The Renfe attraction, which began its season earlier this month, is impacted by Adif's interventions in the Andalusian rail network. The current situation, which has already diverted the usual route through Andalucía to Extremadura, Seville, and Cádiz, will extend into next year.

Normally, the Al Andalus train undertakes a seven-day and night journey connecting Seville, Jerez, Cádiz, Ronda, Córdoba, Úbeda, Baeza, and Granada. To reach the province, the train uses the Moreda line, which links with the Linares-Baeza-Almería line and, in the province of Jaén, with the Jaén-Córdoba line. The construction-related closure on the latter, which began a year ago, prevents the tourist train from circulating to Granada this year and will continue until 2027.

According to the latest update of Adif's Capacity Restriction Catalogue (CRC), the adaptation works on the conventional Alcázar de San Juan-Cádiz line for the Algeciras-Zaragoza Rail Motorway will last 14 months. They are estimated to begin in July and conclude in September 2027, coinciding with the train's operating season.

Furthermore, the train's return to Granada in 2028 and subsequent years is also not guaranteed. The same Adif catalogue foresees the closure of the line between Granada and Almería for that year, with an extension that could last until 2030. This means that, even if the works on the Jaén-Córdoba line were to finish, the closure of the route between Moreda and Granada would prevent the tourist train's passage.

The Al Andalus train, a classic composition 450 meters long with fourteen carriages, can only run on conventional Iberian gauge tracks, preventing it from using the High-Speed line to Antequera. Although alternatives exist, such as the conventional line to Bobadilla (currently unmaintained) or the use of the third rail on the High-Speed line from Riofrío to the Tocón bifurcation, these solutions have not been addressed, leading Renfe to modify the route.