The breakage of a gas pipe in the middle of the renovation works that are being carried out in the area of Ventas has caused the closure of sections of lines 2, 5 and 6 of the , as confirmed by the suburban to EL PAÍS. The incident occurred around 10:00 this Tuesday, the time around which the effects on 2 and 5 began. Around 11:50, although the service was restored around 2:15 p.m., more than two hours later. In total, about 28 stations have been affected. Line 5 has finally opened after a six-hour stoppage, although the trains do not stop at the Ventas station. The 2 continues without service in both directions between six stations, from Alsacia to Goya, of the 20 that the line has.
After six hours of chaos in the Madrid metro, Line 5 opens, but six stations on Line 2 remain closed: “If you can take a bus, do it”
