Renfe has communicated that the alternative transport plan (PAT) initially planned for this October 30 on the Madrid-Andalucía connection will not be able to be launched on the announced date, after the Sindicato de Maquinistas Ferroviarios (Semaf) has demanded the "strict compliance" with the regulatory period of 96 hours to introduce changes in service schedules. This condition obliges postponing the implementation of the device until November 3.
In a note released this Thursday, the public operator notes that, before that day, it will convey to travelers all the information about the definitive design of the PAT, detailing schedules, routes and available services, as well as the exact date on which it will begin to apply, once the internal operation is closed.
"From Renfe we continue working to offer a mobility alternative in the face of the cutoff of the Madrid-Andalucía high-speed line within the conditions and regulatory deadlines," the company has stated in the communiqué.
The PAT was due to come into force this Friday to facilitate users' journeys between Madrid and Andalucía while the circulation of high-speed trains remains suspended as a result of the accident recorded between Los Yébenes and Urda (Toledo), which keeps this corridor interrupted.