Spanish bullet train service resumes after five-hour suspension

MADRID (Reuters) -Spanish state-owned railway operator Renfe suspended the bullet practice service between Madrid and Barcelona for 5 hours on Monday morning after cables have been stolen, the corporate mentioned in an announcement.

A 19-year-old man was detained after he was discovered shut to coach tracks close to Santa Oliva in Catalonia, native police mentioned on Twitter, including that additional arrests haven’t been dominated out.

Renfe established an alternate practice route bypassing the high-speed community to take travellers from the capital to the nation’s second-largest metropolis, Barcelona, the assertion mentioned.

At 1115 native time, after greater than 5 hours of suspension, the practice service between Spain’s two largest cities resumed.

The tourism business’s vigorous post-pandemic restoration this summer time has stretched Spain’s transport infrastructure, because it has in different European international locations, leaving it susceptible to any form of disruption.

(Reporting by Christina ThykjaerEditing by Inti LandauroEditing by David Goodman)