Overview
- President Salvador Illa met with the heads of Renfe and Adif to reset planning so operations dictate how and when works proceed.
- Measures include a technical office starting this week, weekend maintenance and 16 extra mechanics to reduce out‑of‑service trains.
- Authorities identified 25 vandalism hot spots for tighter protection, reflecting a rise in incidents linked to external causes reported in recent summers.
- A single incident-reporting system will standardize metrics and publish updates every 15 days to improve transparency for riders.
- Separately, the Guardia Civil requested a halt between Talavera de la Reina and Torrijos due to an obstacle on the tracks, delaying a Madrid–Badajoz Alvia by over 90 minutes and a Madrid–Mérida service by about 20 minutes.