High-speed train services between Málaga and Madrid were interrupted from 6:30 to 9:30 due to a fault in the signalling at Antequera Santa Ana. Services from Granada, Sevilla, and medium-distance routes were also cancelled.
High-speed trains connecting Málaga with Madrid resumed operations at 9:30 AM on Thursday, after nearly three hours of service disruption caused by a fault in the signalling systems at the Antequera Santa Ana station, as reported by Adif and noted by Diario Sur.
The fault forced the cancellation of early morning services from 6:30 AM by the three companies operating the line. Technical sources indicate that the power supply unit for the interlocking systems at the Antequera station burned out, which are the components that allow for track changes. The causes of the fault are still unknown.
The incident not only affected the Málaga-Córdoba-Madrid routes: it also disrupted the Granada-Antequera-Madrid journeys and the medium-distance connections Sevilla-Málaga and Sevilla-Granada.
Operational staff from Adif worked on-site from early morning to repair the fault. Once the line was restored, the main issue was the accumulated delays, especially in the initial services, until the situation normalised.
“An incident affecting the signalling between Madrid Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes and Los Gavilanes (Toledo) can cause delays to trains running on the high-speed lines connecting Madrid with Andalucía and the Comunitat Valenciana and Region of Murcia.”
This warning, shared by Adif on its social media, refers to a previous incident recorded last Tuesday, the 15th, before 9:00 AM. That fault caused delays, not cancellations, and was not resolved until 22 hours later, just before seven in the morning on Wednesday.
Faults causing delays have been common throughout the summer, although this year there have been fewer severe cases, with trains stopped on the tracks for hours, compared to the summer season of 2025.
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