Adif restored traffic on the morning of Monday 19 October on both tracks of the Madrid-Barcelona high-speed line on the section between Ricla and Plasencia de Jalón (Zaragoza), after recovering and inspecting the infrastructure, according to Europa Press. The infrastructure manager informed operators that services could now run normally.
At that point, on 12 October, the rear cab of a Renfe AVE train that had left Madrid at 14:27 caught fire. According to EFE, the 283 passengers were evacuated without injuries and traffic was suspended for more than four hours; it then resumed on a single track between Ricla and Plasencia de Jalón until the train was removed.
According to Europa Press, removing the wreckage took several days because of difficult access. Renfe resumed its usual timetable from 12:30 on 19 October, Ouigo on Tuesday 20 and Iryo on Friday 23, with up to 30 daily services.
The sources consulted do not report the cause of the fire.
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- Adif restablece el servicio habitual en la ruta Madrid-Barcelona tras el incendio del tren del 12 de octubre
- Adif restablece el servicio habitual de la Alta Velocidad Madrid - Barcelona tras el incendio del tren del 12 de octubre
- Restablecida parcialmente la alta velocidad entre Madrid y Barcelona tras incendio en tren
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