AVE Madrid-Barcelona Lost Half a Million Passengers After Speed Limits
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They rise by 33% compared to the January-March period despite the incidences in the network
The network recovers activity but still loses 1.2 million passengers compared to 2025 due to the crisis of confidence suffered by the infrastructure since the Adamuz accident in January. Read
The average VAT-free price of the journey stood at 56 euros Related: Bus strike in Barcelona this Tuesday: seven-hour stop which will affect mobility
Long-distance high-speed train services between Madrid and Barcelona, affected by speed limitations that have extended the scheduled travel time, have lost 13% of passengers compared to the second quarter of 2025. That is, more than half a million users.
High-speed trains recovered passengers in the second quarter compared to the first three months of the year. Specifically, long-distance passengers increased by 33%, but remained 10% below the records of the same period of 2025, according to data from the National Commission of Markets and Competition (CNMC). Furthermore, the Madrid-Málaga/Granada and Madrid-Barcelona corridors recorded annual declines of 30% and 13%, respectively, conditioned b…
High-speed long-distance services transported 10.6 million passengers in the second quarter of 2026, 33% more than in the first three months of the year, although the figure remained 10% below that recorded between April and June 2025, equivalent to 1.2 million less [...] The entry High-speed travellers rebound 33% in the second quarter, but they continue 10% below 2025 aparece primero en Forbes España.
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