The first treatment for the dozen injured in the R4 train accident in Gelida took place at the Caves Torelló manor house, hastily converted into a field hospital. The collapse of the retaining wall that derailed the train occurred just 250 meters from the property, where the owning family lives. "They arrived disoriented," Paco de Rosa Torelló explained to ARA, emphasizing "the efficiency and professionalism of the emergency services" who arrived at the scene. In fact, the strong impact was felt from inside the house around 9:00 p.m., but it wasn't until the firefighters entered the property, breaking through the security perimeter to reach the wrecked train, that the residents realized something was wrong. While firefighters, police, and Adif technicians worked to rescue the passengers, the aid operation for those affected was launched. "We opened the doors without thinking, and the injured started arriving, one with a broken ankle, another with bruises, and all of them disoriented," explains the company owner. Fear and disorientation, aggravated by the darkness of the night, the cold, and the damp drizzle, dominated the scene. The family that owns the train opened their home, distributing coffee, water, hot drinks, and blankets. The complex quickly became a refuge after the trauma, a place to rest, use the restroom, or contact family to explain the situation. "We reassured them and tried to calm them down, calm them down, and calm them down," continues De la Rosa, who estimates that they attended to between 80 and 90 people, from both the affected train and a second train that had to stop a few meters before. "A sudden stop"

Among the train passengers, confusion reigned as to how everything had unfolded in a split second. "There was a very sudden stop, and we were all thrown about," recalled David Castelló shortly after the R4 train he was traveling on derailed near Gelida. The accident, which occurred around 9:00 p.m., has It left one dead and 36 affected, 5 of whom are seriously injured.Initial hypotheses suggest that a retaining wall collapsed onto the tracks, and the train traveling towards Manresa crashed between the Sant Sadurní and Gelida stations. David was returning home from work and was traveling in the third carriage of the train involved in the accident. In fact, his stop was the very next one. "I must have been in the third carriage, and there was a woman standing who I saw was seriously injured," he explained. After the collision, they managed to open the carriage doors "to let some air in," and then everything went dark. "We leaned out the doors and saw a train coming in the opposite direction. Some of us jumped out, started signaling, and finally it stopped," Castellón recounted. "We got to the front of the train, to the first carriage, and we could hear shouts for 'help.'"

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This week the new Cercanías Cataluña commuter rail line has started operating. This joint venture between Renfe (State) and the Generalitat This marks a turning point in the transfer of the Cercanías commuter rail network and represents a complete overhaul of railway management, which will now be based in Catalonia. However, the Minister of Territory – and now also president of the new company – Sílvia Paneque, has already made it clear that "the changes will not be immediate," but that improvements should begin to be noticeable as the new Cercanías team assumes its responsibilities. Among the more than one hundred projects underway, these are the main challenges that the network (and the new company) must address in 2026:

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More changes to the commuter rail network. This Monday, a closure begins on the R4 line between Vilafranca and Martorell, which will last until September and will leave only one train per hour in each direction. According to Renfe's early morning report, the service began without incident, in accordance with the alternative road plan already planned for this situation.

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The Mediterranean Corridor works that Adif is carrying out in Sant Vicenç de Calders since the fall of last year Not only are they generating service interruptions and disruptions, alternative plans, and incidents: the works are also worrying experts about the final outcome they will have when they are finished. Various platforms defending users and academics consulted by this newspaper fear that, once the works at this station are completed, the result will be "worse for users" and that a "bottleneck" will be created that will greatly complicate operations in the area.

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Representatives from the Ministry of Transport and the works councils of Renfe and Adif returned this Sunday afternoon to resume negotiations to address the rail strike called for tomorrow, which will affect the commuter service. The conflict had been brewing since the beginning of the month, with more than a hundred trains cancelled Carnival weekend, and on Monday the 4th, it became clear. The general works councils, along with all the driver unions of both public companies, have called a total of seven days of strikes in March and April at both companies due to, they say, non-compliance with the agreements signed regarding the transfer of Cercanías and Renfe Mercancías services.

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