Empty convoys are traveling the tracks to detect possible irregularities, such as considerable stones or fallen trees, which could pose a risk to circulation. This measure follows an accident on the R4 line in Gelida that claimed one life and injured about thirty people.
“"We will not give the order to resume until we are sure that all infrastructures are ready."
The Minister of Territori, Sílvia Paneque, reported that the Government will begin evaluating the possible resumption of the system starting at 9:30 AM, when a key meeting is scheduled after receiving the initial results of the inspections.
Antonio Carmona, spokesperson for Rodalies, assured that intensive work is underway to restore service later this Wednesday. The decision to completely interrupt circulation was taken due to the damage that the storm, which has crossed Catalonia for four days, may have left on the tracks.
Initial hypotheses regarding the cause of the accident in Gelida point to a wall collapse caused by intense rainfall. Thanks to the 'white marches', several large stones and fallen trees had already been detected at various points across the network before seven in the morning.
