Chaotic Saturday in Madrid's Atocha station. Numerous breakdowns and technical incidents have caused delays in the trains in full operation leaving Christmas with convoys that neither leave nor arrive at the station. Those affected demand more attention and information from Renfe.

Adif has confirmed the delays through its twitter account and has ensured that the mismatches take place in the trips of "High Speed ​​with origin and destination Madrid Puerta de Atocha".

A breakdown in the railway infrastructure motivated by a train connecting Seville and Barcelona has left the AVE line between Madrid and Barcelona, between Atocha and Vallecas, without tension , which has prevented the departure of the four AVE train station From the Spanish capital to the city, sources of Adif to Efe have indicated.

Around 18:15 hours, the pantograph of a train that covered the route between Seville and Barcelona has been hooked with the catenary as it passes through Madrid - at the height of the Gavilanes bypass - and has left the tracks of the train without tension AVE line Madrid-Barcelona, ​​between Atocha and Vallecas.

Therefore, four AVE trains have not been able to leave from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha station bound for Barcelona.

The train that made the Seville-Barcelona route continues to be stopped at the scene of the incident, which could be related to the wind storm that hits the Community of Madrid, although the causes of what happened will now be investigated.

Adif and Renfe have displaced their maintenance teams to try to give tension to one of the tracks with the aim of transferring passengers who are on the broken train and subsequently re-establishing the circulation on the AVE line between Madrid and Barcelona.

Some of the affected trains are the AVE 3941/3991 that left Seville for Barcelona and that "due to a technical incident at the facilities" has remained stopped in Madrid. On the other hand, the AVE 3152 that unites Barcelona and Madrid has resumed its journey after 20h with "156 minutes of delay".

Complaints from affected users focus on both delays and misinformation.

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