More than 6,300 people trapped by a cable robbery on the Madrid-Seville Ave line | Economy

The theft of cable in four different points of the Ave line Between Madrid and Seville it is causing strong delays this Sunday in the railway connections between the two cities. As explained The president of Renfe, Álvaro Fernández Heredia, In a message on the social network x the incidence hits over 6,300 travelers in 18 trains. The fault coincides with the return of the Labor Day Bridge to Madrid and with the beginning, next week, of the April Fair in Seville.

The Minister of Transport, Óscar PuenteThe accident also communicated to his X account. According to his explanations, the theft of the cable affects four different kilometers, in the municipalities of Madridjos, Mora, Urda and Orgaz, both in the province of Toledo. The minister defined the event as “a serious act of sabotage” and that the affection of the trains will be “very serious”. He also indicated that the Civil Guard investigates the facts.

“We are strengthening the information, trying to provide temporal forecasts, distribute foods and drinks, strengthen the stations staff and work to mobilize the largest number of trains in these conditions of degraded circulation,” added the president of Renfe.

Adif, on the other hand, indicated in his X account that work to repair the incidence. And that their security patrols, together with the Civil Guard, work to document the matter and present a complaint.

Indicate the sources of the administrator of railway infrastructure Efe That the theft was detected at 17.45 and estimate that, in total, about 300 meters of cable were stolen within 10 kilometers. These same sources said that, as soon as the incidence has been detected, the teams have been moved to replace the cable, although they added that the repair has been complicated since then, although the duties have been 300 meters of cable, there have been small subtractions in various parts of the line, which caused serious damage to the safety systems of the line.

Renfe has announced a suspension of the railway service from 10.00 pm between the localities of Toledo di Yeles and the festival. As reported in its X account, six high -speed trains circulate with delays greater than 60 minutes. This is the bird that Madrid left Malaga at 6.35 pm, the avant-garde Madrid-Puertolano of 19.10, the Murcia-Málaga Ave of 15.32, the Sevilla-Madrid Ave of 16.31, Ave Sevilla-Valencia of 16.53 and Alvia Huelva Huelva-Madrid of 16.31.

In addition, Renfe reported that four other convoys are detained. They are the avant-garde Puertollano-Madrid of 19.05, the Madrid-Sevilla on 19.00, the Sevilla-Madrid Ave of 17.46 and the Alvia Cádiz-Madrid of 16.15.

This was not the only accident that hit this Sunday for the railway connections between Madrid and Seville. To the theft of cable in Toledo is added a break between the cities of Hornachuelos (Córdoba) and Guadijoz (Seville), without determining the reason. The incidence was, in this case, resolved in the afternoon.