Barcelona is without commuter and regional trains due to a breakdown due to copper theft

New one Collapse affects in a general way Circulation of Rodales de Catalunya trains. According to Renfei, Copper theft It caused a voltage spike in the Montcada Bifurcació pocket Which affects the entire service.

The collapse was discovered at 4 am. AdIf said in a statement that the cable theft caused “several fires in the signaling system wires and entanglements around Barcelona, ​​affecting all Rodalies network lines.”

The accident also affected substations The movement of trains in Barcelona’s tunnels is prohibited And between Maçanet-Granollers-El Clot and Maçanet-Mataró-El Clot, so trains cannot enter Barcelona. In addition, no train can run between Montcada Bifurcació and Montcada.

“now Trains run south only to Bellvitge and l’Hospitalet and north to Cerdanyola and Montcada-Ripollet.“, Renfe reported. Adif details that Malfunctions are widespread:

“They are affected Signaling, communication, safety, needle changing and other equipment facilities“Which prevents blood circulation.”

them too The platforms of Paseo de Gracia station have been evacuated Because there was smoke in the tunnel

Adif technicians are working to reduce the impact as much as possible, but according to company sources There are no expectations that it will be resolved soon.

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“Under these circumstances, it is not possible to guarantee rail traffic and it is recommended to use other means of transport,” the statement read. In this regard, RENFE has not announced the organization of alternative road transport to replace the service.

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