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Chaos in Catalonia as rail network suspended for second day, as train drivers insist on more safety guarantees

News Desk22nd January 202624th January 2026

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Commuter rail services on Catalonia’s Rodalies network remained suspended on Thursday morning, despite expectations that operations would begin to restart gradually during the day. Spain’s...

One dead, 37 injured, as commuter train hits collapsed wall near Barcelona

News Desk21st January 202626th January 2026

21st January 202626th January 20262227

A Rodalies commuter train derailed near Barcelona on Tuesday night after it ploughed into the rubble of a retaining wall that had collapsed onto the...

Death toll rises to 43 as royals visit train crash site and Spain starts three days of mourning

News Desk20th January 202625th January 2026

20th January 202625th January 20261419

Spain began three days of national mourning on Tuesday for the victims of the high-speed train crash that occurred in Adamuz, southern Spain, on Sunday...

Train crash probe points to possible damaged track, amid uncertainty over cause or consequence

News Desk19th January 202625th January 2026

19th January 202625th January 20261432

Investigators examining Sunday’s derailment of a high-speed train in Spain, which has now claimed at least 40 lives, have identified a damaged joint in the...

Sánchez vows ‘to get to the truth’ about cause of train tragedy, as Spain declares three days of mourning

News Desk19th January 202626th January 2026

19th January 202626th January 2026887

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez pledged on Monday to ‘get to the truth’ about the cause of the railway accident in the Andalusian town of...

RENFE president: human error ‘practically ruled out’ as cause of high-speed train collision in Andalusia

News Desk19th January 202625th January 2026

19th January 202625th January 20261302

Álvaro Fernández Heredia, the president of RENFE – Spain’s national state-owned railway company – has ruled out human error as the cause of Sunday’s railway...

At least 40 dead, dozens injured, after high-speed trains collide in southern Spain

News Desk18th January 202621st January 2026

18th January 202621st January 202623526

ALSO READ: RENFE president: human error ‘practically ruled out’ as cause of high-speed train collision in Andalusia. At least 40 people have been killed and...

Governments of Spain & Portugal agree on Madrid-Lisbon high-speed train line

News Desk30th October 20255th November 2025

30th October 20255th November 20252519

The governments of Portugal and Spain have reached an agreement to establish the first-ever direct train connection between Lisbon and Madrid, with a high-speed service...

Thousands of rail passengers experience severe delays after copper cable theft

News Desk5th May 202512th May 2025

5th May 202512th May 20251916

Thousands of rail passengers in Spain experienced significant delays after copper cables essential to the signalling system on a high-speed line from Madrid to Seville...

Rail strikes planned during March-April in Spain called off at last minute

News Desk17th March 202524th March 2025

17th March 202524th March 20256897

A planned seven-day rail strike in Spain, set to begin on Monday 17 March, was called off at the last moment after unions representing workers...

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