What's weird about the high speed rail network? Is it that all lines go through Madrid? Some people like to bring that up when talking about how Madrid gets everything. But the alternative to that is building the line through the middle of nowhere. If you are going North-South or East-West, it makes economical sense to stop in Madrid

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netol 2 days ago | parent [-]

The fact that Valencia and Barcelona are still not connected, for example

	▲	gonzalohm 2 days ago \| parent [-]
		I think that's already in the works. The normal train is around 3 hours (1 hour less than driving). So it's understandable that it wasn't a top priority