Commuters complain of delays following Sitges derailment: 'I've been waiting an hour'

There continue to be disruptions on Rodalies Renfe's R2 line following the derailment of a train with no passengers near the coastal town of Sitges, south of Barcelona, on Tuesday, forcing commuters to take buses between Vilanova i la Geltrú and Castelldefels.

"I've been waiting for an hour to go only one stop," Cristina Millán complained to the Catalan News Agency (ACN) Wednesday morning. Millán was commuting from Cubelles, in Garraf county, to Bellvitge Hospital, in l'Hospitalet de Llobregat, but had to catch a bus in Vilanova before hopping on the train again in Castelldefels. 

Like her, other passengers criticized Renfe for the lack of information and updates as well as the poor organization on what is, despite it being summer, still a workday for many. 

"There was only information on the screens," Mariona Echevarria, who was traveling from Tarragona to Barcelona, said. "If you're in a hurry you won't see it."

"There wasn't any indication of the disruptions in the trains. When we got to Vilanova we didn't know if it would keep on going or not," she said. 

Dídac Teixidor, another commuter, said he could have taken the R4 to get to Barcelona but chose not to "because there are also delays on it."

"That's Renfe - disruptions every other day," he lamented.

Rail traffic has since been restored on one of the tracks between Vilanova and la Geltrú and Garraf.

There will still, however, be buses between Vilanova and Castelldefels until traffic on both tracks is restored.