Renfe announced this Friday that it has already begun work to upgrade level crossings between platforms at several Rodalies stations. The work begins at the Centelles station and will subsequently continue in Sant Mart铆 de Centelles. The work planned for Sant Sadurn铆 d'Anoia and Sant Vicen莽 de Castellet will be carried out throughout 2027. Other interventions are also planned at the Matar贸 and Terrassa Estaci贸 del Nord stations. The works include renewing the lighting around the crossings between platforms, improving the pavement, and installing railings on the ramps.
Renfe begins to scrap the train that caught fire on the Barcelona-Madrid line
Adif maintains that the line will recover normality next week but does not set a concrete date for it
16/10/2026 - 16:18 h
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BarcelonaRenfe has already begun the tasks to dismantle the train that caught fire on Monday on the high-speed line between Barcelona and Madrid and which has kept this corridor running at half capacity since then. The work to remove this part of the train, the most complicated one, began overnight from Thursday to Friday. Once cleared of scrap, it will be necessary to check the condition of the track and the overhead lines and, if necessary, repair them. Nevertheless, the infrastructure manager, Adif, is maintaining its planned schedule and expects the line to return to normal next week. However, at this time, neither Renfe nor Adif have specified exactly what day it will be possible to resume travel on both tracks.
The burnt part of the damaged AVE train is located in Ricla, in Aragon. At this point, the work to clear the track has not stopped since Monday and has progressed in phases. On Wednesday, the part of the train that was not affected by the flames was detached from the locomotive and towed to the Zaragoza - Las Delicias station. Now, the intervention on the material affected by the fire, according to industry sources, is complex and can only be carried out during nighttime shifts, because the work is incompatible with the circulation of trains on the adjacent track.
However, local media report that overnight from Thursday to Friday, Renfe was able to completely dismantle the bodywork, that is, the exterior scrap of the locomotive, and remove a part of it from the track. This point is also delicate due to the terrain conditions and the need to use high-tonnage cranes. The chassis, that is, the internal and resistant part on which the train's mechanical components are mounted, still remains on the rails. These are the tasks that will be addressed over the coming nights to completely clear the affected track.
Slightly slower journeys
Thus, as long as affected material remains on the tracks, the high-speed line between Barcelona and Madrid must operate on a single track and at a lower speed in a section that extends for 25 kilometers, between Ricla and Plasencia de Jal贸n. The Adif spokesperson in Catalonia, Antonio Carmona, explained on Wednesday that this limitation adds between 10 and 15 minutes more to the duration of the journeys. On Wednesday itself, the permitted speed in this section was already raised from 80 to 160 km/h.
The causes of the fire on this train, which was covering the route from Madrid to Figueres, remain unknown. The 283 passengers who were on board had to be evacuated, with no injuries reported. After a total stoppage, circulation resumed in the afternoon after a few hours, but with restrictions that still affect the operators' services.
The public company Renfe and the private ones Iryo and Ouigo have adapted their schedules and seat offerings to the current possibilities of the line. Renfe has reinforced certain services with more seats and has gradually increased the number of trips: on Thursday it scheduled 65 between Madrid and Barcelona, two more than on Wednesday. These measures allow the offer to be maintained while the restrictions last, but they do not eliminate the impact on the journeys.
Renfe begins upgrading several level crossings in Centelles
