‘Paled’ again on Sunday (04.05.25) its rail network Spainwith thousands of passengers staying overnight (Monday morning) trapped in trains and stations. The reason this time? The theft of bronze cables.
Strangers removed cables from train lines in four areas within a 10km radius, with Spanish Transport Minister Oscar To speak of a “serious sabotage” in a post on X.
Railway connections to the affected lines were suspended last night while this morning A few trains left Madrid for Toledolocated 70 kilometers south.
The routes to cities such as Seville and Malaga, Even further south, they had not yet been restored, ADIF, the state -owned rail management company announced via X.
Thousands of people were forced to wait at the station Atotsa of Madrid.
Hundreds of passengers were trapped in trains last week during the blackout that happened in the country.
Nine trains were immobilized between stations, With several passengers forced to spend the night in them, according to interviews on the TVE state network.
Adif said its staff are working to replace stolen cables and restore rail services.
The high -speed network has been rapidly expanding to Spain as part of the government’s attempt to release public means of transport from carbon use.
The network connects almost all the major cities of the country and is vulnerable to cable theft incidents as it crosses large uninhabited areas.