The government has given the green light to put a €20.7 million contract out to tender to bolster high-speed train access to Alicante station.
A ministry of transport spokesman said it will see six new tracks constructed to add to the four which are already in situ.
This will ‘increase the capacity for high-speed trains’ coming from Madrid and also for the ‘future’ high-speed connection to Valencia and the French border.
Full report in Friday’s Costa Blanca News
