Railway company Renfe is offering 2.5 million seats

A total of 4,370 high-speed trains from Renfe, Iryo and Ouigo, as well as medium and long-distance trains from Renfe, will be running this weekend during the first phase of the Easter holiday exodus, from yesterday until Sunday.

Friday will be the day with the most traffic, with 1,240 train journeys, according to Adif data, which expects 254 trains departing from or arriving at Madrid-Puerta de Atocha Almudena Grandes and 915 throughout these four days, and 198 from Chamartín-Clara Campoamor, totaling 700 during the exodus operation from this Madrid station.

In Barcelona-Sants, the departure or arrival of 530 trains is expected between Thursday and Sunday; in Sevilla Santa Justa, 300; and in Valencia Joaquín Sorolla, a total of 268 trains.

Additionally, 280 train journeys to and from Zaragoza-Delicias station are scheduled for the weekend; 200 trains in Valladolid-Campo Grande and 76 in Ourense.

The evolution of the predicted railway traffic in the first phase of the Easter holiday exodus responds to the growth trend that this mode of transportation is experiencing, mainly high-speed trains, after a 36.5% increase compared to the previous year in 2023.

Between January and February 2024, railway traffic increased by 8.4% compared to the first two months of 2023, and by 21.7% in the case of high-speed trains. By corridors, the Madrid-Andalucía corridor grew by 34.3%, followed by Madrid-Levante (28.9%), Madrid-Barcelona (10.1%), and Madrid-Valladolid León-Zamora-Galicia (6.4%).

OVER 2.5 MILLION RENFE SEATS

Renfe alone has put more than 4,000 AVE, Avlo, Alvia, Euromed, Intercity, and Media Distancia trains for travel during this weekend, offering over 2.5 million seats across all its commercial trains.

The public operator has increased capacity for these days with over 40,000 extra seats on its AVE, Avlo, Alvia, Euromed, and Intercity trains to the most popular destinations. The days with the highest demand coincide with the beginning and return of the holidays on Wednesday and Thursday, and Sunday and Monday for the return.

Furthermore, over 1.5 million seats are available in total between the Avant and Media Distancia services that connect the entire territory. Travelers also have access to Cercanías and Rodalies services.