Overview

• The new S-106 fleet delivers four near-direct AVE services, including a 06:00 departure that reaches Madrid in 3h50 among 11 daily round trips.
• Ticket sales for June rose by 27.8% to 174,639 and for July by 42.5% to 64,578, marking a 40% overall increase in summer reservations versus last year.
• Communities in Castilla y León such as Sanabria, Medina del Campo and Segovia have lost direct stops and have filed political and legal challenges in Zamora.
• Critics highlight that Galicia’s AVE and Avlo routes now average 3.2 and 6.5 stops respectively, surpassing national high-speed norms and raising equity concerns.
• Adif has removed x-ray security checks on Media Distancia trains along the Atlantic Axis to streamline boarding at key Galician stations.