Traffic in the Atocha-Chamartín high-speed tunnel It will be collected this Monday when one of the roads is put into service. Thus, the trains that connect the Valencian Community and Murcia to Madrid will begin or end their journey at the Madrid Chamartín Clara Campoamor station, thanks to the works carried out since yesterday by the maintenance teams of Adif and Renfe to repair the elements of the infrastructure damaged by the axles of one of the wagons of a train which was running empty, without passengers.
The work carried out by Adif and Renfe made it possible to verify that The unaffected track of the tunnel between Atocha and Chamartín meets the necessary conditions security so that companies that operate in this rail corridor can retrieve their routes with origin and destination at the Chamartín station. This means the resumption of normal operation of these trains, which, in general, have their headquarters in Madrid, at the Chamartín terminal (with the exception of some trains coming from or going to Murcia).
We also remember all services provided by railway operators. The heart of Madrid Cercanías is not affected by this incidentso that all services work as expected. The tasks to remove the train that still remains inside the tunnel, prevent traffic on one of the roads, They will resume next weekend. Adif and Renfe have mobilized a special technical device to undertake this particularly complex operation given the characteristics of the space in which it is carried out.
These are the trains that do not return to normal
After removal of the material, It will be necessary to assess the condition of the road and carry out its repair. In accordance with this schedule agreed by Adif with Renfe and the rest of the railway operators to maximize the capacity of the railway infrastructure from Monday to Friday, on Saturday 26 and Sunday 27 October trains between Madrid and the east of the peninsula They would come back on time, and only on weekends, to start or end your trip at Puerta de Atocha station in Madrid.
Renfe will not remove any services and will provide the service with usual programming with the exception of two services. early in the morning between Madrid-Murcia (6:15 a.m.) and Madrid-Valencia (6:30 a.m.) which will leave from Atocha station. Likewise, the train that will leave Alicante at 5:52 a.m. will end its journey at 8:14 a.m. in Atocha. Renfe will inform all passengers of the restoration of service and of this circumstance through the usual information channels.
