Train Strike to Hit Spain's Rail Services on October 29
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There will be a train strike in Spain on Thursday, October 29.
Train drivers from the union Semaf called the strike.
Renfe is the company that runs the trains in Spain.
Renfe made a plan for minimum services during the strike.
Minimum services mean some trains will still run.
But many trains will not run that day.
Five CercanÃas lines in Madrid will stop completely.
CercanÃas trains are local trains that people use every day.
The strike will also affect trains in Galicia.
Galicia is a region in the north of Spain.
Many people use trains to go to work.
Passengers should check train times before they travel.
The strike is only for one day.
Renfe asked people to look for strike information online.
Train drivers are also called maquinistas in Spanish.
Vocabulary5 words
- strike
- when workers stop working to protest
- union
- a group that helps workers
- minimum services
- the smallest number of trains that must still run
- CercanÃas
- local trains in Spanish cities
- maquinistas
- the Spanish word for train drivers
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1. October 29 2. The Semaf union 3. They will stop completely
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There will be a train _____ in Spain on Thursday, October 29.
Train drivers from the _____ Semaf called the strike.
Renfe is the _____ that runs the trains in Spain.
Renfe made a plan for _____ during the strike.
Five _____ lines in Madrid will stop completely.
The strike will also affect trains in _____.
Many people use trains to go to _____.
Passengers should check train _____ before they travel.
Train drivers are also called _____ in Spanish.
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