing beyond the glass." - Caroline McGuire Tokyo to Kyoto by Shinkansen "Nothing quite beats the Shinkansen bullet train, one of the fastest in the world. It hardly feels like you're whizzing along at speed until you look outside and see the trees a green blur. Make sure to book seat D or E too - as you'll have the best view of Mount Fuji along the way." Kara Godfrey London to Paris by Eurostar "Those who have never travelled on the Eurostar may wonder what's so special about a seemingly ordinary train that takes you across the channel. You won't have to waste a moment and can tick off all the top attractions from the Louvre to the Champs-Élysées which are both less than five kilometres from the Gare du Nord." - Sophie Swietochowski Glasgow to Fort William by Scotrail "From mountain landscapes and serene lochs to the wistful moors, I spent my three-hour journey from Glasgow to Fort William gazing out the window. Sit on the left-hand side of the train for the best views overlooking Loch Lomond." - Hope Brotherton Beijing to Ulaanbatar "The Trans-Mongolian Express is truly a train journey like no other. It starts amid the chaos of central Beijing before the city's high-rises give way to crumbling ancient villages and eventually the vast vacant plains of Mongolia, via the Gobi desert. The deep orange sunset seen in the middle of the desert is among the best I've witnessed anywhere." - Ryan Gray Before you go, check all the travel rules in Spain, from where to wear bikinis to beach games. And from someone who visits Spain at least 8 times a year – here's how to avoid the common tourist mistakes that cost you money. 4
Al Etihad
12-07-2025
- Climate
- Al Etihad
Spain's Catalonia on highest alert over heavy rains
12 July 2025 23:34 Madrid (AFP)Train service was suspended in Catalonia on Saturday, as much of the Spanish region was placed on high alert over possible torrential rains, officials weather service Aemet said that 90 millimetres of rain could fall in the space of an hour later on Saturday near Barcelona and the Tarragon the situation "extraordinary" and putting much of the region on red alert, the weather service warned that torrential rains could cause flooding and urged residents to follow authorities' Renfe train company suspended service throughout Catalonia as a precaution. Last October, torrential rains sparked devastating floods in the eastern province of Valencia, killing 225 people and causing widespread destruction in the country's deadliest such disaster in decades.
Axios
01-07-2025
- Business
- Axios
Spain's Renfe departs from Texas rail project
A Spanish railway company has pulled out of the bullet train project that aims to connect Dallas and Houston. Why it matters: The departure is another setback for the project, which hasn't started construction amid eminent domain challenges, investor changes and federal funding cuts. Flashback: Texas Central Railway in 2018 named Renfe, with routes covering about 9,300 miles in Spain, as an early operator for Texas' future bullet train. Central Japan Railway was chosen to provide the technology. The latest: In April, the U.S. Department of Transportation ended a $64 million grant to Amtrak for the rail project, saying the project is "a waste of taxpayer funds." A Fort Worth-based company joined the project as a lead private investor. But Renfe has liquidated its American subsidiary that was part of the Texas train project, writing off 4.5 million euros in losses, per the Spanish newspaper El Economista. The intrigue: The 240-mile route would get travelers from Dallas to Houston within 90 minutes, per Texas Central. The project is estimated to generate billions of dollars in revenue. Between the lines: Renfe's closure of its American subsidiary indicates the company isn't expecting any returns from the project, El Economista reports.
Hindustan Times
01-07-2025
- Hindustan Times
High-speed train line to Spain's Andalusia cut after power cable failure
MADRID, - Passengers were left stranded in train carriages and stations overnight into Tuesday morning after a power cable failure cut high-speed lines between Madrid and Andalusia. High-speed train line to Spain's Andalusia cut after power cable failure Around 20 trains were blocked on the tracks or unable to depart on Monday evening, with approximately 10 more cancelled on Tuesday morning in Madrid and southern Spanish cities including Seville, where global leaders are attending a United Nations conference on development financing. Traffic between the towns of Yeles and La Sagra, about 40 kilometres south of Madrid, was suspended at 8.30 pm when a catenary cable malfunctioned, a spokesperson for state-owned railway infrastructure operator ADIF said. The cause of the malfunction was unknown, he said, and ADIF has since postponed the resumption of service four times. In its latest statement, the company said trains between Madrid and Andalusian cities were cancelled until further notice. ADIF called on regional emergency services to service and evacuate stranded passengers, some of whom spent hours stuck inside the trains as a blistering heatwave scorches the country. The high-speed network has rapidly expanded in Spain as part of a government push to decarbonise public transportation. The network connects almost all the country's big cities but is vulnerable to cable incidents as it crosses large swathes of scarcely populated areas. A copper cable theft paralysed the same line for more than 12 hours in early May. Three operators service the line, state-owned former monopoly Renfe, Ouigo, a unit of French state train operator SNCF, and Iryo, which is owned by a consortium including Italy's Trenitalia. This article was generated from an automated news agency feed without modifications to text.
