Today in Jornal da Night
At a time when Portugal prepares to start the high -speed rail network, we got to know the Spanish model, with over 30 years and 4,000 kilometers built. “Europe here so close” is this Saturday’s special report.
The network of with over 4,000 kilometers built. The 65 billion euros invested in the last 30 years have revolutionized the railroad’s panorama in that country.
Renfe is the public rail transport company, but recently began to rely on the competition of two private companies, one Spanish and one French that operate only at high speed.
The latest high -speed line in Spain is the one that connects Madrid to Galicia in just 3 hours.
This contributed to the increase of passengers and goods of around 80%.
The new Puebla Sanabria station on the Madrid Route – Galicia, was inaugurated 4 years ago to receive high speed. It is a small town with about 1500 inhabitants that is just over 40 kilometers from Bragança.
The arrival of the bird in this region has broken the isolation and improve the mobility of citizens.
