High Speed Train
Santano has stated that the connection between the Basque Y and Navarre will be decided before the end of the year
José Antonio Santano, Secretary of Transport of Spain, interviewed on Radio Euskadi.
Talgo has begun the process of hiring 200 people in Álava
The company will hire middle or higher industrial profiles and engineers who want to increase the industrial capacity of the Rivabellosa plant, which currently has about 700 employees, to cope with a portfolio of orders of six billion euros.
Minister Puente doesn't think there's going to be any trouble finishing the Basque Y in three or four years
The Spanish Minister for Transport, Oscar Puente, has stated that the works of the Basque Y "have entered their final straight" and that there is no obstacle to their completion "in three or four years". Moreover, he has specified that "the thorn that is nailed" with the TAV is France, although he believes that the current French Minister, Philippe Tabarot, is committed to continuing the infrastructure to complete the European Atlantic Corridor in France.
Talgo has secured a $1.32 billion contract in Arabia for the construction of 20 new high-speed trains
The 20 new trains are in addition to the 35 that Talgo supplied in 2018.
Irun's new international station will receive its first passengers today
The opening will be partial (three of the ten platforms), with 67% of the Commuter services recovered prior to the start of the "third line" of the High Speed Train.
Talgo will vote on February 3 on the dismissal of its CEO at an extraordinary meeting
With the resignation or dismissal of Gonzalo Urquijo, the Council will have to vote for a broad reorganization of the governing body, which will ratify, among others, the appointment of José Antonio Jainaga and María Teresa Echarri as councillors.
Pradales said the European Commission is "firmly committed" to promoting the rail corridor and stressed that it is time to put pressure on the states
The President today concluded his two-day trip to New Kitania with a press conference in Bordeaux with the President of the region, Alain Rousset, after meeting with the European Commission's transport manager on Monday.
Pradales has met with the coordinator of the Atlantic Axis to speed up the work of the TAV
The President, Imanol Pradales, met this Monday in Bordeaux, France, with the coordinator of the Atlantic Axis, at which they discussed all the issues relating to the High Speed Train and its links in the Basque Country.
Pradales has written to Macron asking him to "get involved" in the High Speed Train connection
In response to a parliamentary question from the President of the Basque PP, Javier de Andrés, the lehendakari has said that delays are an "obstacle" to the development of the Basque Country, so he has sent letters to the French President, Emmanuel Madron, and to the French Prime Minister, Sebastien Lecornu, urging them to "get involved" in the Hendaia-Bordeaux connection.
The European Investment Bank will finance the works of the Burgos-Vitoria high-speed railway with $1700 million
According to Adif and the EIB, this funding will provide a "new and important" boost to the rail connection between the Iberian Peninsula and the rest of Europe.
President Pradales has asked Madrid and Paris to honour their commitments on the TAV connection
"I would ask both ministers to comply with their high-speed commitments to the European Commission," President Pradales said in Paris at the beginning of his two-day visit to the French capital.
Puente points out that the Basque Y will be made for the deadlines requested by Brussels, but that they still have to convince France
The Minister for Transport, Oscar Puente, spoke today about the European Union's plan to connect Lisbon, Madrid and Paris. He pointed out that the Basque Y linking Irun and France will be made for the deadlines required by Brussels. He added that Portugal has shown its willingness to take the project forward, but that they still need to convince France.
The STOP TAV Survey Group has asked municipalities not to cooperate in the survey work
It is planned that surveys will be conducted in Ataun, Idiazabal, Beasain and Bakaiku to study the link between the 'Y Vasca' and Navarre.
President Pradales applauds Commissioner Tzitzikostas's "push" to the Basque Y
The lehendakari calls for "moving from planning to implementation" and to this end considers the involvement and commitment of the Paris Government necessary, and hopes to hold a summit in early 2026 to advance this "strategic link for the development of the Basque Country".
The Government of Gipuzkoa calls for "seriousness, transparency and rigour" in conducting TAV surveys
The General Representative of Gipuzkoa, Eider Mendoza, has reiterated the "vital importance" of the connection between the 'Y Vasca' and the TAV of Navarre being carried out by Ezkio-Itsaso. The AHT Gelditu collective has asked the municipalities of Beasain, Idiazabal, Ataun (Gipuzkoa) and Baka0 not to cooperate with the drilling.
Santano has confirmed that the Ministry will study a new TAV route that will not cross Aralar
The State Government has decided to explore a third possibility of connecting the Basque Y to the Navarre railway and has confirmed that drilling work will be carried out to find out its feasibility. It hopes to have all the information available by spring 2026 so that a decision can be made.
Goia proposes to move the cafeteria to expand the waiting area of the San Sebastian bus station
According to the mayor of Donostia-San Sebastián, "the forecast that was made at the time was that many of the buses that use this facility at the moment, with Vitoria or Bilbao as their destination of origin, should tend to disappear because when the service of the Basque high-speed train 'Y' is launched it is" more competitive, but that is "delaying a lot."
Goia acknowledges that the bus station has fallen short and is planning to expand
The Mayor of San Sebastian regrets that the high-speed train has not yet arrived in San Sebastian, which he believes would speed up the service.
Burgos-Gasteiz abiadura handiko trenaren aurreneko zatiaren eraikuntza esleitu dute
Azpiegitura horrek abiadura handiko sarearekin eta Atlantikoko korridorearekin lotuko du Euskal Autonomia Erkidegoa (EAE). Halaber, Arkauteko lotunea eraikitzeko proiektuaren idazketa esleitu da ere bai.
