Valencia–Castellón high-speed line enters service

The 74 km high-speed rail section between Valencia and Castellón was inaugurated on 22 January 2018 by Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy and entered commercial service on 23 January 2018; it forms part of the Mediterranean Corridor and allows train speeds of up to 300 km/h. The total budget was EUR 355 million, of which about EUR 178 million was allocated to this first phase; the EU's Connecting Europe Facility co-financed the gauge adaptation work. Travel time between Madrid and Castellón was reduced to 2 hours 32 minutes as a result.