Cable theft between Guallar and Plasencia de Jalón delays Madrid-Barcelona high-speed trains

Cable theft from the rail infrastructure between the municipalities of Guallar and Plasencia de Jalón, in the province of Zaragoza, affected high-speed trains linking Madrid and Barcelona on Wednesday, Renfe reported on its social media with data from Adif, as reported by Telemadrid.

According to Demócrata, citing agency reports, Renfe had already warned shortly before midnight on Tuesday of delays on the conventional Madrid-Barcelona line due to cable theft on the same stretch, and at around 9:30 on Wednesday it reported that the high-speed line was affected by an infrastructure incident caused by the theft.

Telemadrid reported delays of up to 15 minutes, although traffic never came to a halt. At midday, Renfe said on X that the incident had been "resolved", although trains could still experience delays, and Adif confirmed that traffic was returning to normal, according to Demócrata.

There has been no information on how many trains and passengers were affected. According to Telemadrid, the Guardia Civil arrested two people in May accused of stealing 1,100 metres of copper cable from the conventional Madrid-Barcelona line in several incidents in April.