When I was traveling with Renfe in Spain, they required the following information about me in order for me to be able to buy a ticket: - Full name - Phone num

When I was traveling with Renfe in Spain, they required the following information about me in order for me to be able to buy a ticket: - Full name - Phone number - Passport number Was it always like this in Spain, or did they introduce this after the train bombings in Madrid in 2004? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_Madrid_train_bombings https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_Madrid_train_bombings Either way, it felt strange and unusual for me. In my country we can pay in cash and not enter any personal details unless we want to. In Spain, taking the train with Renfe is like taking an airplane to another country. They even have security gateways at the train station like the airports do.