15 Nov, 2023 @ 13:30
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New ‘luxurious’ high-speed train between Spain and Paris is expected to launch in 2024 – just in time for the Olympics

A LUXURY high-speed train has been announced between a popular Spanish tourist spot and Paris just in time for the 2024 Olympics. 

An Italian company has revealed plans to connect the two tourist destinations with the new train as early as next year. 

Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane (FS) will connect Barcelona and Paris with the latest high-speed line. 

Carlos Palasciano Villamagna, FS Financial Director, announced the plans to the Financial Times but stated there is no set date for the launch. 

However, it is hoped the direct service will be ready by the Paris Olympics, due to start in July 2024. 

The train will reportedly have a ‘luxurious feel’, to distinguish the service from other European routes. 

The Italian rail company has also said it hopes to connect Berlin, Amsterdam, Brussels and Paris with other high-speed services. 

It comes after a new line between Barcelona and Lyon was inaugurated in July this year.

There is an existing high-speed train between the cities which takes 6 hours and 45 minutes and leaves Barcelona twice a day.

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Yzabelle Bostyn

Yzabelle Bostyn is an NCTJ trained journalist who started her journalistic career at the Olive Press in 2023.
Before moving to Spain, she studied for a BA in English Literature and Hispanic Studies at the University of Sheffield.
After graduating she moved to the university’s journalism department, one of the best in the UK.
Throughout the past few years, she has taken on many roles including social media marketing, copywriting and radio presenting.
She then took a year out to travel Latin America, scaling volcanoes in Guatemala and swimming with sharks in Belize.
Then, she came to the Olive Press last year where she has honed her travel writing skills and reported on many fantastic experiences such as the Al Andalus luxury train.
She has also undertaken many investigations, looking into complex issues like Spain’s rental crisis and rising cancer rates.
Always willing to help, she has exposed many frauds and scams, working alongside victims to achieve justice.
She is most proud of her work on Nolotil, a drug linked to the deaths of many Brits in Spain.
A campaign launched by Yzabelle has received considerable support and her coverage has been by the UK and Spanish media alike.
Her writing has featured on many UK news outlets from the Sun to the Mail Online, who contracted her to report for them in Tenerife on growing tourism issues.
Recently, she has appeared on Times Radio covering deadly flooding in Valencia.

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