Users of the R4 line of Rodalies have suffered delays again this Wednesday. This time, the reason was the theft of copper cable from the railway infrastructure between the towns of Sant Feliu de Llobregat and Molins de Rei. But on this occasion, although the service disruption could not be avoided, the Mossos d’Esquadra have arrested the thieves.
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Everything happened around three in the morning, according to sources from the Generalitat of Catalonia Police to La Vanguardia. It was then that a patrol, after the warning from Adif guards, discovered a van near the train tracks and decided to approach the occupants.
They were arrested on the B-23
When the thieves saw the officers, they tried to escape. But they were followed and after the chase, they were finally able to arrest the two people in the vehicle on the B-23.
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Indeed, when the Mossos opened the van, they found 150 meters of copper cable allegedly stolen from the railway infrastructure between these two towns in Baix Llobregat, which had already suffered a similar theft in 2023.
According to Rodalies, circulation has suffered delays of 30 minutes on average, so in some trips it has been longer. In addition, trains bound for Martorell had to start and end their journey in l’Hospitalet de Llobregat. Copper thefts have long represented a serious problem in the Rodalies network.
