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What a shame we don't have yet a high-speed line between Lisbon and Madrid. Two "sibling" countries, intertwined Iberian history and heritage, yet to travel bet
by ricardobayes 2y ago
What a shame we don't have yet a high-speed line between Lisbon and Madrid. Two "sibling" countries, intertwined Iberian history and heritage, yet to travel between the capitals it's a 17-hour journey passing through Lisbon, Porto, Vigo (Galicia) and then Madrid.
- switch007 2y agoSiblings who can't stand each other and turn their backs to each other
- russellbeattie 2y agoIt looks like they're constructing a high speed route from Madrid to Badajoz to be finished by 2030, with the goal of extending to Lisbon. [1] I lived in Madrid for a few years... It's hard to get anywhere from there by train outside of Spain, though it's definitely easier now than it used to be thanks to the high speed train to Barcelona. 1. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madrid%E2%80%93Extremadura_high-speed_rail_line https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madrid%E2%80%93Extremadura_h...
- Rendello 2y agoI saw that and thought it was a shame the line would take 15+ years, then I remembered what year it's about to be.
- yownie 2y agohttps://www.seat61.com/international-trains/trains-from-Madrid.htm#Spain-Portugal https://www.seat61.com/international-trains/trains-from-Madr... 3 switches but still doable, overnight direct train was shut down after COVID unfortunately
- benhurmarcel 2y agoIt’s a shame they removed the night train too. I took it a few years ago, it was convenient.