Madrid (AP) – Spain was stolen at four locations, and cables used in cables used in high-speed line signaling systems between Madrid and Seville were stolen at four locations.
The theft in the second half of Sunday affected dozens of trains traveling between Madrid and Andalusia, just as many people returned to the capital after a holiday weekend.
On Monday, Spain's state-owned railway operator Renfe told passengers that the train left Madrid's Atocha station before 8 a.m. to avoid early arrivals to avoid crowding. Spanish railway infrastructure company Adif in X.
The incident came a week after a massive power outage in Spain and high-speed train traffic on the ground in Portugal, which stopped thousands of train passengers.
