R2 commuter train disruptions over as new tracks in Barcelona's Sagrera open
New Sant Andreu station in operation replaces oldest one standing until now in Catalonia and across Spain
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Primavera Sound to announce line-up before end of the year
Electronic rock icons Depeche Mode already revealed as first headliners of Barcelona’s biggest music festival
Sónar Barcelona presents part of 2015 festival line-up, featuring Duran Duran and Chemical Brothers
An additional 38 artists have been announced to perform at the 2015 Sónar Festival, held each year in Barcelona in June. This includes the likes of Eighties pop band, Duran Duran, pop diva Róisín Murphy, British quintet Hot Chip and FKA Twigs, considered as one of the most prominent vocalist at the moment. South African duo Die Antwoord, Arca, Flying Lotus and Skrillex, are also confirmed. With these additions, Sonar’s lineup is shaping up to be its best yet, with the already confirmed performances of Autechre, Kiasmos, Kindness, Sophie, Daniel, Ten Walls, Holly Herndon, Kate Tempest, Jamie XX and The Chemical Brothers, who will present their new album ‘Hanna’.
High-speed train will cross the Pyrenees next December for the first time
A high-speed train will link Figueres, in the Girona Province, and Perpignan, the capital of the French Roussillon, crossing through the Pyrenees. However, the Figueres-Barcelona part has not yet been finished and will enter into service in 2014. Besides, France has not yet started the construction of a high-speed railway between Perpignan and Montpellier, which could take up to 10 years time.