Spain pledges €1.8bn for rail maintenance and 3,650 jobs in union deal

Adif is to get 2,400 additional posts in 2026–2030, the Renfe group 1,200 additional contracts and the rail safety agency AESF 50 posts; Adif's maintenance funding rises from €861 million (2026) to €1.179 billion (2030), and the maintenance vehicle fleet grows by 300 units.

After negotiations between the ministry, Adif, Renfe and the unions SEMAF, UGT and CCOO the strikes in Spain's rail sector were called off; the deal provides €1.8 billion of additional maintenance investment and 3,650 new jobs: 2,400 at Adif (2026–2030), 1,200 in the Renfe group and 50 at the rail safety agency AESF. Adif receives maintenance funding of €861 million for 2026, rising to €1.179 billion by 2030, and maintenance spending at Adif AV is to grow by 44% between 2025 and 2030. The deal also adds 300 maintenance vehicles and commits Renfe staff to maintain the new high-speed trains still to be procured (LOK Report, 11 Feb 2026; second source: La Moncloa, 9 Feb 2026).