0 1 0 ), ▁an ▁A lic ante ▁branch ▁of ▁the ▁latter ▁( 2 0 1 3 ) ▁and ▁the ▁connection ▁to ▁France ▁of ▁the ▁Barcelona ▁line . ▁Portugal ▁however ▁susp ended ▁all ▁the ▁high - speed ▁rail ▁projects ▁in ▁the ▁w ake ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁financial ▁crisis , ▁putting ▁an ▁end ▁for ▁the ▁time ▁being ▁to ▁the ▁possibility ▁of ▁a ▁high - speed ▁rail ▁connection ▁between ▁Lis bon , ▁Porto ▁and ▁Madrid . ▁ ▁Hand ic apped ▁by ▁a ▁mountain ous ▁range ▁( the ▁Py ren ees ) ▁h ind ering ▁the ▁connection ▁to ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁Europe , ▁Spain ▁( and ▁subs id iar ily ▁Portugal ) ▁only ▁has ▁two ▁meaning ful ▁rail ▁connections ▁to ▁France ▁able ▁for ▁fre ight ▁transport , ▁located ▁at ▁both ▁ends ▁of ▁the ▁mountain ▁range . ▁An ▁international ▁rail ▁line ▁across ▁the ▁Central ▁Py ren ees ▁linking ▁Zar ago za ▁and ▁the ▁French ▁city ▁of ▁P au ▁through ▁a ▁tunnel ▁existed ▁in ▁the ▁past ; ▁however , ▁an ▁accident ▁in ▁the ▁French ▁part ▁destroyed ▁a ▁stretch ▁of ▁the ▁rail road ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁and ▁the ▁Can fran c ▁Station ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁cul - de - s ac ▁since ▁then . ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁four ▁points ▁connecting ▁the ▁Portuguese ▁and ▁Spanish ▁rail ▁networks : ▁Val ença ▁do ▁Min ho – T ui , ▁V ilar ▁Form oso – F u entes ▁de ▁O ñ oro , ▁Mar v ão - Be ir ã – Val encia ▁de ▁Alc ánt