Barcelona metro to add 39 new trains by 2029 in €331m investment
Fleet will grow to 224 trains, increasing rush hour capacity by over 20,000 passengers and with frequencies of less than three minutes
July 1, 2025 01:50 PM
Current affairs and social issues
Fleet will grow to 224 trains, increasing rush hour capacity by over 20,000 passengers and with frequencies of less than three minutes
July 1, 2025 01:50 PM
Travelers will pay €20 per month to use the Barcelona network, while those outside the capital will pay based on distance
July 1, 2025 10:22 AM
Previous record of 37.3°C was set in June 2019 at the city's Fabra Observatory
June 30, 2025 06:31 PM
Tourism is third according to local poll, followed by immigration and cleanliness
June 30, 2025 05:22 PM
Pilot scheduled in Badalona hospital between July 1 and 18
June 30, 2025 12:52 PM
2022 and 2003 saw the threshold passed twice, while it occurred three times in 2019
June 30, 2025 09:47 AM
LGTBI Families Association says law change marked a "before and after" for the group
June 30, 2025 10:52 AM
Heat alert kept in place for Sunday when highs expected to exceed 40ºC
June 29, 2025 11:44 AM
Barcelona mayor part of contingent of politicians from across Europe attending
June 28, 2025 01:48 PM
Demonstration called by coalition of ecologists, scientists, and local residents
June 28, 2025 12:17 PM
12-year-old Catalan students obtain lowest Math grades in history
June 27, 2025 02:27 PM
Exhibit will become a traveling nomadic collection
June 27, 2025 12:30 PM
Temperatures could surpass 40ºC in western and southern Catalonia, with warmer Mediterranean Sea than usual
June 27, 2025 10:51 AM
Perceptions of major gender inequalities have also declined
June 26, 2025 06:02 PM
Report highlights that prison staff "frequently apply" mechanical restraints and corporal punishments on prisoners
June 25, 2025 07:05 PM
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