The commuter train services and high-speed connections between Valencia and Madrid have been suspended, due to severe flooding in the Valencia region. The devastating flash floods killed over 150 in the country’s worst natural disaster in decades.
The damage to railway infrastructure caused by flooding in the Valencian Community caused by the DANA storm means that the high-speed service between Valencia and Madrid will be suspended for at least two to three weeks, a duration that may vary depending on the progress of the repair work.
Due to the damage caused by the DANA, trains on lines C1 Valencia-Gandia, C2 Valencia-Moixent, C3 Valencia-Utiel, C5 Valencia-Caudiel and C6 Valencia-Castelló of the Valencia Commuter Railway are also not running.
The long and medium distance services of the Valencia-Alicante-Murcia connection and the medium distance services of Valencia-Albacete-Alcázar de San Juan and Valencia-Teruel are also suspended.
Traffic along the Mediterranean Corridor is also suspended.
A high-speed train with nearly 300 people on board derailed near Malaga, although rail authorities said no one was hurt. Due to this incident, trains running on the Málaga-Antequera high-speed route are experiencing delays.
Óscar Puente, the Minister of Transport and Sustainable Mobility, announced via his X account that the damage to the high-speed rail line is extensive, and repairs are expected to take several days. The Ministry, alongside Adif, Spain’s railway infrastructure manager, is working closely with emergency services to assess the situation, but the resumption of services before November 3 appears unlikely.
“1.2 kilometres of high-speed infrastructure will have to be replaced, which will take a minimum of three weeks, as long as no further complications arise,” according to Puente.
The Spanish government has also decreed three days of official mourning, starting on Thursday.
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