"April blackout"

#12315619

29 April 2025

On April 29, 2025, in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, Sants Station, Barcelona's main railway hub, still faces long queues, confusion, and hundreds of stranded passengers. This situation follows the massive power and communications blackout that hits much of Spain on April 28, severely disrupting the national rail network. While services begin to resume slowly in the morning, many trains remain canceled or heavily delayed. Some travelers spend the night inside the station, where the Red Cross provides breakfast and emergency assistance.

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#12315620

29 April 2025

On April 29, 2025, in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, Sants Station, Barcelona's main railway hub, still faces long queues, confusion, and hundreds of stranded passengers. This situation follows the massive power and communications blackout that hits much of Spain on April 28, severely disrupting the national rail network. While services begin to resume slowly in the morning, many trains remain canceled or heavily delayed. Some travelers spend the night inside the station, where the Red Cross provides breakfast and emergency assistance.

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#12315621

29 April 2025

On April 29, 2025, in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, Sants Station, Barcelona's main railway hub, still faces long queues, confusion, and hundreds of stranded passengers. This situation follows the massive power and communications blackout that hits much of Spain on April 28, severely disrupting the national rail network. While services begin to resume slowly in the morning, many trains remain canceled or heavily delayed. Some travelers spend the night inside the station, where the Red Cross provides breakfast and emergency assistance.

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#12315622

29 April 2025

On April 29, 2025, in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, Sants Station, Barcelona's main railway hub, still faces long queues, confusion, and hundreds of stranded passengers. This situation follows the massive power and communications blackout that hits much of Spain on April 28, severely disrupting the national rail network. While services begin to resume slowly in the morning, many trains remain canceled or heavily delayed. Some travelers spend the night inside the station, where the Red Cross provides breakfast and emergency assistance.

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#12315624

29 April 2025

On April 29, 2025, in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, Sants Station, Barcelona's main railway hub, still faces long queues, confusion, and hundreds of stranded passengers. This situation follows the massive power and communications blackout that hits much of Spain on April 28, severely disrupting the national rail network. While services begin to resume slowly in the morning, many trains remain canceled or heavily delayed. Some travelers spend the night inside the station, where the Red Cross provides breakfast and emergency assistance.

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#12315112

29 April 2025

A close-up view of a metro carriage door. A completely powered-off metro station is in Vila Nova de Gaia, in the region of Porto, as a massive power outage affects Portugal and Spain, on April 28, 2025. Most transportation services are shut down, with the major exception being some bus services. The power goes out at 11:33 local time. Some traffic lights and stations have minimal lighting as they run on backup generators or are supplied by solar energy.

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#12315115

29 April 2025

People gather to take the bus in Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal, on April 28, 2025, as a massive power outage affects Portugal and Spain. Most transportation services shut down, with the major exception being some bus services. The power goes out at 11:33 local time. Some traffic lights and stations have minimal lighting as they run on backup generators or are supplied by solar energy.

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#12315116

29 April 2025

A completely powered-off train station is seen in Porto, Portugal, on April 28, 2025, as a massive power outage affects Portugal and Spain. Most transportation services are shut down, with the major exception being some bus services. The power goes out at 11:33 local time. Some traffic lights and stations have minimal lighting as they run on backup generators or are supplied by solar energy.

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#12315117

29 April 2025

A completely powered-off train station is seen in Porto, Portugal, on April 28, 2025, as a massive power outage affects Portugal and Spain. Most transportation services are shut down, with the major exception being some bus services. The power goes out at 11:33 local time. Some traffic lights and stations have minimal lighting as they run on backup generators or are supplied by solar energy.

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#12315118

29 April 2025

A completely powered-off train station is seen in Porto, Portugal, on April 28, 2025, as a massive power outage affects Portugal and Spain. Most transportation services are shut down, with the major exception being some bus services. The power goes out at 11:33 local time. Some traffic lights and stations have minimal lighting as they run on backup generators or are supplied by solar energy.

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#12315119

29 April 2025

A completely powered-off train station is seen in Porto, Portugal, on April 28, 2025, as a massive power outage affects Portugal and Spain. Most transportation services are shut down, with the major exception being some bus services. The power goes out at 11:33 local time. Some traffic lights and stations have minimal lighting as they run on backup generators or are supplied by solar energy.

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#12315120

29 April 2025

A completely powered-off train station is seen in Porto, Portugal, on April 28, 2025, as a massive power outage affects Portugal and Spain. Most transportation services are shut down, with the major exception being some bus services. The power goes out at 11:33 local time. Some traffic lights and stations have minimal lighting as they run on backup generators or are supplied by solar energy.

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#12315122

29 April 2025

People gather to take the bus in Porto, Portugal, on April 28, 2025, as a massive power outage affects Portugal and Spain. Most transportation services shut down, with the major exception being some bus services. The power goes out at 11:33 local time. Some traffic lights and stations have minimal lighting as they run on backup generators or are supplied by solar energy.

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#12315107

29 April 2025

A completely powered-off metro station is in Vila Nova de Gaia, in the region of Porto, as a massive power outage affects Portugal and Spain, on April 28, 2025. Most transportation services shut down, with the major exception being some bus services. The power goes out at 11:33 local time. Some traffic lights and stations have minimal lighting as they run on backup generators or are supplied by solar energy.

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#12315108

29 April 2025

A completely powered-off metro station is in Vila Nova de Gaia, in the region of Porto, as a massive power outage affects Portugal and Spain, on April 28, 2025. Most transportation services shut down, with the major exception being some bus services. The power goes out at 11:33 local time. Some traffic lights and stations have minimal lighting as they run on backup generators or are supplied by solar energy.

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#12315109

29 April 2025

A completely powered-off metro station is in Vila Nova de Gaia, in the region of Porto, as a massive power outage affects Portugal and Spain, on April 28, 2025. Most transportation services shut down, with the major exception being some bus services. The power goes out at 11:33 local time. Some traffic lights and stations have minimal lighting as they run on backup generators or are supplied by solar energy.

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