Renfe recovers all high-speed services on the Madrid-Valencia line after the end of the red alert issued yesterday by Aemet. The concern caused by the Aemet red alert and the intense rains in the Valencian Community have forced the railway company to take the decision not to restore AVE and Avlo services in the Community once the works of the Adif have been completed. ‘have remained suspended after the previous DANA.
The first AVE will leave this Thursday from Madrid to València at 11:30 a.m. and from València the first AVE will leave for Madrid at 12:21 p.m.
On Thursday, from 11:30 a.m., all Renfe high-speed trains will run in both directions, making a total of 199 weekly movements with an offer of 80,000 connecting places.
On the Madrid-Valencia line, Renfe’s high-speed service (AVE+Avlo) is, from Monday to Friday, 30 trains per day, 15 in each direction. The offer for the weekend is 49 trains, on Saturday 12 trains run to Valencia and 11 services to Madrid, and on Sunday 13 trains run in each direction between the two cities.
Commuter services in central Valencia
From 12:00 p.m. and throughout the day, Cercanías services in central València are rescheduled as well as their alternative plans. Service on lines C1, C2 and C6 is partially reduced, as well as the associated road service on lines C1 and C2.
For lines C1, C2 and C6, a service is established every hour in each direction for both rail services and their alternative plans (lines C1 and C2).
The C3 València-Buñol-Utiel line maintains the established alternative transport plan. Buses will not stop at Cheste and Loriguilla stations due to the state of the infrastructure.
The services of the C5 València Nord-Caudiel line, during the day tomorrow, will have the same circulations as on the weekend, so 6 trains will run instead of the 8 that run during the week.
Configuration of services from 12 p.m. and throughout the day
Commuter train services:
- C1 (partial route Gandía – Silla). A service is established by direction every hour.
- C2 (partial route Moxent – Carcaixent). A service is established by direction every hour.
- C3. No commuter service due to state of infrastructure.
- C5 (complete route Caudiel – Valencia North). The service is reduced to 6 trains.
- C6 (complete route Castellón – Valencia North).
A service is established by direction every hour. Associated services by road by bus:
- Benifaió – Valencia. A service is established by direction every hour.
- Algemesí – Valencia. A service is established by direction every hour.
- Carcaixent – Alzira – Valencia. A service is established by direction every hour.
- Silla – Catarroja – Massanassa – Alfafar – Valencia. A service is established by direction every hour.
- Utiel – S.Antonio – Requena – El Rebollar – Siete Aguas – Buñol – Valencia. Usual service.
- Buñol – Chiva – Aldaia – Xirivella – Valencia. Usual service.
All bus services associated with Cercanías services have their headquarters established in Valencia, in Joaquín Sorolla, with the exception of those corresponding to the Utiel and Buñol lines, which will be located in Plaza España.
Long distance services Valencia-Barcelona
Long-distance services between Valencia and Barcelona are restored. The first Euromed will leave Barcelona at 10:15 a.m. and Valencia at 11:25 a.m.
Due to the unfavorable weather conditions and the red alert issued by the National Meteorological Agency (Aemet) in recent days, rail traffic between Barcelona and Valencia, both in long and medium distance services and in regional services, is remained suspended. Regional Express services to and from Tarragona-Tortosa-Camp de Tarragona and Valencia have also been suspended, as has the circulation of Intercity and Euromed services to and from Figueres-Barcelona Sants and Valencia.
Information and customer service trains affected by Dana
Renfe informed travelers at all times via the usual information and customer service channels: renfe.com, Renfe social networks and by SMS. The company has allowed changes and cancellations at no additional cost, for any type of class and fare, for train customers affected by the removal of high-speed services due to DANA until November 30.
