Overview
- User platforms across the R3 and Cerdanya corridors rejected the 2026–2030 Rodalies plan as insufficient, citing a lack of concrete timelines for long-promised doubling to Vic and upgrades on the northern stretch.
- Rail advocates in Tarragona said the update leaves the Camp de Tarragona and Terres de l’Ebre without relevant actions, pointing to unmet needs on R2 Sud, stalled RT1 and RT2 development, and unaddressed station works on R13–R15.
- Pimec presented a cross-party railway pact proposal that prioritizes segregating freight and passenger traffic, faster execution of budgets, and fleet renewal, referencing past underexecution of planned investments.
- Stakeholders warned that full operation of the Mediterranean Corridor could push key sections toward saturation, with Adif-cited figures of 170 daily trains between Tarragona and Sant Vicenç in 2023 and modeled loads approaching 91%.
- Adif will begin Garraf tunnel maintenance on March 16 with single-track operation to June, sending southern Regionals to Sant Vicenç with bus links to El Prat and cutting R2 Sud frequencies to eight trains per hour to El Prat, six to Castelldefels, four to Garraf, and two to Sant Vicenç.