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Train

A general view of a Renfe low-cost high speed train (Avlo). Photo: Renfe.

Tourism

TRAVEL

Renfe offers 100,000 train tickets for 15 euros to travel this summer

The Nomad Today 4/22/22

The tickets for this promotion will be on sale on 22, 23 and 24 April

06 April 2022, France, Strasbourg: President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen speaks during a plenary session of the European Parliament. Photo: Philipp von Ditfurth/dpa.

World

WAR IN UKRAINE

EU's von der Leyen and Borrell head to Kiev by train

The Nomad Today/dpa 4/8/22

In response to the murder of hundreds of civilians in Bucha, von der Leyen on Wednesday proposed a fifth sanctions package targeting Russian coal, wood and vodka

Finnish European Affairs Minister Tytti Tuppurainen. Photo: Lauri Heikkinen/Vnk.

World

WAR IN UKRAINE

Finland to gradually end rail freight service to and from Russia

The Nomad Today/dpa 4/6/22

At the moment, EU sanctions do not prevent rail traffic between the EU and Russia

Helsinki central railway station. Photo: Foreigner.fi.

World

WAR IN UKRAINE

Allegro rail line linking St Petersburg and Helsinki shut down

The Nomad Today/dpa 3/28/22

The last train heading to Finland departed on Sunday

One of Renfe's low cost high-speed trains (AVLO). Photo: Renfe.

Moving to Spain

WAR IN UKRAINE

Spanish Renfe gives free tickets on all trains to Ukraine refugees

The Nomad Today 3/14/22

Ukrainian citizens must carry a passport or identity document and show it at Renfe sales points

A Saudi employee of the high-speed rail line. Photo: Renfe.

Work

JOB TRAINING

Training starts for Saudi women recruited by Renfe to be train drivers

The Nomad Today 3/8/22

The future high-speed train drivers are women between 22 and 30 years old, all of Saudi nationality

Travelers in the lobby of the Helsinki main train station. Photo: Foreigner.fi.

World

WAR IN UKRAINE

Finland expands train service to St Petersburg as more Russians leave

The Nomad Today/dpa 3/5/22

Many Russians fear that President Vladimir Putin could shut the border entirely and invoke martial law

One of Renfe's low cost high-speed trains (AVLO). Photo: Renfe.

Economy & Business

FROM 21 JANUARY

Renfe launches low cost Madrid-Valencia high-speed train service

The Nomad Today 1/17/22

The Avlo tickets will go on sale on 20 January with prices starting at 7 euros .

Economy & Business

BUSINESS

Alstom inks 1.8 billion euro contract to supply trains to Norway

The Nomad Today/dpa 1/11/22

The new trains will be equipped with the latest ETCS2 signaling system and will feature an advanced odometry solution designed for the harshest winter conditions

20 December 2021, Spain, Madrid: (L-R) Spanish Minister of Transport Raquel Ssnchez, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, King of Spain Felipe VI, and the Second Vice-President and Minister of Labour and Social Economy Yolanda Diaz, arrive to attend the official inauguration of the AVE line that will connect the capital with Galicia region. Photo: Alberto Ortega/EUROPA PRESS/dpa.

Spain

AVE TRAIN

Spanish King, Prime Minister inaugurate high-speed train to Galicia

The Nomad Today 12/20/21

From now on, the train connection between Madrid and the once remote Galicia region is reduced to a journey of two and a quarter hours

Renfe high speed Spanish trains (AVE) stopped at a station. Photo: Pixabay.

Tourism

TRAVEL

Spain sells 15-euro tickets to promote Madrid-Galicia high speed train

The Nomad Today 11/23/21

Promotion tickets can be purchased from 10.00 a.m. on Tuesday, 23 November until 7 December

The Gallivare municipality, in Northern Sweden. Image: Google Maps.

World

SWEDEN

Goods train carrying iron ore partly derails in northern Sweden

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/8/21

The train had a total of 68 wagons and a total weight of 8,000 tons.

06 November 2021, Bavaria, Seubersdorf: A general view of the ICE train passengers at the Seubersdorf station. Three people were seriously injured in a knife attack on the Passau-Hamburg ICE train on Saturday. The suspected perpetrator, a 27-year-old man, was arrested, Bavarian police announced after a large-scale operation at the Seubersdorf train station. Photo: Angelika Warmuth/dpa.

World

ATTACK

Three seriously injured in knife attack on German high-speed train

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/6/21

Security sources said the suspect last lived in Passau and that he had arrived in Germany from Syria

FILED - A route of the Tokyo elevated railway shown in this file shot from August 22, 2021. Photo: Karl-Josef Hildenbrand/dpa.

World

JAPAN

Report: Multiple injuries after knife attack on Tokyo train

The Nomad Today/dpa 10/31/21

The attacker is said to have been dressed like the 'Joker' from the Batman movies

Security triangle road traffic accident by Pixabay.

Finland

ACCIDENT

12 injured as train and bus collide in Finland

The Nomad Today/dpa 10/5/21

Two of the injured were seriously hurt

A Russian Trans-Siberian train stopped at a station. Photo: Pixabay/File photo.

World

RUSSIA

Flooding causes travel chaos on Russia's Trans-Siberian Railway

The Nomad Today/dpa 7/28/21

The heavy rain has also flooded hundreds of homes in the east of Russia, and emergency shelters have been set up for flood victims

HANDOUT - 09 July 2021, Austria, Ramingstein: A carriage of a regional train lies in the Mur River after a train with dozens of children and teenagers on board derailed in Austria and plunged into a river. According to the rescue commander Anton Schilcher, 17 people were slightly injured in the accident in the province of Salzburg on Friday. Photo: Wasserrettung Lv Salzburg/WASSERRETTUNG LV SALZBURG/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only in connection with the latest coverage and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full

World

LAST DAY OF SCHOOL

Austrian train carrying schoolkids crashes into river, injuring 17

The Nomad Today/dpa 7/9/21

About 50 youths had set out on the regional train to Tamsweg to pick up their school reports at the end of the semester

Passengers wearing protective masks get off a train at Helsinki central station. Photo: Foreigner.fi.

Finland

HELSINKI, RIIHIMÄKI, OULU

Locomotive drivers' strike will halt commuter trains on Friday

The Nomad Today 5/20/21

Services are expected to resume on Saturday morning 22 May around 5 am.

Travelers in the lobby of the Helsinki main train station. Photo: Foreigner.fi.

Finland

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

Number of train trips fell 36% in Finland in 2020

The Nomad Today 4/6/21

The recommendation to avoid non-essential travel, together with the push to telecommute, have influenced the results of the sector.

02 April 2021, Taiwan, Hualien: Rescue members of the Keelung City Fire Department search for people who are stranded and injured in compartments after a train carrying 490 people derailed in a tunnel north of Hualien, Taiwan. At least 66 were injured and 48 others were killed, according to Taiwan’s National Fire Agency. Photo: Keelung City Fire Department/ZUMA Wire/dpa

World

DERAILMENT

At least 48 people killed in deadly train accident in eastern Taiwan

The Nomad Today/dpa 4/2/21

The derailment occurred on the first day of a four-day break for Taiwan's annual tomb-sweeping tradition.