Fire in Madrid paralyzes commuter trains between Orcasitas and Atocha
The short version
A fire in pastures near the tracks in the Madrid neighborhood of Legazpi stopped the circulation of Cercanías trains on the C5 line for several hours. At the same time, the presence of a person in the Atocha-Chamartín tunnel interrupted the high-speed service between Madrid and Levante for 90 minutes.
The circulation of Cercanías Madrid trains was interrupted between Orcasitas and Atocha due to a grass fire near the tracks in the Legazpi neighborhood, according to Adif and Renfe.2 The fire affected the C5 line of the Cercanías Madrid core.2 The high-speed trains stopped between 9:45 and 11:15 am in the Madrid-Levante corridor.1
Adif reported the interruption of traffic due to "the presence of a person in the vicinity of the road" in the vicinity of the Atocha-Chamartín tunnel.1 The Atocha-Chamartín tunnel connects both stations in Madrid.1 The incident in the tunnel paralysed the high-speed service between Madrid and Levante for 90 minutes.1
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