Up to now, Alvia S130 trains have been routed in double composition from Castellón to Valencia and Albacete by typical observe. Transfer shall be made in Albacete through AVE to Madrid. In the wrong way, Madrid-Albacete by AVE and s130 double to Valencia and Castellón by typical route.
Buses for transfers
For the Avlo stopped in Requena, Renfe has despatched 5 buses to switch the vacationers to Valencia. Commuters are already utilizing these buses. Additionally, AVE vacationers are routed on Media Distancia trains from Valencia to Alicante and from there by AVE to Madrid.
In addition, Renfe has recalled that the affected vacationers have the corporate’s “voluntary punctuality dedication”, by which as much as 100% of the quantity is returned for delays of greater than half-hour. And they are going to have the ability to make any change or cancellation with out price.
The incident additionally impacts the remainder of the businesses that flow into on the route that has suffered the incident, Ouigo and Iryo, operators to which Renfe has supplied their collaboration to switch their passengers.
hearth in a chest
It needs to be remembered that the incident is brought on by the hearth that broke out this morning in a chest, which has pressured the hearth brigade to behave and has triggered the suspension of prepare circulation as a result of hearth, smoke and flooding of the San Isidro tunnel.
For their half, Adif technicians work with auxiliary pumps to evacuate the water from the tunnel and restore circulation between Madrid-Valencia. The common director of Conservation and Maintenance of Adif, Ángel Contreras, has defined the small print of the incident brought on by this hearth within the water pump properly of the San Isidro tunnel.
Thus, he has indicated that auxiliary pumps have been used to evacuate the water “as quickly as potential” and “to have the ability to make approach for the trains.” Asked if there’s any forecast on this regard, he mentioned that “we’re ready to see at what fee we are able to evacuate the water and, from there, have a forecast” ..
Team of greater than 50 folks
Adif has laid out in a press release {that a} workforce of greater than 50 folks is engaged on the work to evacuate the water. It is estimated that the hearth has burned the wiring of the pumps, though entry has not but been potential. The tunnel’s water desk is under sea stage and the pumps fulfill the perform of draining the water, the identical sources have indicated.
As at all times within the case of incidents, the protocol has been activated with firefighters from the Valencia City Council and the remainder of the State Security Forces. Firefighters put out the hearth at 6:05 a.m. The hearth has triggered smoke within the tunnel and, instantly, it has not been potential to function inside as a result of excessive stage of CO and O2.
Once it was verified that the pumps weren’t evacuating water, alternate options had been activated, amongst them, a pump truck was requested to take away water and work was completed on the broken pumps, and eventually it was determined to mount an auxiliary pump, which arrived at 12:15 p.m.
prepare suspension
“The preliminary assessments have advised an incident that may very well be resolved inside an inexpensive time frame”, they’ve identified from Adif. Once the injury has been verified, earlier than 8:00 a.m., the departure of trains has been suspended.
In these circumstances “everlasting communication has been maintained with the railway firms for his or her evaluation and the definition of their various transport plans”, they’ve indicated. Adif has opened an investigation, however to date the causes of the hearth are unknown.
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