The railway section between Madrid’s Atocha station and Recoletos station will remain closed this Monday while work is carried out to resolve the incident that occurred on Sunday when an intercity train derailed. For this reason, Renfe has announced that the Madrid Cercanías train will be closed. lends late. Renfe sources have reported that the cut affects the Cercanías lines C-1, C-2, C-7, C-9 and C-10, as well as medium and long-distance trains that use this section using alternative means of transport.
SERVICE INFORMATION
Due to an incident in Atocha, rail traffic on the Atocha-Recoletos section has been suspended since yesterday afternoon. There will be changes to service on the affected lines. Cercanías recommends alternative transportation options.— Cercanías Madrid (@CercaniasMadrid) November 27, 2023
Trains from Pasillo Verde, Airport and Príncipe Pío are affected, whose service begins and ends in Atocha, Nuevos Ministerios and Pitis. In addition, trains between Atocha and Nuevos Ministerios run every 15 minutes. Finally, the breakdown affects medium and long-distance trains originating or ending in Alcázar de San Juan, Jaén, Almería or Extremadura, for which Renfe has set up an alternative transport service.
Trains to Almería, Jaén or Extremadura depart from Chamartín and head towards Villaverde Bajo via an alternative route, the so-called contour. There they wait for travelers who come from Atocha and set off via Cercanías to Villaverde Bajo, where they change to the train to their destination. Travelers with origins in Almería, Jaén, Alcázar de San Juan and Extremadura they reach Aranjuez or Leganés and change there to Cercanías trains towards Atocha.
Traffic between Atocha and Recoletos was disrupted this Sunday by the departure of several sections of an intercity train on the Almería-Madrid route, forcing the evacuation of 37 people. The train started at a very low speed from Atocha station and after a few meters left several sections, after which the passengers were evacuated at the same station without any of them sustaining personal injuries.
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