El tren Estrella (The Star Train) was a conventional overnight railway service provided in Spain by the national rail network operator RENFE until April 2015.[1] Services left most major Spanish cities in the evening and usually arrived at their destination the following morning.
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It was gradually replaced by the more modern (tilting) Trenhotel and the high speed AVE services
Tren Estrella offered the following classes of accommodation:
First Class Sleeper (but only in the line Bilbao - Malaga)
Preferred cabin (which may be shared, but single sex)
Bed Bunk in shared cabin
Reclining Seats
Tourist Seats
Substituted services
Estrella Costa Brava: Madrid-Chamartín · Alcalá de Henares · Guadalajara · Sigüenza · Arcos de Jalón · Calatayud · Zaragoza-Delicias · Reus · Tarragona · Sant Vicenç de Calders · Barcelona-Sants · Granollers Centre · Caldes de Malavella · Girona · Flaçà · Figueres · Llançà · Portbou · Cerbère (Direct service cancelled between Madrid and Cerbère but there are about 30 daily high speed services between Madrid and Barcelona mainly serviced by AVE S-103)
Estrella Picasso:Bilbao-Abando · Miranda de Ebro · Burgos-Rosa de Lima · Valladolid-Campo Grande · Medina del campo · Ávila · Manzanares · Valdepeñas · Linares Baeza · Córdoba Central · Puente Genil · Bobadilla · Málaga-María Zambrano (Direct service cancelled)
Estrella Costa Vasca: Madrid - Bilbao / Hendaya (by Alvia S-130)
Estrella Costa Verde: Madrid - Gijón / Santander (by Alvia S-130)
Estrella del Estrecho: Madrid - Algeciras (by servicio Altaria T-VI)
Estrella Sol del Levante: Alicante - País Vasco, vía Valencia, Tarragona, Lérida, Zaragoza y Castejón de Ebro, ramas a Bilbao vía Miranda de Ebro e Irún vía Pamplona y San Sebastián (Direct service cancelled)