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Fire on high-speed train halts Madrid-Barcelona line, disrupting 19,500 travellers

Tuesday, 13 October 2026, 06:15 · 1 min read

A fire aboard an AVE high-speed train interrupted the Madrid-Barcelona rail line for about five hours, upsetting the travel plans of some 19,500 passengers, according to El País. Infrastructure manager Adif restored single-track traffic shortly before 21:00, while operators Renfe and Iryo used buses to carry affected travellers to their destinations. The route is Spain's busiest high-speed corridor, so even a short closure causes widespread knock-on disruption. Note that the source describes a fire rather than a derailment.

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El País — Un incendio en un AVE interrumpe la línea Madrid-Barcelona y altera los planes de viaje de 19.500 viajeros ↗︎
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