Rodalies Chaos: Service Partially Resumes After Two Suspensions in One Hour

The incident at the Adif control center in Estació de França forces the maintenance of cut sections and alternative transport on several lines.

Generic image of a train platform with commuters waiting, reflecting the chaos and delays of the Rodalies service.
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Generic image of a train platform with commuters waiting, reflecting the chaos and delays of the Rodalies service.

The Rodalies commuter rail service in Catalonia progressively resumed on January 26 after an incident at the Adif control center in Estació de França caused two suspensions in under an hour.

Trains began circulating early in the morning, but the service had to be paralyzed twice within minutes due to a technical problem at the Adif control center located at Estació de França. The railway network was completely halted during several periods before the definitive resumption, causing significant inconvenience for users.

Most lines will have some cut sections that will be covered by alternative transport, mainly buses.

Despite the resumption, most lines in the network maintain several cut sections, which are being covered by alternative transport, mainly buses. The only line functioning end-to-end is the R2, connecting Castelldefels with Granollers, although it operates on a single track and with speed limitations.
The disruptions are significant on other key routes. The R1 has enabled buses between Blanes and Maçanet Massanes, while the R3 has no trains running at all. Regarding regional services, the R11 is cut between Figueres and Portbou, and the R15 only reaches Reus, forcing travelers to seek alternatives.