Editorial: El Mundo

• Notable deterioration in Spain's railway services in recent years.
• Lack of a national strategic plan and clear foresight about the reduction of numerous delays and incidents.
• Influence of factors such as an aging fleet, stressed infrastructures, and reduction of Adif's maintenance tasks.
• EU's new high-speed plan places Spain at its most critical moment.
• Transport Minister's forecast that the faults will last for two more years.
• Spain's priority in the 90s to high speed and construction of new tracks over the modernization of main corridors.
• Collapse of investment after the 2008 crisis, impacting the maintenance of the network.

Conclusion: The railway service, essential for a country's structuring and progress, needs to be appropriately addressed.

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