BlaBlaCar boosts searches for trips to Andalusia by 30% due to the AVE (High Speed ​​Train) breakdown.

A train incident has affected more than 15,000 passengers traveling on the high-speed line between Madrid and Seville since yesterday. After 14 hours of inactivity, the first trains between the two points are slowly beginning to resume service. Furthermore, it was reported this morning that the fault had been repaired.

In this context, BlaBlaCar , the ride-sharing platform, has recorded a 30% increase in searches for trips to Andalusia . Specifically, the most popular destinations are the round-trip between Seville and Madrid, followed by Madrid and Malaga. Thus, the average distance of the trips recorded on BlaBlaCar is 212 kilometers, and the estimated price is around €16 .

The power outage, which occurred between Los Yeles and La Sagra (Toledo) late Monday, has put both lines out of service and caused a prolonged series of delays, outages, and convoy blockages along the southern corridor.