A breakdown in an Ouigo company train has forced this Saturday to delay the trip in high speed that some 1,000 passengers expected to carry out this morning from Barcelona to Madrid, sources from the aforementioned railway company have informed EFE. The fault has affected the train that It had to leave at 10:40 a.m. from Barcelona Sants station, composed of two compositions. It is the second delay that affects the company in less than 24 hours.
One of them, according to the same sources, was already on the platform of that station at that time, while the second, which is the one with the technical problem, remains at the Can Tunis railway center, where they are trying to repair the fault. . As a consequence of this, part of the travelers have left for Madrid in the first of the convoys with more than an hour of delay. while the other half of the passage remains at Sants station waiting for the damaged train to be repaired.
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The company adds another delay, also caused by a breakdownin less than 24 hours. Yesterday, at 10 in the morning, a convoy that had to travel to Madrid affected more than 3,000 passengers. One of the trains, with 1,015 passengers, suffered a delay of three hourswhile the company had to suspend the journey of two trains, that added another 2,000 travelers.
According to the company, the problems were caused by problems in closing doors. Company policy dictates that travelers who suffer a delay receive full payment for the ticket, while those who cannot travel receive a consideration of 200% of the ticket price.