Overview
- ADIF said this morning it lifted the 160 km/h cap after inspecting the Madrid–Calatayud section, keeping only four points limited to 230 km/h that are slated for overnight checks.
- The wider slowdown had been imposed Tuesday on roughly 150 km between Mejorada del Campo and Alhama de Aragón in response to irregularities reported by train drivers.
- With most of the corridor back to 300 km/h, ADIF expects regular journey times to resume after delays caused by the temporary restriction.
- In recent days drivers had already reduced speeds from 300 to 230 km/h between Madrid and Calatayud, concentrating concerns near Guadalajara due to pronounced vibrations.
- Context for the review includes a union’s August request to cap speeds at 250 km/h on several high‑speed corridors over anomalous vibrations—rejected by the Government for lacking technical justification—and reported hotspots such as Adamuz–Villanueva de Córdoba and Calatayud–Ariza, where Talgo S‑106 trains suffered bogie fissures.