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      <title><![CDATA[Chaos returns to the commuter rail system: service is not guaranteed this Saturday]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p><img src="https://static1.ara.cat/clip/1b09b882-c999-4199-bb31-0657931d0c49_16-9-aspect-ratio_default_0.jpg" /></p><p>The commuter rail service is once again uncertain this weekend. At this time, normal rail service is not guaranteed for Saturday, nor is an alternative bus service. Since Friday night, train service has been experiencing problems on all lines after a day marked by another partial shutdown of the R1 line due to a new landslide onto the tracks between Tordera and Maçanet. The incident—which occurred at a point not identified in the surveys carried out this week—has reopened the crisis with train drivers, who claim they cannot work safely, less than 24 hours after rail service was restored. After midnight, representatives from the Catalan Government, Renfe (the national railway company), and Adif (the railway infrastructure manager) met at the Department of Territory to monitor the rail situation, and, according to the Catalan News Agency (ACN), several risk points on the network have been identified requiring urgent action. The meeting was already scheduled for 7 p.m., before tonight's strikes, but it has been postponed twice and resumed without any announcement being made so far, with further meetings expected throughout the weekend. Government sources assure that a service shutdown like Wednesday's has not been considered, but they also cannot guarantee how service will be provided this Saturday and anticipate "disruptions," without specifying their extent. Since Friday night, some lines have experienced delays exceeding half an hour. The same sources attribute the problems affecting the commuter rail network to the intense and continuous rain of recent days. The Department of Territory has already announced that it will hold further follow-up meetings this Saturday and Sunday at 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.</p>]]></description>
      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Natàlia Vila]]></dc:creator>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 23 Jan 2026 09:23:30 +0000]]></pubDate>
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      <media:title><![CDATA[A passenger loading a bicycle onto an R2 train at França station, during the resumption of commuter rail service.]]></media:title>
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      <subtitle><![CDATA[A new landslide forces the closure of the R1 line and alarms train drivers]]></subtitle>
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