New day of rail chaos. Since this Sunday thousands of passengers have been stranded in different trains that connect the capital with Seville and thousands have been unable to travel for hours this Monday after they occur Five cable robberies of the railway line in Toledo.
The facts, described as A “act of serious sabotage” By the Minister of Transportation, Óscar Puente, they have occurred specifically in the municipality of Los Yébenes and Manzaneque, On a radius of just 10 kilometers where the theft has affects 150 meters of cable of the railway services.
Specifically, as described by the head of Transportes, thefts have occurred at the kilometers points 92-850, 93-600, 99-750, 101-400 y 102-200, points that correspond exactly with the line security systems. In addition, as can be seen in several of the images that Puente has shared, the thieves They have broken a metal mesh to access train lines located between forest and olive slopes. Likewise, wiring connections have been affected.
The holder of Transporte has explained that what was stolen It is “little value” Therefore, it has influenced that it has been an act of sabotage of the railway line. In addition, he has also detailed that the authors have had experience to carry out the robbery and that there were no cameras in the place.
At the moment, after the incidence, the operators have already restored the service after having been working throughout the morning of this Monday. It has been from 9.48 when trains have already begun to circulate again Between Andalusia and Madrid, although trains will circulate with delays throughout the day.
The facts have been made available to the Civil Guard, which, following instructions from the competent Court of Instruction in the case, You have already opened an investigation to clarify the causes of what happened.
Both the Civil Guard and the National Police They maintain constant contact with both Adif (Railway Infrastructure Administrator) as with the rest of the affected authorities to try to clarify what happened and identify those responsible, add interior sources.
