At least 5,000 passengers affected by the fall of a catenary that interrupts the Barcelona-Madrid AVE line

Some

have been affected this afternoon due to the impossibility of running the trains that connect Barcelona with Madrid, cities in the north and south of the peninsula and Marseille (France) due to the

on the high-speed line that joins the

, Renfe sources report.

Train circulation on the Madrid-Zaragoza-Barcelona high-speed line is interrupted due to the detachment of this catenary.

on the Ariza-Alhama de Aragón route has

, so that, after the transfer of train passengers, circulation will be restored on the section along one track, as reported by Adif on social networks .

Since 2:55 p.m., a long-distance train from the low-cost rail operator

, which made the journey from Puerta de Atocha station to Barcelona, ​​has

, in the province of Zaragoza, as consequence of the fault.

The incident affects

high-speed line

and the long-distance trains on the AVE

.

Renfe has indicated that the nearly 20 trains that affect Barcelona due to this breakdown, both departure and arrival, correspond to the AVE that connect with Madrid and Marseille, as well as the Alvia and Avant convoys that cover routes to the south and the north, part of which runs along the high-speed rail.

Renfe is currently studying the alternatives it can offer passengers

while "it has offered Ouigo the resources it needs to transfer passengers who are trapped on the train that is stopped in the middle of the AVE track."

At the moment, the causes that have caused the detachment of the catenary (the line that supplies electricity to the train) or when it will be resolved are unknown, according to Adif sources.

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