The Secretary of State for Transport, José Antonio Santano, announced this morning that most temporary speed restrictions on the Catalan railway network will be lifted by June. While acknowledging an extension of the initial April deadline, he attributed the delays to the "thousand incidents" that arise during on-site work. Regarding passenger recovery, he noted that before the Gelida accident, approximately 400,000 daily users were transported, a figure currently between 340,000 and 350,000.

In an interview with SER Catalunya, the Secretary of State also expressed confidence that 16 new Alstom trains will be incorporated by early 2027. This information comes shortly after it was announced last Thursday that the Rodalies service will once again require payment starting next Saturday, May 9.

However, while Santano made these statements, users of an Avant Exprés train that departed from Tortosa at 6 AM experienced a different reality. The convoy suffered a breakdown near Vilafranca del Penedès, shortly after an announcement over the intercom requested if there was a doctor on board for a medical situation that, ultimately, was not serious. The medical incident was followed by the mechanical collapse of the train.

This situation forced passengers to transfer to another train, accumulating a two-hour delay. To ensure medical attention, firefighters, police, and an ambulance were mobilized, and a hole even had to be made in an exterior metal fence. A traveler, who had boarded the train in L'Ampolla, explained that despite receiving constant information from the operator, the service's dysfunctionality creates uncertainty about the feasibility of living in L'Ampolla and working in Barcelona, due to lost hours and potential salary repercussions.