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The

Avlo

train that covered the route between Madrid-Puerta de Atocha and Barcelona Sants suffered a technical incident on Monday night that caused a three-hour break in

Perafort

, Tarragona.

As reported by Civil Protection of Catalonia on Twitter, an incident that affects the electrification system of the high-speed line has caused the

Avlo

train to stop at 10:30 p.m. at the height of the town of

Alcover

.

For this reason, the company has chartered two other trains to transfer passengers to their destination.

The train, which left at 8:00 p.m. two hours late, should have arrived in Barcelona at 8:40 p.m., as reported by

Renfe

on its website.

Around 2:15 a.m., and after several hours stranded, the Avlo

passengers were transferred in parallel

to another convoy, as detailed by Renfe on its social networks.

Some users on social networks report having arrived in Barcelona

at 3:00 a.m.

after leaving the capital at 8:00 p.m., almost seven hours later.

In addition, they say they have seen a small explosion through the window followed by a flame, which presumably was a high-tension cable hanging above the car.

On Sunday night, a train from the

Ouigo

company experienced a similar episode, when one of its trains suffered a technical breakdown and left its passengers stranded for more than three hours.

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