>>2053984
It's only built for tourists who fly into madrid

>northwestern branch requires gauge changing trains
>lazy Portuguese don't do shit
is it really that difficult having a highspeed train line between Lisbon and Madrid?
>6-8 trains (counting both directions) on super expensive tunnel between France and Spain only
>still no eastern coast line Barcelona-Valencia-Malaga - current Euromed train is shit
>atocha and sants are over capacity and overcrowded
>baggage xray checks are security theatre. ETA haven't been bombing shit for decades
>talgo trains are shit
yeah renfe also running TGV and ICE trainsI have no idea why Ouigo runs their trains in Spain with the old TGV interior compared to the dogshit refurbished seats at Ouigo France, so you basically just pay 5 Euros more for TGV 1st class seats. not that I'm complaining.

>>2053986
spain is a square where the largest population center is in the center
building the network around Madrid makes sense

>>2053987
>>northwestern branch requires gauge changing trains
fair enough
their fleet is being replaced with those trains so that problem is temporary
>is it really that difficult having a highspeed train line between Lisbon and Madrid?
Not gonna happen unless the EU funds every penny
Portugal is clearly not interested in HSR
>>still no eastern coast line Barcelona-Valencia-Malaga - current Euromed train is shit
The "corredor mediterraneo" is being built, the core of the network around Madrid is already fully there and that's the only missing bit
>>atocha and sants are over capacity and overcrowded
Agree, trains can be rerouted to Chamartin through the tunnel to ease pressure from Atocha
>>baggage xray checks are security theatre. ETA haven't been bombing shit for decades
You forgot about the islamist terrorist bombings on the Madrid train station
It's the main reason behind them

>>2053984
>in tarragona
>want to go to valencia
>have to go hours out of the way to madrid

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>>2053984
>all of it except one or two lines is underused and has massive deficit
>different gauge and electrification than existing lines making interoperability extremely complex
>Mediterranean coast doesn't have continuous service despite having some of the highest demand
>northeast and northwest also not directly connected despite being important centers of activity
>prioritizes major cities while hurting rural areas which see their regional services reduced or even eliminated
>no connection to Portugal
>connection to France is pointless because it's 6 hours Barcelona-Paris, 8-9 Hours Madrid-Paris
>essentially just a massively subsidized and uneconomical public works project
>which drained away funds from the rest of the rail system which is crumbling from lack of investment
>massively overbuilt in a country with low population density and extremely difficult terrain, where a combination of air travel + cheap normal trains + night trains would of been more economical (like in Russia)

You'd really have to ask what's good about it, and it likely boils down to
>Madrid-Seville and Madrid-Barcelona lines

>>2053991
>You forgot about the islamist terrorist bombings on the Madrid train station
>It's the main reason behind them
Those attacks where on commuter trains. I love the attitude of
>let's protect the good trains and fuck the poorfags
lmao

>>2053984
it's in spain instead of a cool country

>>2053984
La Robla / Leon is missing