Cable theft at different points Strong interference in high speed service between Madrid and Seville this Sunday Affects more than 10,700 passengers And 30 trains. Transport Minister Oscar Bhunge.
Theft Found in 17:45, It is initially located between Mora, Arcas and Urada municipalities. Later, the Ministry of Transport confirmed that the damage to the railway line affects and occurs in the damage in Yebanes and Mansanek Important delays on trains Long distance, high -speed and avant.
Renf is the leader. The civil guard investigates the eventIt covers four different points in the perimeter of 10 kilometers.
Two incidents simultaneously complicated the situation
In addition to the cable theft, Fernandez de Headia said that a “hook” occurred An Irio company train He made the problems worse. As he explained, this second incident temporarily interrupted the circulation when trains had already begun to operate at a low speed after the sabotage.
Manager responded to criticism on social networks In the affected users, the defined cycle by cable theft has been made clear that delays are allowed up to 60 minutes, but the Irio train is not the last total stop due to technical problem on the train.
Monday morning, High -speed services between Madrid and Seville and Madrid and Tolido met with changes in their scheduleTo facilitate repairing tasks, some trips are delayed up to an hour. Meanwhile, passengers who returned from May from May live a day of confusion and despair due to delays and cancellation.
The Ministry of Transport has reiterated its commitment to closely cooperate with the security forces Clarify the event and prevent similar incidents from happening in the future.
