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National
The national Spanish rail network is run by RENFE (Red Nacional de los Ferrocarriles Españoles).

If you want to travel by high speed train choose an AVE (tren de alta velocidat española), which also means ‘large bird’ in Spanish. This network runs throughout Spain. Another long distance train is the TALGO (tren articulado ligero goicoechea oriole 2000), which isn’t quite so fast.

Buying a Ticket
You must purchase your ticket before boarding the train. Tickets can be bought from the train station (either at the ticket office or from a machine), at RENFE offices in the larger cities, from RENFE appointed travel agents and on the internet. If you purchase a ticket on the internet you will need to collect it from a RENFE station and show some form of identification.

If you want a one way ticket it’s un billete de ida and a return ticket is un billete de ida y vuelta.

On long distance journeys there are two classes of ticket: first and second. The cost varies depending on the distance you wish to travel and the time of year and day. Always ask if you are being given the cheapest fare.

For information visit www.renfe.es
Tel: 96 592 02 02

Local
Local trains are run by FGV (Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat Valenciana).

This company runs a tram service between Alicante and Denia, stopping at many towns along the route, including Calpe, Benissa, Teulada and Gata.

Don’t travel by this route if you’re in a hurry as the total journey from Alicante to Denia takes about 21/2 hours! This is a perfect journey if you’ve got some free time and want to see some of the beautiful coastline and countryside we live in. It’s also advisable when you buy your ticket to check the train will actually stop at the station where you want to disembark.

For information visit www.fgv.es
Tel: 96 526 92 95

To view the timetable for the Alicante to Denia line click on las líneas, then on TRAM, then on cultura y ocio at the bottom right of the page (they don’t make it easy to find!).

You’ll also find some other great leisure train trips on this page.

If you’ve heard of the Limón Express tourist train and are planning a trip on it please be aware that it’s not running at the moment while the track is being repaired. It’s expected that in will be in service again at the end of 2008. Information on this is also on the FGV site.

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