> This seems ridiculously low given HS2 in the UK is planned to have 18tph on the core line (to various destinations, but still). Before COVID-19, there were m

> This seems ridiculously low given HS2 in the UK is planned to have 18tph on the core line (to various destinations, but still). Before COVID-19, there were more than 40 trains a day from Madrid to different destinations (Sevilla, Cordoba, Barcelona), and over 20 to many others, so the difference is not that large. But then also, London is around three times larger and has a bigger weight in its country economy, than Madrid. It just makes sense that more people commute or travel to London anyway.