Two new ones Failure In service circumference They once again punished Málaga users on Monday, December 1, unleashing a wave of discontent on social networks against the management of Executive Pedro Sánchez which was summarized in … The sentence repeated by those affected: “Government PSOE we Leaves lying».
the flaw Subordinate He trains 6.50 hours from the capital and its aftermath cancellation The convoy departed at 7:40 am from Fuengirola favorable to travelersStranded Completely Rush hourThis is a situation that the governorate directly attributes to the lack of investment and the abandonment of the state’s infrastructure, which is rapidly deteriorating at a time Other areas Receive Millionaire games.
What should have been a routine trip to start the week became Odyssey Characterized by a lack of information and Instability Subordinate Infrastructure. The failures affected the first services of the day, a critical moment for mobility in the province, causing a domino effect of delays that hampered the morning for hundreds of users.
In the dark and walk to Vialia
The first episode was recorded on Monday at dawn. The train scheduled to depart at 6:50 a.m. from Málaga-Centro Alameda station bound for Fuengirola has not served its entire route. What angered users was not only the mechanical failure, but also the He received treatment By the state operator.
According to many of those affected, the convoy was stopped without leaving Al-Lawz Al-Wusta. The passengers remained locked in the carriages, without air or light additional to Half an hour. One traveler said on social media: “We have been in the dark and stopped since 6:50 in the morning at Malaga Centro station.” Lack of protocols Customer service in crisis situations.
Renfe’s solution was the last straw. At 7:25 a.m., after 35 minutes of uncertainty and darkness, service staff urged passengers to leave the train themselves. “They asked us to leave Walking to Vialia. ¡shameful“, one user lamented that he was angry about having to travel on foot to find alternative transportation that Renfe did not guarantee.
Domino effect and swoon on the coast
The suppression of the one-way train had an immediate reaction in the opposite direction, doubly punishing mobility on the Costa del Sol. The convoy that was supposed to leave at 7:40 a.m. from Fuengirola station heading to central Malaga did not leave either, leaving dozens of people on the platforms waiting to go to their stop. Jobs Or study centers in the capital.
The direct result of these cancellations was serious overcrowding on the following services. By reducing the frequency on an already existing line Saturated In need of urgent investment, subsequent trains spread “to the point of explosion,” in the words of users themselves. The situation had become so tense and crowded that there were moments Physical distress.
One affected person recounted how the 7:54 a.m. train did not pass through Arroyo de la Miel station, perhaps because it was full, and the next train arrived so full that the air was unbreathable. “A Girl He was faintingThank God the security guard came and they were able to drop her off at El Pinelo. “It’s a shame for Renfe,” the passenger explained, putting a face to the human drama hiding behind the coldness of delay statistics.
Extreme anger at the government administration
“Every day is worst he Transfer By train,” chided one regular passenger, while another said: “It is our daily bread. the Trains We are To throw them away All.” These statements reflect A.’s boredom material Rolling Outdated Which is crying out for a renewal that the Ministry of Transport continues to postpone. “What a shame,” “this is a shame,” are the laments of citizens who pay their subscriptions and taxes for a service that witnesses constant accidents.
When consulted by this newspaper, Renfe limited itself to confirming both incidents without providing further explanations about the technical reasons for the malfunctions or apologizing for the resulting disruption.
These are not isolated events. Line C-1, despite being one of the most profitable and widely used lines in Spain, suffers from… Impotence chronic Investments. Malfunctions in strains, malfunctions in signaling systems and Antique Subordinate Caravans They are structural problems that require a Political commitment This is something that Moncloa does not have with Malaga in light of the facts.