Oltre 35.000 passeggeri sono stati salvati da 116 treni bloccati durante il blackout in Spagna. Un treno per le asturie è stato bloccato nel tunnel di base del pareggio per 9 ore, da un altro treno che i passeggeri sono stati evacuati con corde. A mezzanotte c’erano ancora 3 treni in attesa di salvataggio

[Album with more pictures](https://imgur.com/a/8xlzVXg)

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Here are some (Spanish) articles of various stories from the trains:

* [The Army rescues and transfers 400 passengers of the Madrid-Asturias AVE to a military camp](https://theobjective.com/espana/2025-04-29/ejercito-rescato-evacuo-campamento-militar-ave-madrid-asturias/)
* [Caught during the blackout on the conspiracy train: “This was Putin! Although Pedro Sánchez was in the middle…”](https://www.elmundo.es/papel/historias/2025/04/28/680f8e26e4d4d8fe388b457d.html)
* [Nine hours on a train inside a tunnel in Pajares: “You couldn’t even go to the bathroom”](https://www.lavozdeasturias.es/noticia/asturias/2025/04/29/nueve-horas-tren-dentro-tunel-pajares-ir-bano/00031745910758255576142.htm)
* [12 hours on a train. A rescue locomotive arrived, but couldn’t connect as the train’s nose couldn’t be raised, staff even tried with a hand pump](https://www.eldiario.es/politica/12-horas-apagon-ave-destino-valencia-acabo-atocha_1_12254858.html)
* [Stranded for more than eleven hours on a Madrid-Barcelona train: “Get off only if you have to go to the bathroom”](https://elpais.com/espana/catalunya/2025-04-28/varados-mas-de-cinco-horas-en-un-tren-madrid-barcelona-bajen-solo-si-tienen-que-ir-al-bano.html)

Slides would have been a more efficient idea.

Horrible for the passengers. Imagine the stench and those stuck in the dark too. What if you were on a train without a bathroom? Doesn’t bear thinking about.

Thoughts to the emergency responders too, who I’m sure haven’t stopped over the past 24 hours