Approximately 200 trains have been cancelled this Monday following a collision between two high-speed trains near Córdoba, Spain on sunday night. The crash has left at least 39 people dead and 123 injured.
Spain’s State rail network, Renfe, announced the cancellations of services between Andalusia and Madrid, impacting thousands of travelers. High-speed rail traffic is suspended between Madrid and Córdoba, Seville, Málaga, Huelva, Cádiz, Algeciras and Granada, according to Renfe’s website.
Around 500 travelers were stranded in Málaga last night, and many more face disruptions today.
Renfe has cancelled 23 trains between Madrid and Seville, including AVE, Alvia, and Avlo services. Another 18 trains between madrid and Córdoba are suspended, along with 28 connections to Málaga and six to Huelva.
Ouigo, the French-owned high-speed rail network, also cancelled several services between Madrid and Andalusia, including four trains to Seville and four to Córdoba and Málaga.
Iryo, an Italian-owned company involved in the collision, cancelled 18 connections between Madrid and Seville, and 24 to Córdoba, plus three to Málaga.
Renfe services to the Castilla-La mancha region, including Toledo, Ciudad Real and Puertollano, are operating normally.
Adif, Spain’s state-owned railway infrastructure management company, stated that traffic will be restored once the damaged trains are removed and infrastructure damage is assessed. They will then mobilize resources to repair the tracks.
