Rodalies trains run outside timetable on all lines before driver and general strikes

Network-wide disruption from Monday morning

Trains on all Rodalies lines have been running outside their timetables since 7.22 on Monday, 9 November, which Renfe attributed to an operational incident. Rodalies announced the problem in a post on its X account and asked passengers to check the screens and monitors in stations, apologising for the inconvenience. Renfe said trains could lengthen their journey times as a result. The disruption is the second day in a row, after delays across the network on Sunday, 8 November, also exceeded 60 minutes. Several lines were hit by separate incidents that day, including R1, R2, R2 Nord, R2 Sud, R4 and the Regionales Sud services, while R8 trains ran more than 20 minutes late after an infrastructure fault in Rubí.

Peak-hour delays and blocked lines

At peak hours on Monday, R2 trains were more than 70 minutes late, while R11 and R16 trains ran more than an hour behind. Additional waits reached 63 minutes on R11 and R16 and 60 minutes on R2, R2 Sud and R8. Line R7 remains interrupted, and Renfe recommends R4 trains instead, with a road service running between Cerdanyola del Vallès and Cerdanyola Universitat. Road replacement services also remain in place on R3, R13 and R14. Changes to the R3 timetable between Vic and La Tor de Querol, linked to ongoing works, also took effect on Monday and could add further disruption. Renfe sources described the morning in these words:

“We have a complicated morning, with altered frequencies and some trains cancelled.”

Renfe sources linked the incidents to issues involving drivers and trains that are still being analysed.

Strikes on 10, 11 and 12 November

The rail unions Semaf and Alferro have called driver strikes for Tuesday, 10 November, and Thursday, 12 November. Minimum services on both days are set at 66% during peak hours and 33% during the rest of the day. On Wednesday, 11 November, a general strike cuts minimum services to 25% at peak hours, with no guaranteed minimum service off-peak. Those strike days come on top of the current disruption, which began before the stoppages are due to start. Passengers are being advised to check Rodalies and Renfe channels before travelling on each of those dates.

2026-11-1066%

2026-11-1125%

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66 %

2026-11-11

25 %

2026-11-12

66 %

Data from the article text

A commuter's perspective

An El Periódico column published on Monday, 9 November, carried a photograph of passengers at the Plaça de Catalunya station during the drivers' strike. The columnist writes that commuters and drivers share the same platform and argues that the drivers' demands match what passengers expect from every journey, which is to arrive safely. The column refers to events in Urda, but does not describe them. The writer hopes the transport authorities and unions reach an agreement before the trains stop, and wants a commitment that can be checked rather than a short-term fix.