Today was another typical day for the commuter rail service, meaning chaos and confusion about whether the system is running or not. It's only running or not, given that only five lines are fully operational, while eleven others still have sections closed and are being offered as alternative bus services.

As expected, Monday has arrived and today's train lottery has brought no luck. Renfe has ended up offering road service where it cannot yet provide rail service.

Overcrowded trains, delays, people stranded on the platform... The railway collapse in Catalonia could at least have a "relatively easy" solution, according to the latest report by Comisiones Obreras (Workers' Commissions). At the beginning of the month, this union dusted off a project they had already attempted to launch four years ago, in 2021, and which they now consider "more necessary than ever." The aim is to shake up the current "scarce" Avant services (which offer medium-distance high-speed journeys at regulated prices) to create a "real" Catalan public network of high-speed trains for medium-distance journeys, adequate to current demand and allowing the working class and students to travel to work or university every day. And to do so with sufficient seats, on time, and at competitive prices.