Renfe and Adif will remove the derailed train between Atocha and Chamartín in pieces

Adif and Renfe they are going to remove pieces the train without passengers that derailed on October 19 in the tunnel between Atocha and Chamartín. In a statement, Transport has indicated that the tasks will be carried out at night, to affect travelers as little as possible, as well as so that the services “can operate normally.” The operation will last several days.

The different parts of the train will be extracted “progressively.” As the note highlights, The operation is designed to restore the situation “in the shortest possible time.” To this end, they add, “the safety of the passengers and the staff involved” will be prioritized.

Sector sources consulted by Europa Press have explained that it will be the Renfe relief brigade the one in charge of these tasks. Subsequently, Adif’s incident department will act on the damaged infrastructure.

The initial forecast of the Ministry of Transport and Sustainable Mobility was to remove the train last weekendwith specific cuts in circulation, the Levante trains returning to leave and arrive at Atocha instead of Chamartín.

However, last Thursday, sources from Adif and Renfe assured that the circulation was not going to be interrupted over the weekend, so the train was not going to be removed from the tunnel.