a malfunction train ouigo stranded passengers for over three hours between the towns of Ariza (Zaragoza) and Medinaceli (Soria). trip Barcelona–Madrid.
Adif confirmed that a train from Ouigo company was stopped at 12:10 between Ariza and Medinaceli. The train left Barcelona at 20:38 and should have arrived in Madrid at 23:30.
Ouigo announced that his train was stopped on the tracks due to a technical malfunction in his train. Around 01:00 the company reserved one of the trains to go to Madrid. Later on, another train arrived for transfer Passengers who can’t get out.
The first of the trains to Madrid went back a few kilometers, specifically to the town of Calatayud, and then began the march towards the capital.
Passengers of the second train were able to continue their journey around 03:00. Ouigo transferred people from one train to another by renting another of his vehicles.
Many travelers on social networks shared videos of the event and reported that they were standing for hours. In the footage you can see how some of them get off one train and get on the other.
Last June Ouigo had a similar incident, when one of his trains suffered a technical malfunction, leaving its passengers stranded for more than three hours.