EIB Grants €1.7 billion euros for Burgos–Vitoria HSL

The European Investment Bank (EIB) will provide €1.7 billion in financing for the construction of the Burgos–Vitoria high-speed line (HSL), developed by Adif Alta Velocidad. The loan, approved by the EIB’s Board of Directors, includes an initial tranche of €325 million to be signed in the coming days.

This new section will extend the Madrid–Valladolid–Burgos HSL towards the Basque Country, where it will connect with the Basque Y and, through it, the French border. The financing package also covers the Olmedo bypass, currently under construction, which will link the Madrid–Valladolid and Madrid–Galicia high-speed corridors, thereby improving cross-country rail connectivity across Spain’s northwest.

Stretching for approximately 93 kilometres, the line forms part of the Atlantic Corridor within the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T). It is regarded as a key link for the rail integration of Spain and Portugal with France and the wider European continent.

Once the Burgos–Vitoria and Basque Y sections are completed, the Madrid–Basque Country corridor is expected to carry around 5.5 million passengers a year. The EIB has already invested more than €14 billion in Spain’s high‑speed network, reaffirming its commitment to sustainable and interconnected mobility across Europe.