Metro Bilbao Evacuates Passengers Between Abando and Casco Viejo Due to Breakdown

A malfunction stopped a train and caused delays on Line 1 of the subway system.

Generic image of train tracks and station platform at night, with red and blue emergency lights reflecting on the wet ground.
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Generic image of train tracks and station platform at night, with red and blue emergency lights reflecting on the wet ground.

Metro Bilbao personnel evacuated passengers from a broken-down train between Abando and Casco Viejo stations on Monday night.

Metro Bilbao staff evacuated passengers from a train that broke down between the Abando and Casco Viejo stations on Monday night, around quarter past nine.
As a result of this incident, the metro service operated on a single track between the Santutxu and Abando stations, while the rest of the network continued to run on both tracks.
The presence of this broken-down train affected other stops on Line 1 of the metro, causing delays and requiring some passengers to leave their trains at other stations along the line.