Red alert for rain suspends Valencia trains to Catalonia

Renfe cancels from 18:00 the Cercanías of Valencia and the Euromed, Intercity and Alvia trains heading to Catalonia due to the storm. Paiporta opens a shelter for three residents.

The Valencian Community is under a red alert for torrential rain since Thursday afternoon, a situation that has forced the suspension of all Cercanías trains from Valencia and several Long-Distance services heading to Catalonia, according to Infobae. The measure affects the lines C1 València-Gandía, C2 València-Xàtiva-Moixent, C3 València-Buñol-Utiel, and C6 València-Castellón, as well as the Euromed, Intercity, and Alvia of the Mediterranean Corridor that connect with Catalonia.

The councillor for Emergencies and Interior, Juan Carlos Valderrama, has warned that the most intense storms are expected during the night and early morning. The Generalitat will maintain the red alert until the early hours of Friday 2 October in the areas where it is already activated.

The Emergency Coordination Centre sent a third Es-Alert message to mobile phones in the southern interior of Castellón at 17:10, after Aemet raised the warning to red as an observed phenomenon. Emergencies advises avoiding travel, staying away from riverbeds and ravines, respecting traffic closures, and moving to upper floors if water levels rise.

The rains have left the highest accumulations in the interior of Castellón. In Xodos, 112.8 litres per square metre have been recorded, 80 of them in one hour; in Eslida, 106.4 litres; in Aín, 69.4 litres; in Viver, 67.2 litres; and in Argelita, 50.6 litres, according to the Valencian Meteorology Association. In Yátova, in the interior of Valencia, 80 litres have accumulated in 40 minutes.

The Provincial Consortium of Firefighters of Castellón had not carried out any services related to the rains until 18:50, but has extended its alert device across the province. The 112 has received 126 calls until 20:53 and firefighters have carried out 53 services. The Emergency Medical Services (SEM) have intervened 12 times, one of which involved a serious hospital transfer.

The Emergency Coordination Centre has managed 11 incidents between 06:00 and 20:00 on Thursday, in Sueca, Nàquera, Yátova, Alberic, Faura, Onda, and Valencia city. Most have been water pumping in streets and garages, circulation problems, and damage to electrical and gas installations.

In Paiporta, the City Council has activated a coordination device with Civil Protection, Local Police, and Guardia Civil. Three residents will spend the night in a shelter set up by the council. So far, there are no significant traffic disruptions, although Emergencies recommends exercising extreme caution on secondary roads during the night and the morning of Friday.

Renfe has suspended from 18:00 all Cercanías trains from the Valencia core and Medium Distance services originating or destined for Valencia, as well as several Long-Distance trains from the Mediterranean Corridor heading to Catalonia. The company will maintain the cancellations until weather conditions allow safe travel. Additionally, it has provided alternative road transport for some Medium Distance routes and allows changes or refunds at no cost.

Metrovalencia has modified its schedule since 18:00, with partial frequency reductions. The storm has also interrupted the alternative road service between Teruel and Sagunto, which replaces the railway line closed for works since February 2025. The bus that left at 17:15 will only reach Teruel, according to Renfe.

The resumption of the lines C1 València-Gandía, C2 València-Xàtiva-Moixent, C3 València-Buñol-Utiel, and C6 València-Castellón depends on the evolution of the storm. Passengers planning to travel to Catalonia in the coming hours should check Renfe's official channels before leaving home.