A Madrid Cercanías train has suffered a problem and its passengers have been forced to get out of the transport and walk on foot to Atocha station. Several users have reported what happened on social networks with anger. From Renfe they confirm that there has been a problem.
“These days there have been works. And as a consequence of this work, a gear breakdown has occurred. The inter-rail train to Atocha has been stopped,” the railway company says. Passengers nervous They activated the alarm and got on the train to continue the journey on foot.
Several people have denounced the waiting time inside the train. “An hour locked up”said one user. “What kind of joke is the commuter train in Madrid? An hour locked inside the train with the doors closed, without air and with a heat of…”, one person complained online.
“No air conditioning”
“After more than 50 minutes stopped at Renfe Atocha without air conditioning and even fainting, things ended like this, all the cars leaving walking along the tracks, at no time have they told us what was happening nor do we still know if it is going to move. It is unfortunate”, denounced another user.
While, Adif has reported on its social networks that the circulation of the Cercanías de Madrid trains between the Atocha and Chamartín stations via Recoletos are registering delays of more than 15 n in the frequency of passage this Monday morning. The waits are occurring due to a breakdown in the signaling system at the Atocha station. Adif details that the incident has been resolved and the trains “are gradually recovering their usual frequencies.”
Trains with destination Alcalá de Henares or Guadalajara They have recorded a wait of more than 40 minutes. Many passengers accumulated on the blocked platforms without seeing any train passing to go to Madrid or return to Alcalá de Henares.
