X-ray of the chaos in the Madrid Cercanías: "There is a lack of spare parts, they take them from some trains to be able to repair others"

"You don't get to work today either."

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, hundreds of Madrid residents suffered again yesterday the long delays that caused

of the region.

It rains on wet with a problem that has been giving warning symptoms for years but which, in the last two months, seems to have worsened.

The situation, described as "very precarious" by unions and users, generates daily, and hard, protests and complaints from those affected by seeing their daily lives conditioned.

"

, every day there is something... We are people who pay for our tickets, our subscriptions... Even when we don't get to work on time. Until when?" Marta wondered yesterday.

More graphic was Sonsoles, denouncing this situation through Twitter: "This is already horrible, it

, it causes me a lot of stress never knowing when I arrive at work and always being late I don't know if you think jobs are given away."

Yesterday's day was especially unfortunate: two trains collided in Alcalá de Henares, without causing injuries;

another convoy suffered an incident at the entrance to Nuevos Ministerios;

another breakdown in Pinar de Las Rozas... Which

, with the consequent anger of people from Madrid trapped on platforms or wagons without knowing when they would start.

"They treat us like cattle", "A lady has fainted on a stopped train.

" or "I imagine that you are aware of the shame of service you give" were some of the laments that resounded, without finding shelter or answers.

In the words of Rafael Escudero, spokesman for the Railway Union, these setbacks "are becoming more and more common."

"For many years all the investments have been dedicated to high speed, and

," says Escudero, detailing that the most modern trains, the Civias, are "over 20 years old."

"On March 11, 2004, there were already these convoys,

", a date in everyone's memory to contextualize the passage of time without modernization.

"There are 400-500 professionals missing"

"We have many workshops that lack spare parts to be able to repair the trains.

And with a tremendous lack of personnel due to meager public job offers: only in Madrid there are a lack of about

to carry out adequate maintenance", points out Escudero, for whom "

".

The spokesman for this union believes that "Renfe's management decides to bet on their company" is necessary, since "they are very focused on internalization: going to operate in Arabia, the Czech Republic... and they have

".

Yesterday morning he advanced in fits and starts, between complaints, anger and a notable exasperation, turning social networks into a kind of psychologist where those affected

.

"I leave with extra time to compensate for your daily 'incidents' and not even so. Are you going to pay me for the taxi that I will have to take to arrive on time to pick up some clients?" another Madrid citizen questioned.

This situation was also echoed by the president of the Community, Isabel Díaz Ayuso, who wanted to clarify that Cercanías de Madrid

.

"I would like everyone to know," she stressed, not knowing if "the Prime Minister has already decided to create complete chaos in this region."

"It has completely collapsed all the courts and also the Cercanías with a totally deficient service. This harms the Metro service and

," explained the

.

"The 2,556 million Cercanías budget that is allocated to Catalonia I would already like in Madrid and this is something that I would like to point out because I believe that it is not being solved. I believe that the Government is adrift, it acts against society to survive " , Ayuso finished.

Along these lines, the spokesman for the Railway Union points to the responsibility of the Ministry of Transport for "

to have correct maintenance", although he also points to Adif, for "not making

", and to Renfe for "not dedicate the necessary efforts to

properly".

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