A cable theft between the Guadajoz (Seville) and Córdoba stations causes delays from early this Thursday in long and medium distance connections that affect connections between Andalusia and the rest of Spain that pass through that section.
On its social networks, the Railway Infrastructure Administrator () has reported that the incident following the theft detected this morning “is resolved”, although “there may still be delays until traffic is completely normalized.”
✅This incident is resolved. The high-speed trains that circulate between Madrid and Andalusia may still experience delays until traffic is normalized.
— INFOAdif (@InfoAdif)
Sources from this public company have indicated that the theft occurred around 12:40 a.m. this Thursday, and has caused a breakdown in the signaling system called Linienzugbeeinflussung (LZB), which since 1992 has functioned as the main signal control in Spanish high speed.
The theft causes problems on both roads between Córdoba and Guadajoz and between Córdoba and the Málaga fork on route II.
The trains are circulating with authorization for passing signals (BSL), and selective banalizations on track I between Córdoba and Almodóvar, which guarantees travel but slower than usual.
Long and medium distance High Speed trains register an estimated average delay of 35 minutes, although the French company has eliminated the one that had to connect Madrid and Seville, departing from the capital of Spain at 8:42 a.m.
