{
  "id": 11246860,
  "title": "Ouigo e Iryo piden a Adif que rebaje sus cánones en 119 millones",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/ouigo-e-iryo-piden-a-adif-que-rebaje-sus-canones-en-119-millones",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-01T17:13:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Expansion ES",
    "slug": "expansion-es",
    "url": "https://www.expansion.com/empresas/transporte/2026/10/01/6abe94b3e5fdea6e248b4576.html"
  },
  "original_language": "es",
  "account": "Ouigo and Iryo, the high-speed rail operators competing with Renfe, have asked Adif, the infrastructure manager, to lower their fees by 119 million euros in the regulation for cñnes 2026-2028. These fees, also known as additions, are paid for using the railway network after the impact of the Adamuz accident in January, which temporarily closed the Andalusian corridor. Factors contributing to a 10% drop in high-speed traffic in 2026 include the closure of the corridor, speed restrictions, particularly in Madrid-Barcelona, and a perception of insecurity affecting demand behavior. Analyzing the situation, the operators believe that the reductions should be applied to all the fees proposed by Adif and reviewed by CNMC across the four liberalized corridors, pending approval by the Council of State. The total reduction amounts to around 119 million euros, which, when adjusted for inflation, would reduce the cost of tickets by more than 15% depending on the route. In the Madrid-Mélaga corridor, they request a reduction of the fee to 2.71 euros and a retroactive review for 2025. They also demand a reconsideration of the Levante corridor (Valencia and Alicante), where the market still does not allow fees due to strong competition from the road. For Valencia, they propose the fee to stay at 0.19 euros (compared to 3.09 euros from Adif and the CNMC), and for Alicante, the fee should be zero, compared to 2.98 euros proposed by both entities. In the Madrid-Barcelona axis, where demand has constantly fallen due to prolonged mobility restrictions adding 25 minutes to travel time, the impact of these delays is estimated at 2.72 euros per train-kilometer, compared to 0.42 euros from the CNMC. According to KPMG's data, the annual savings from just the CNMC's proposal (which Adif rejects) would be 15 million euros.",
  "summary": "Los operadores ven margen para ajustar los recargos en el reglamento de cánones 2026-2028, en fase de tramitación. Leer",
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}