Renfe eyes French market as Barcelona-Paris train line stalls
Spanish rail operator plans new offensive to penetrate French domestic market
Spanish rail operator plans new offensive to penetrate French domestic market
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Prices cheaper for routes to Spanish capital, but connections to France shrink and cross-border night trains projects frozen
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French company parts ways with Spain's Renfe after nine years of joint services
SNCF and Spanish company shared high-speed services between Barcelona and several French cities
SNCF will cover high-speed route between Barcelona and Madrid starting in March
Liberalization of railway services to increase commercial offer by 65%
The delay was attributed to heavy snow in the North of France. It was the first train that a high-speed train crossed the Pyrenees in direction to Paris. The high-speed train route from Barcelona to Paris is expected to be fully completed by 2020. This first train linked the Catalan city of Figueres with Paris, while some passengers came from Barcelona to Figueres in a regular train.