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The AVE between Madrid and Barcelona runs at 80 km/h after a fire
Trains between Madrid and Barcelona are experiencing delays of around an hour after an AVE caught fire in Zaragoza. Renfe is operating on a single track at 80 km/h and is offering free changes and refunds.
The train caught fire in Ricla with 283 passengers on board, all of whom were evacuated unharmed.
Travelling today on the AVE between Barcelona and Madrid may add about an hour to the journey. After the fire on a train in Ricla (Zaragoza), services remain limited: trains are running at 80 kilometres per hour and using a single track on part of the route.
An hour’s delay and free changes
Most Renfe trains are running about an hour late. The company has reorganised passengers and put high-speed trains with more carriages into service to meet demand.
Those affected can request free changes or refunds.
The line will remain restricted until the train is removed
The restriction affects the section between Ariza and Plasencia de Jalón. It will stay in place until Renfe y Adif teams remove the burnt train and repair the infrastructure.
In Collserola, another disruption to daily life affecting the Barcelona area was a four-day rave that disturbed residents during a health alert.
The fire broke out on 12 October
The fire started around 16:00 on 12 October, near Ricla. The cause is still under investigation. There were 283 passengers on board, all evacuated without injury.
Traffic was suspended until teams extinguished the fire late in the evening. The line remains affected today due to the removal of the train and pending repairs.