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.
Overview
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)
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)