Letter

Call upon the French, Spanish and Portuguese governments to improve cross-border rail connections

June 12, 2025

The global and Iberian business travel associations and logistics company Transfesa ask for completion of key international connections between the three conutries

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Choosing to travel by train instead of by plane can reduce emissions more than 90% for some connections. However, the lack of competitive international connections between France, Spain and Portugal complicates the efforts by businesses operating in those countries to fly less, and to choose less polluting modes of transport like the train.

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