The key facts
- Train No. 6775 from Murcia to Valladolid carried 454 people; there were no injuries.
- Service on the Madrid-Chamartín — Valladolid section was suspended; passengers were promised a bus transfer.
- OUIGO announced compensation of 200% of the ticket price and confirmed the transfer had been completed.
Train stopped in a tunnel
In Spain, a passenger train operated by OUIGO stopped in the middle of a tunnel near the town of Aranjuez in the Madrid autonomous community. The cause was damage to the overhead contact line, which left the carriages without lights and air conditioning. This was reported by Life.ru citing the carrier.
454 passengers and the evacuation operation
The incident involved train No. 6775 traveling from Murcia to Valladolid, carrying 454 people. According to OUIGO, no one was injured. Another train was sent for the evacuation and was to take passengers to Madrid's Chamartín station, while those continuing on to Segovia and Valladolid were promised a bus transfer.
Service suspension and compensation
Rail service on the Madrid-Chamartín — Valladolid section was suspended. Passengers of the cancelled service were offered a free ticket exchange or a full refund, as well as compensation amounting to 200% of the ticket price. Later, OUIGO confirmed in an update that the transfer of all passengers from the stranded train had been completed: the passengers continued their journey to Madrid, and the company apologized for the inconvenience.
An unrelated incident
Separately, Life.ru previously reported a collision between two passenger trains in Spain, which caused numerous fatalities and injuries; after that accident, traffic on the damaged section was disrupted, and the circumstances of the disaster became the subject of an investigation. This was a separate incident, unrelated to the stoppage of train No. 6775 in the tunnel.
