
Two serious train accidents hit the Madrid-Seville high-speed line in 2026: one in Toledo on 28 October and one in Adamuz on 18 January, the latter with 45 victims and 123 injuries.
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2026 was marked by two serious accidents on the high-speed rail line between Madrid and Seville.
Introduction
On 28 October 2026, a serious train accident shook Spain: two trains collided on the Madrid-Seville high-speed line, in the province of Toledo, Castile-La Mancha, causing dozens of deaths and injuries. A few months earlier, on 18 January 2026, another accident on the high speed line had caused 45 deaths and 123 injuries in Andalusia: in Adamuz, in the province of Cordoba, the impact had involved an Iryo Frecciarossa and a Renfe Alvia.

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