The 2.5-Minute Mirage: Inside the Statistical Gap of the Rodalies Railway Crisis For the thousands of commuters relying on the Rodalies network in Catalonia, February 2026 was defined by a singular word: chaos. The reality on the ground involved widespread line cuts, constant emergency alerts, and unprecedented speed restrictions. To make matters worse, train drivers … Read more
Puente and Illa Meet in Barcelona to Resolve Rodalies Rail Crisis By Daniel Richardson, Editor-in-Chief In a move designed to signal the end of a volatile period for Catalonia’s commuter rail system, Spanish Minister of Transport Óscar Puente and President of the Generalitat Salvador Illa met this Thursday in Barcelona. The high-stakes meeting at the … Read more
Rodalies Train Service Disrupted in Catalonia Due to High Winds Barcelona, Spain – Parts of the Rodalies de Catalunya commuter rail network will experience disruptions on Sunday morning due to a forecast of strong winds. The service interruptions, expected to last until 1:00 PM local time (11:00 UTC), will affect the R11 line between Figueres … Read more
BarcelonaWindy day of an out of place clarity after so much rain; excellent temperature to manifest. I head down to Urquinaona in the morning and, after so many years, I know that the lack of tingling means that I won’t find the typical Diades munition. Atmosphere is easier to define by what it is not … Read more
MadridThe Rodalies network almost never works, but for two weeks it has been chaos. Because of the trains that don’t work, but also because of the poor communication that is being passed on to users. When things go wrong, imaginative solutions are sought and, as it is not the first time this has happened in … Read more
You may be interested Epstein had a girls facilitator in Barcelona BarcelonaThe headaches for the thousands of users of Rodalies last for at least one more day and the service will not return to normal this Wednesday either. Renfe’s spokesperson, Antonio Carmona, explained this Tuesday evening that the same rail offer is maintained, but two … Read more
You may be interested Two in every three Catalans want to limit immigrant entry MadridMinister Óscar Puente appears this Tuesday at the Transport Committee of the Congress to give explanations about the railway accident in Adamuz (Córdoba) and the chaos of the last few weeks in Rodalies de Catalunya, also marked by the tragic fatal … Read more
BarcelonaThere has been no understanding and finally there will be two demonstrations due to the chaos in Rodalies. The ANC accuses the Network of Platforms of Train Users of Catalonia of counter-programming them with an alternative march, but the coordinator pulls iron to call for mobilization on the same day and believes that she must … Read more
You may be interested Follows the plenary of the Parliament for the chaos of Rodalies: the opposition is not enough and demands the resignation of Paneque The management of Renfe in Catalonia now has a new manager: Òscar Playà, the recently appointed CEO of Rodalies Catalunya, the new company that will take over the transfer … Read more
You may be interested The railway crisis is charged the first two destitutions BarcelonaThe Spanish government moves. The Secretary of State for Transport, José Antonio Santano, announced this Monday an agreement with the Generalitat to expand the Neighborhood Plan and assured that “it must reach 8,000 million”. The current investment established until 2030 is around … Read more