The delays affected both northbound trains (towards Barcelona) and southbound trains (towards Tortosa), disrupting the scheduled punctuality on the morning of Monday, February 2. This situation caused the 7:26 a.m. train from Reus to arrive at Tarragona almost simultaneously with the train from Tortosa, leading to an uneven distribution of passengers.
“"I found the same as always. It is an endemic problem; the train always makes us late for work."
The user Xavier Pérez, a resident of Reus who works in Tortosa, explained that the situation is typical and that despite promises of improvement, he has noticed no substantial change. The cancellation of an earlier train has forced him to wake up an hour earlier to ensure his connection in Tarragona.
“"What bothers us most is that, beyond being late, people accumulate from the 7 am and 7:30 am trains; and if the train is short, you end up standing; and at 7 in the morning, that's not fun."
Commuters heading to Barcelona also suffered the consequences of the delays and passenger accumulation. Joan Mercadé, who travels to the Catalan capital regularly, lamented the lack of viable alternatives, as the high-speed station at Camp de Tarragona is far from the city center. In a similar situation is Jan Bulat, a master's student in Barcelona, who stated that he misses classes due to the delays.
