Fire on the tracks suspends Line 5 service between Rodrigo de Araya and Vicente Valdés

Firefighters preliminarily attribute the emergency to an electrical fault on a train; passengers were evacuated and no injuries have been reported.

By Andrés FigueroaJournalistFriday, October 9, 2026, 10:41 PM2 min read

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20:12 hrs. 🔴Servicio en #L5 solo está disponible desde estación Plaza de Maipú a Ñuble. ✅ ❌No disponible de Rodrigo de Araya a Vicente Valdés (combinación con #L4 suspendida)

Metro de Santiago (@metrodesantiago)October 9, 2026See on X

@metrodesantiago Nuevamente la caga en línea 5. Explosión en el metro en movimiento y mucho humo al interior del vagón entre estaciones Ñuble y Rodrigo de Araya

Julio Muñoz (@jmunoztarraf)October 9, 2026See on X

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Metro de Santiago
Informó servicio parcial en Línea 5 entre Plaza de Maipú y Ñuble, con el tramo Rodrigo de Araya a Vicente Valdés suspendido.In Spanish
Cuerpo de Bomberos de Santiago
Institución · Atribuyó preliminarmente la emergencia a una falla eléctrica con presunto arco voltaico en las ruedas de un tren.In Spanish
Carabineros
Institución · Informó una falla en las ruedas del tren, que sacaba chispas al avanzar.In Spanish
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Lugar del hecho · Estación donde ocurrió la emergencia de fuego en la vía.In Spanish

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October 9, 2026
Fuego en vía causa suspensión de Línea 5 Metro entre Rodrigo de Araya y Vicente Valdés por falla eléctricaIn Spanish
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Fire on the tracks suspends Line 5 service between Rodrigo de Araya and Vicente ValdésOct 9, 10:41 PM
- Reported by CooperativaLínea 5 del Metro con servicio parcial debido a fuego en la vía por aparente corto circuitoIn SpanishPublication date not on record
- Reported by BioBioChileFuego en la Línea 5: explosión y humo en vagón con pasajeros limita servicio de MetroIn SpanishOutlet's story: Oct 9, 08:42 PM

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