Trenhotel

Renfe Trenhotel

Trenhotel Salvador Dalí at Milano Centrale railway station
Overview
Service type	Inter-city rail
Locale	Spain
Current operator(s)	Renfe Operadora Comboios de Portugal
On-board services
Class(es)	Sleeper Service (Turista, Preferente, Gran Clase) and Seats (Turista, Preferente)
Catering facilities	Dining car and café
Technical
Rolling stock	Talgo
Operating speed	220 km/h (137 mph) (top)

Trenhotel was a long distance, overnight train service which used Talgo tilting trains^[1] and sleeping cars developed by the Spanish rail network operator Renfe. It was operated by Renfe within Spain, and by its subsidiary Elipsos across France, Switzerland and Italy.

The specially developed Talgo carriages were sometimes used by other railway companies, although usually in other livery. Trenhotel also offered special facilities for disabled passengers. A more basic night train service called Tren Estrella previously operated within Spain; this used traditional carriages on conventional Spanish (broad gauge) tracks.

All remaining night train services were effectively terminated in March 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic and were not replaced. This was due to some routes being covered by daytime high-speed trains, the age of rolling stock and the diminishing popularity of some of the services. ^[2]