Elipsos

Elipsos S. A. is a Spanish railway company, the night trains between Spain and France, Switzerland and Italy for operation. It is owned in equal shares by the Spanish State Railways RENFE and her French counterpart SNCF.

In order to promote the night train connections between Spain and its northern neighboring countries and to better market, the French and the Spanish state railway a joint company decided to start this project in 2001. Elipsos based in Madrid became operational on 1 April 2001. Because of that law - the European long-distance rail traffic was not yet liberalized - marketed and oversaw Elipsos but only the international night train services. The trains operate itself officially continue the RENFE ( on Spanish territory ) and SNCF ( French territory ), and - as in December 2012 even destinations in Italy and in Switzerland were offered - Trenitalia and SBB.

Until the timetable change December 15, 2013 Elipsos supervised following night trains, which are sold in Spain as Trenhotel, outside Spain as Euro Night:

• Francisco de Goya (Madrid Chamartin Paris Austerlitz )
• Joan Miró ( Barcelona França - Paris Austerlitz )

Until December 8, 2012, these compounds have been marketed:

• Pau Casals ( Barcelona França - Zurich Main Station was set on December 9, 2012)
• Salvador Dalí ( Barcelona França - Milano Centrale; adjusted from 7 December 2012)

All compounds were operated with Talgo Series VI, which have a Umspureinrichtung to switch between Iberian gauge (1668 mm) and European standard gauge ( 1435 mm).

In 2009, 330,000 passengers transported Elipsos.

Since the timetable change December 15, 2013 the Elipsos night trains between Paris and Madrid / Barcelona are set, reference is made to new TGV connections during the day.