The last cars of the machine were carrying liquid argon, a dangerous material which was not affected by the derailment.
After the scare that occurred this Thursday in the small municipality of Matillas (Guadalajara) due to the derailment of a train transporting dangerous goods near its station, the return to normal took place this Friday with the clearing of the track, which allowed The Madrid-Zaragoza-Barcelona conventional train line was restored at 10:30 a.m..
This was reported by the 112 emergency service of Castilla-La Mancha, which received a opinion from Adif (Railway Infrastructure Administrator), whose operators continue to work on the site of the train derailment in order to clear the area and repair the damage caused by the train accident.
The event occurred at 6:20 a.m. this Thursday at a location on the road between Matillas station and the neighboring level crossing, which forced to also cut the GU-157 highwaynear the accident site, due to the presence of the remains of the damaged train.
Civil Guard agents and firefighters from the neighboring municipality of Sigüenza first went there to verify that the last wagons which transported dangerous goods, notably liquid argonwere not affected.
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