Rodalies disruptions impact over 10,000 passengers every 2.5 days

The Catalan Rodalies commuter train network experienced a total of 553 major disruption incidents between the beginning of 2021 and August 2024, a month before construction work began in a tunnel in Roda de Berà, near Tarragona in southern Catalonia.

This means that, on average, there was a disruption every two and a half days, or every 60 hours, affecting over 10,000 Rodalies commuters, according to a response from the Catalan territory ministry to a parliamentary question by Junts.

The recount includes incidents caused by technical failures, unforeseen events such as accidents, obstructed train tracks, cable theft, shortage of train drivers, or temporary speed restrictions.

Half of the major disruptions were due to infrastructure or train malfunctions. The R15 line was the most affected, with 369 service disruptions recorded.