List of rail accidents in Spain
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This is a list of rail accidents in Spain.
Rail accidents in Spain
Before 1920
| Accident | Date | Location | Killed | Injured | Description | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Channel of Manzanares bridge derailment | November 28, 1852 | Vallecas, (currently) district of Madrid (M) | 2 | 19 | A passenger train from Madrid to Aranjuez derailed. First accident with fatal victims in the Spanish railways net that no were run-over of person or vehicles that appears in the preserved Spanish historic press. | [1] |
| Abroñigal stream bridge accident | September 27, 1855 | Madrid (M) | 5 | 1 | Collapse of Abroñigal stream bridge in the railway from Madrid to Alicante when a locomotive was crossing it. | [2] |
| Mail train of Albacete fire | September 16, 1856 | Huerta de Valdecarábanos – Villasequilla de Yepes (TO) | 5 | 1 | Fire in a coach of mail train from Albacete to Madrid. | [3] |
| Almansa derailment of 1859 | November 28, 1859 | Almansa – Alpera (AB) | 4 | 9 | Derailment of mail train from Alicante to Madrid. | [4] |
| La Violada train crash of 1861 | July 27, 1861 ? | Unknown place on Zaragoza to Barcelona railway in the Province of Zaragoza | 9 ? | 1+ ? | Crash between two works trains. | [5] |
| Barcelona derailment of 1863 | February 5, 1863 ? | Barcelona (B) | 5 | 1+ ? | Derailment of a works train on the railway to Sarriá. | [6] |
| Alabern bridge disaster | October 7, 1863 | Hostalric (GE/GI) | 21 | 11 | Derailment over Riera Seca bridge of the mail train Girona-Barcelona. | [7][8] |
| Daimiel station accident of 1866 | December 9, 1866 | Daimiel (CR) | 7 | 27 | A locomotive that was realizing duties of explorer for a royal train ran over a group of people. | [9] |
| Jerez – El Cuervo derailment | January 2, 1871 | Jerez de la Frontera – El Cuervo (CA/SE) | 7 | 22 | Derailment of mail train from Cádiz to Seville | [10] |
| Riera de San Jorge bridge disaster | September 7, 1872 | L'Ametlla de Mar (T) | 15 | 27 | Bridge of San Jorge cliff collapsed when the mail train Barcelona - Valencia went across it. | [11] |
| Viana de Cega derailment | September 11, 1873 | Viana de Cega (VA) | 21 | 58 | Express train travelling from French borderline pass in Irún to Madrid derailed over river Duero bridge on the main railway of the North of Spain. | [12][13][14] |
| Montabliz train crash of 1874 | March 12, 1874 | Montabliz, Bárcena de Pie de Concha (CAN) | 9 | 22 | Collision of runaway string of cars of a freight train with a troops train. | [15] |
| Vallada – Montesa crash or 1874 | September 11, 1874 | Vallada – Montesa (V) | 4 | 75 | Rear-end collision of runaway string of cars of a mixed train with a freight train. | [16] |
| Tarrega derailment | June 24, 1876 | Tàrrega (LE/LL) | 14 | 60 | Mail train Zaragoza - Barcelona derailed at a curve between stations of Tàrrega and Cervera de Segarra. | [17] |
| Cádiz derailment of 1879 | May 9, 1879 | Cádiz (CA) | 5 | 8 | Derailment of mail train from Madrid to Cádiz | [18] |
| Montabliz train crash of 1880 | October 15, 1880 | Montabliz, Bárcena de Pie de Concha (CAN) | 6 | 5 | Collision of a string of two runaway freight cars with a works train. | [19] |
| Barcelona derailment of 1882 | May 24, 1882 | Barcelona (B) | 5 | 20 | Derailment of mail train from Portbou to Barcelona. | [20] |
| River Alcudia bridge train disaster | April 27, 1884 | Chillón - Almadenejos (CR) | 59 | 56 | A passenger train carrying troops fell into the Alcúdia river after a bridge collapsed due to sabotage. | [21][22] |
| San Pol – Canet train crash | May 19, 1888 | San Pol de Mar - Canet de Mar (B) | 8 | 200 (approx.) | Collision of a passenger train travelling from Barcelona with a freight train | [23] |
| Burgos train crash | September 23, 1891 | Burgos (BU) | 15 | 125 | Collision of express train Irún - Madrid with mixed train Madrid - Irún between stations of Burgos and Quintanilleja. | [24][25] |
| Bilbao train derailment | July 7, 1894 | Bilbao (BI) | 14 | 17 | Derailment of a passenger train Bilbao - Lezama on the strong ramp of Zurbarán. | [26][27] |
| Obejo train accident of 1900 | December 8, 1900 | Obejo (CO) | 6 | 21 | Collision of a freight train with a works train. | [28] |
| Montalvo bridge train derailment | June 27, 1903 | Torremontalbo (LR) | 44 | 84 | A train from Bilbao derailed near La Rioja while crossing the Montalvo bridge and crashed into the Nanjerilla river. | [29][30] |
| Cercedilla train crash | November 20, 1903 | Cercedilla (M) | 5 | 17 | Collision of a mixed train with a freight train. | [31] |
| Alcaudete train disaster | December 12, 1903 | Alcaudete (J) | 6 | 19 | Derailment of mail train Málaga - Madrid. | [32][33] |
| Luco de Jiloca train derailment | June 22, 1904 | Calamocha - Luco de Jiloca (TE) | 6+ ? | 20 | Mail train Valencia - Calatayud derailed on the bridge of Entrambasaguas over Pancrudo stream (a small tributary of the Jiloca river). After the derailment the train caught fire. | [34][35] |
| Cambrils train derailment | November 25, 1907 | Cambrils (T) | 15 | 51 | An express train from Valencia to Barcelona derailed on the Ardiaca bridge between Hospitalet and Cambrils and fell into the river. | [36] |
| Alicante train derailment | October 4, 1912 | Alicante (A) | 5 | 30 | A passenger train derailed when approaching Alicante station and crashed into a building. | [37][38] |
| Irún train crash of 1913 | July 13, 1913 | Irún (GUI) | 6 | 26 | Head-on collision of two passenger trains in the narrow gauge railway from San Sebastián to Hendaye. | [39] |
| Almoradí crossing accident | October 6, 1914 | Almoradí (A) | 5 | 1 | A freight train crashed into a car in a crossing. | [40] |
| Posada del Cabo Moreno train crash | October 7, 1914 | Melilla | 4 | 34 | Collision of two freight trains happened in the old railway from Melilla port to San Juan iron ore mines (disappeared). | [41] |
| Frieira train derailment | March 10, 1915 | Frieira, near Vigo (PO) | 19 | 25 | An express train crashed into a huge rock that had fallen onto the tracks. | [42] |
| Bilbao derailment of August 1917 | August 13, 1917 | Bilbao (BI) | 6 | 18 | Derailment of mail train from Barcelona to Bilbao due to have been put on the tracks some rocks during a strike. | [43] |
| Pozaldez train crash | September 23, 1917 | Pozaldez - Matapozuelos (VA) | 13 | 37 | Collision of Mail train Irún - Madrid with mixed train Santander - Madrid. | [44] |
| Medina del Campo boiler explosion | January 10, 1918 | Medina del Campo (VA) | 14 | 15 | Boiler explosion of the locomotive of mail train from Medina del Campo to Portuguese Borderline pass in Fuentes de Oñoro (SA). | [45] |
| Binefar train crash | February 16, 1918 | Binefar - Tamarite de Litera (HU) | 8 | 29 | Mail train from Barcelona to Zaragoza collided with a freight train. | [46] |
| Barcelona crossing accident of 1918 | March 5, 1918 | Barcelona (B) | 5 | 24 | A freight train crashed into a tram in a crossing. | [47] |
| Celrá train crash | October 12, 1918 | Celrà (GE/GI) | 7 | 36 | A special train of passengers travelling from Barcelona to Portbou crashed into a freight train that was realizing a manoeuvre in the named station. | [48] |
1920–1929
| Accident | Date | Location | Killed | Injured | Description | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Balanzona derailment | January 23, 1920 | Córdoba (CO) | 7+ ? | 20 | Derailment of a mixed train in a ramp due a brakes failure. | [49] |
| Sabadell train crash of June 1920 | June 21, 1920 | Sabadell (B) | 5 | 3 | A runaway string of freight cars collided with a freight train. | [50] |
| Villaverde bajo station train crash | June 11, 1921 | Madrid (M) | 9 | 23 | Crash of express train Madrid - Cádiz and mail train Toledo - Madrid. | [51] |
| Villagonzalo derailment | October 12, 1921 | Villagonzalo (BA) | 12 | 76 | Derailment of mail train Badajoz - Madrid. | [52][53] |
| Los Barrios crossing accident of January 1922 | January 20, 1922 | Los Barrios (CA) | 5 | 2 | A military train crash into a car at a crossing. | [54] |
| Paredes de Nava train crash | July 11, 1922 | Paredes de Nava (P) | 33 | 50+ | Collision of mail train Madrid - Gijón with fast train Coruña - Madrid. | [55][56] |
| Ontinyent train crash | December 22, 1922 | Ontinyent (V) | 12 | 100+ | Collision of a troops train with a freight train. | [57] |
| Villaverde Alto crossing accident of April 1924 | April 5, 1924 | Villaverde, district of Madrid (M) | 5 | 4 | A train travelling from Portuguese Borderline crash at a crossing into a military truck of the Spanish Air Force. | [58] |
| Sarria train derailment | April 9, 1925 | Sarrià, Barcelona (B) | 24 | 100+ | An electric train crashed into the wall of a tunnel. | [59][60] |
| Avileses crossing crash | July 4, 1925 | Avileses, Murcia, (MU) | 6 | 1 | A train ran over a car | [61] |
| Hervás derailment of April 1926 | April 29, 1926 | Hervás – Baños de Montemayor, (CC) | 5 | 26 | Derailment of mail train from Astorga to Plasencia. | [62] |
| L'Ametlla train derailment | September 1, 1926 | L'Ametlla de Mar - L'Ampolla (T) | 21 | 130 | Mail train from Barcelona to Valencia derailed near Tortosa. | [63][64] |
| Pulpí train crash | May 25, 1927 | Pulpí (AL) | 17+ ? | 20+ | An iron ore freight train lost its brakes in a ramp and collided at Pulpí station with mail train from Almendricos to Águilas. | [65] |
| Las Madrigueras train crash | September 28, 1928 | Las Madrigueras station, Linares (J) | 10 | 10 | Head-on collision of express Madrid - Algeciras with the express Málaga - Madrid | [66] |
| Gelida train accident | December 19, 1929 | Gelida (B) | 17 | 8 | A passenger train crashed into a bus at a railroad crossing between San Sadurni de Noya and Gelida. | [67][68] |
1930–1939
| Accident | Date | Location | Killed | Injured | Description | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilet railroad crossing accident | April 17, 1930 | Gilet (V) | 13 | 20 | An iron-ore train travelling from Ojos negros mines to Sagunto steelworks collided with a bus at a railroad crossing. | [69] |
| Cuadros train crash | December 17, 1930 | Cuadros - Santibáñez (LE) | 12 | 28 | Collision of express train Gijón - Madrid with a freight train. | [70] |
| Tunnel nr. 8 of Córdoba – Bélmez derailment | December 26, 1932 | San Bernardo, Espiel (CO) | 5 | 3 | Derailment of a mixed train. | [71] |
| Unquera crossing accident of 1933 | October 11, 1933 | Unquera, Val de San Vicente (CAN) | 6 | 0 | A train crashed into a car at a crossing. | [72] |
| Puzol derailment | December 9, 1933 | Puzol (V) | 24+ ? | 100+ | Derailment of express train Barcelona - Seville due to sabotage of the tracks during a strike. | [73] |
| Andújar train crash | February 19, 1934 | Andújar - Villanueva de la Reina (J) | 11 | 50 | Head-on collision of express train Cádiz - Madrid with a special passengers train travelling from Madrid to Seville. | [74] |
| Sant Boi de Llobregat train crash | May 21, 1934 | Sant Boi de Llobregat (B) | 12 | 21 | Two trains crashed near Sant Boi de Llobregat after an engineer mistook a whistle for a starting signal. | [75] |
| Pola de Gordón railroad crossing accident | June 10, 1934 | Pola de Gordón (LE) | 20 | 11 | Collision of a freight train with a bus at a railroad crossing. | [76] |
| Ponferrada - San Miguel train crash | June 23, 1936 | Ponferrada - San Miguel de las Dueñas (LE) | 19 | 33 | Collision of mail train Madrid - Coruña with a freight train into a tunnel. | [77][78] |
| Añorga derailment of 1936 | July 12, 1936 | Añorga, San Sebastián (GUI) | 4 | 50+ | Derailment of a passenger train from Bilbao to San Sebastián. | [79] |
| Tunnel of Ulibarri disaster | April 9, 1937 | Bilbao (BI) | 16+ | 40+ | A train ran over a numerous group of people that had taken refuge due to a bombing raid into a tunnel of the Bilbao - Lezama railway near Ulibarri quarter. | [80] |
| Bilbao derailment of April 1937 | April 13, 1937 ? | ¿Sestao? (BI) | 6 | 30 | Derailment of a passenger train. | [81] |
| Cieza crossing disaster | July 15, 1937 | Cieza (MU) | 14 | 200+ | Mail train from Cartagena to Madrid collided with a military truck loaded of explosives at a Murcia - Madrid road level crossing. | [82] |
| Alanís train crash | November 19, 1937 | Alanís de la Sierra (SE) | 72 | 160+ | A prisoners of war train collided with a freight train in the station of Alanis de la Sierra. | [83] |
| Freginals derailment | December 4, 1937 | Freginals - Planes de Montsiá (T) | 12 | 60+ | Mail train from Valencia to Barcelona collided with a runaway car and derailed, fell to the Galera stream cliff. | [84] |
| Valencia – Alameda station train crash of December 1937 | December 4, 1937 | Valencia (V) | 7 | 21 | Collision in the entrance of Alameda station of mail train from Teruel to Valencia with an electric commuter train of suburban net of Valencia. | [84][85] |
| Underground of Madrid explosion | January 10, 1938 | Madrid (M) | 98+ ? | 100+ ? | During Spanish Civil War of 1936–1939, an important stock of war material for the republican army stored in a tunnel under building of the underground metropolitan railway of Madrid exploded. Effects of explosion spread for the rest of metro net tunnels and four trains were damaged. Official number of fatal victims were 98, but probably were more. | [86][87] |
| Reus train crash | March 6, 1938 | Reus (T) | 19 | 168 | Collision of a passenger train with a freight train. | [88] |
| Meliana crossing accident | March 29, 1938 | Meliana (V) | 23 ? | Unknown | Collision at a railroad crossing of a passenger train with a truck loaded with gasoline. | [89] |
| Sarriá de Ter train accident | September 7, 1938 | Sarriá de Ter (GE/GI) | 19 | 21 | A train caught fire after colliding with a truck loaded with gasoline at a railroad crossing. | [90][91] |
| Figaredo derailment | September 10, 1938 | Figaredo, Mieres (AS) | 10 ? | 30 (approx.) | Derailment of mail train from Collanzo to Mieres, falling this into river Caudal. | [92] |
| Martorell train crash | September 25, 1938 | Martorell - Castellbisbal (B) | 65 | 200 | Collision of two trains. | [93][94][95] |
| Sant Vicent de Calders train bombing | October 8, 1938 | San Vicente de Calders, Vendrell (T) | 60 | 100 | Bombing raid on a passenger train. | [96] |
| Ciudad Real hospital train crash | October 15, 1938 | Ciudad Real (CR) | 12 | 1+ | Crash of a hospital train that carried injured in action soldiers of the Republican Army into two locomotives that were parked in Ciudad Real Station. There was twelve dead people and more injured, but number of them, due to the war censure, is unknown. | [97][98] |
| Alpera train crash of December 1938 | December 16, 1938 ? | Alpera – Bonete (AB) | 7 | 50 (Approx.) | Collision of two trains. | [99] |
| Valencia tram crash of January 1939 | January 1, 1939 ? | Valencia (V) | 7 | 16 | Collision of a commuter train and a tram in a crossing. | [100] |
| Castro Urdiales delailment of January 1939 | January 1, 1939 | Castro Urdiales (CAN) | 7 | 20 | Derailment of a passenger train. | [101] |
| Barcelona - Plaza Molina Station train crash | February 11, 1939 | Barcelona (B) | 32 | 100+ | A passenger train crashed into the rear of a freight train, probably due to defective brakes. | [102][103] |
| Xàtiva station bombing | February 12, 1939 | Xàtiva (V) | 129 | 200+ | Aircraft bombing over a military train that carried the 49th mixed brigade of the republican army while it was standing in the named station. | [104] |
| Ormáiztegui Sudexpress derailment | March 28, 1939 | Ormaiztegi (GUI) | 3+ ? | 30 | Derailment of Sudexpress train of Lisbon to Paris. Number of dead people were 3 probably, some press media referers a higher number of killed, including 20 (less probable). | [105] |
| Campanillas train crash of May 1939 | May 23, 1939 | Campanillas (MA) | 7 | 40 | Collision of two passenger trains. | [106] |
| Peñaranda de Bracamonte explosion | July 9, 1939 | Peñaranda de Bracamonte (SA) | 100+ | 1500 (Approx.) | Three freight cars that were parked in Peñaranda de Bracamonte station containing 23500 kg (over 52000 lb)of TNT exploded due a fire, and the explosion reach the station's stores that containing 107000 kg (236000 lb) of explosives which exploded too. | [107][108] |
1940–1949
| Accident | Date | Location | Killed | Injured | Description | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Velilla de Ebro train crash | December 3, 1940 | Velilla de Ebro (Z) | 53 | 58 | Collision of express trains Madrid - Barcelona and Barcelona - Madrid. | [109][110] |
| Montabliz train crash of 1941 | January 20, 1941 | Montabliz, Bárcena de Pie de Concha (CAN) | 5 | 14 | Collision of mail train from Madrid to Santander with a mixed train. | [111] |
| San Pablo – Jimena train crash | January 28, 1941 | San Pablo de Buceite - Jimena de la Frontera (CA) | 6 | 11 | Collision of a freight train with a mixed train. | [112] |
| Zumaya train derailment | February 15, 1941 | Zumaya (GUI) | 26 | 120 | An electric train was blown off a bridge into the Urola river by strong winds. | [113] |
| Pola de Gordón train crash | July 25, 1941 | La Pola de Gordón (LE) | 11 | 20 | Collision of mail train from Madrid to Gijón with a locomotive that was stopped for removing a tree fallen on the tracks due a strong wind. | [114] |
| Tablada derailment | September 1, 1941 | Seville (SE) | 8 | 16 | Derailment at a railroad crossing of a passenger train of workers of aircraft national factory located in the industrial area of Tablada, near Seville port. | [115] |
| Tejares derailment | October 8, 1941 | Tejares, quarter of Salamanca (SA) | 12 | 37 | Derailment of fast train from Ciudad Rodrigo to Medina del Campo at a curve near to Salud bridge over river Tormes in the railway from Salamanca to Fuentes de Oñoro. | [116][117] |
| Almassora station explosion | December 7, 1941 | Almassora (CS) | 6 | 5 | Explosion of a freight car that was parked in the RENFE Station of Almassora. | [118] |
| Seville crossing accident of 1941 | December 12, 1941 | Seville (SE) | 5 | 2 | Crash of a train into a car in a crossing. | [119] |
| Riudecanyes train crash of December 1942 | December 21, 1942 | Riudecanyes (T) | 6 | 4 | Collision of a freigt train with two railcars of track maintenance. | [120] |
| Moreda mail of Almería derailment of 1943 | October 15, 1943 | Moreda (GR) | 20 | 100+ | Derailment of mail train from Linares to Almería a fall of three coaches into a cliff. No information is written in Spanish press due to the censure. | [121][122][123] |
| Fiñana train crash | December 27, 1943 | Fiñana (AL) | 10 | 1 | Collision of two freight trains. | [124] |
| Torre del Bierzo rail disaster | January 3, 1944 | Torre del Bierzo (LE) | 250 (approx.) ? | Unknown | Double collision into the tunnel nr. 20 of Palencia - Ponferrada railway of Madrid - Coruña mail train and two freight trains. Some media refers exaggerately 500-800 dead. According judge report who carried out the investigation no more than 80 deaths were definitely identified. | [125] |
| Arévalo train crash (1944) | January 11, 1944 | Arévalo (AV) | 41 | 78 | Collision of express Madrid - Irún with Mail train from A Coruña to Madrid, which the last was standing in the Arévalo Station. | [126][127] |
| Las Alcubillas train crash | November 15, 1945 | Las Alcubillas, Gérgal (AL) | 17+ ? | 39 | Collision of a passenger train with a freight train between Fuente Santa and Gérgal after a wrong signal. Official number of dead 17, some media refers more, including 100 fatal victims. | [128][129] |
| Matillas train crash | December 20, 1945 | Matillas (GU) | 9 | 21 | Collision of Mail train Madrid - Barcelona with a freight train. | [130] |
| Cinco Casas train crash | December 17, 1946 | Cinco Casas, Alcázar de San Juan (CR) | 22 | 82 | An express train crashed into a string of eighteen freight cars runaway due a broken hook of a freight train in manoeuvres into the named station. | [131] |
| Lezama – Antomaña train crash of 1947 | April 6, 1947 | Lezama – Antomaña, Amurrio (ALA/ARA) | 5 | 6 | Collision of two freight trains. | [132] |
| Emperador station train crash | May 10, 1947 | Emperador station, Fernán Caballero (CR) | 13 | 18 | A mail train crashed into a standing freight train after being switched onto the wrong tracks. | [133] |
| Ribota stream bridge derailment | August 30, 1947 | Clarés de Ribota - Villarroya de la Sierra (Z) | 15 | 20 | A train fell into the Ribota stream after a bridge collapse. | [134] |
| Pozuelo de Alarcón train crash of February 1948 | February 5, 1948 | Pozuelo de Alarcón (M) | 4 | 53 | Rear-end crash of mixed train from Valladolid and Astorga into two electric units that are stopped at the entrance of Pozuelo station due to a faulty of the catenary. | [135] |
| San Fernando crash of July 1948 | July 1, 1948 | San Fernando de Henares (M) | 4 | 60+ | Collision of fast train from Castejón and Soria to Madrid with a runaway string of cars of a freight train. | [136] |
| Mora la Nova train derailment | February 12, 1949 | Els Guiamets - Mora la Nova, (T) | 31 | 81 | A passenger train from Barcelona to Madrid derailed between Mora la Nova and Els Guiamets, probably due to sabotage of the tracks. | [137] |
| Marañón runover of August 1949 | August 5, 1949 | Marañón station, Alcázar de San Juan (CR) | 5 | 1 | A group of people that were crossing the tracks of Marañón station were run over by express train from Madrid to Algeciras, which no had programmed stop in the named station. | [138] |
| Las Matas train crash | November 7, 1949 | Las Matas, Las Rozas de Madrid (M) | 14 | 41 | Rear-End crash of electric trains from Madrid to Segovia and Ávila | [139][140] |
1950–1959
| Accident | Date | Location | Killed | Injured | Description | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobadilla derailment of 1950 | March 30, 1950 | Bobadilla, Antequera (MA) | 8 | 30 | Derailment of mail train from Madrid to Málaga on a switcher of Bobadilla station. | [141] |
| Villallana train derailment | April 6, 1950 | Villallana, Lena (AS) | 19 | 65 | Mail train Madrid - Gijón derailed and plunged down an embankment. | [142] |
| Ciempozuelos Cádiz express derailment of 1950 | May 15, 1950 | Ciempozuelos - Valdemoro (M) | 3 | 58 | Derailment of express from Madrid to Cádiz. | [143] |
| Pajares mail train to Madrid fire | December 3, 1950 | Pajares, Lena (AS) | 5 | 16 | Fire of mail train from Gijón to Madrid into the tunnel nr. 13 of León to Gijón railway, located in the zone of Pajares mountain pass. | [144][145] |
| Cecebre train crash of 1950 | December 6, 1950 | Cecebre, Cambre (C) | 5 | 10 (Approx.) | Collision of mail train from Madrid to La Coruña with a railcar that did an omnibus service from last city to Ferrol. | [146] |
| Tortosa train accident | January 23, 1951 | Tortosa (T) | 14 | 27 | A mail train travelling from Valencia to Barcelona crashed into a truck at a crossing. | [147][148] |
| Pobladura crossing accident of 1951 | August 24, 1951 | Pobladura del Valle – Benavente (ZA) | 7 | 0 | Collision of a freight with a truck of an electrical company at a crossing. | [149] |
| Padrón train crash of 1952 | May 20, 1952 | Padrón – La Esclavitud (C) | 12 | 50+ | Collision of Madrid to Santiago express with a runaway string of tank cars loaded with gasoline and further fire. | [150][151][152] |
| Bridge of Toledo tram accident | May 28, 1952 | Madrid (M) | 15 | 112 | A tram of nr. 31 in service from Main Square to Carabanchel lost its brakes over ramp of Toledo street and reach the bridge of Toledo, fell into river Manzanares. | [153] |
| Mislata crossing accident | September 16, 1952 | Mislata (V) | 5 | 26 | A freight train collided with a tram in the Mislata station crossing. | [154] |
| Icaria Avenue crossing accident of 1952 | November 5, 1952 | Barcelona (B) | 4 | 39 | A freight train collided with a tram in the crossing of avenida de Icaria, in the city of Barcelona. | [155] |
| Vadollano express of Seville derailment of 1952 | November 20, 1952 | Cabrerizas, Vilches – Vadollano station, Linares (J) | 4 | 57 | Derailment of express train from Seville to Madrid. | [156][157] |
| Monistrol de Montserrat train crash | July 25, 1953 | Monistrol de Montserrat (B) | 8 | 122 | Three trains collided after brakes failed on one of them while driving up to Abbey of mountain of Montserrat. | [158][159][160][161] |
| El Orcajo - La Garganta train crash | September 28, 1953 | La Garganta - Minas del Orcajo, Brazatortas (CR) | 8 | 5 | A passenger train from Peñarroya to Puertollano collided rear-end with a works train. | [162] |
| Coreses crossing accident of 1954 | June 21, 1954 | Coreses (ZA) | 6 | 0 | A railcar crash into a car in a crossing. | [163] |
| Los Molinos station train crash | July 7, 1954 | Los Molinos (M) | 7 | 24 | Collision of a passenger train from Madrid to Segovia with a freight train. | [164][165] |
| Los Jarales bridge collapse | August 2, 1954 | Los Jarales, Fregenal de la Sierra (BA) | 13 | 1 | A bridge collapsed when a freight train crossed it. | [166] |
| Puente Genil express of Málaga derailment of 1954 | August 23, 1954 | Puente Genil (CO) | 4 | 51 | Derailment of express train from Málaga to Madrid. | [167][168][169] |
| San Javier crossing accident | December 13, 1954 | San Javier (MU) | 6 | 15 | Crash of a locomotive into a bus in a crossing. | [170] |
| Cancienes train crash | April 16, 1955 | Cancienes, Corvera (AS) | 5 | 6 | An omnibus train from San Juan de Nieva to Villabona collided with a freight train loaded with coal. | [171] |
| Orejo train crash of 1956 | February 9, 1956 | Orejo, Marina de Cudeyo (CAN) | 5 | 2 | A mixed train crashed into a freight car and the structure of a bridge. | [172] |
| Madrid - Santa Catalina station train crash | June 24, 1956 | Madrid (M) | 10 | 76 | Mail Train Madrid - Seville collided with a freight train. | [173] |
| Quereño – Sobradelo derailment of 1956 | December 28, 1956 | Quereño – Sobradelo (OR/OU) | 5 | 49 | Derailment of mail train from Madrid to La Coruña. | [174] |
| Villaverde Orcasitas train crash | August 4, 1957 | Villaverde, District of Madrid (M) | 21 | 68 | A train transporting troops from a maneuver crashed into a standing locomotive. Official number of victims: 17 dead, 39 injured. | [175] |
| Morés train crash of 1959 | August 24, 1959 | Morés (Z) | 5 | 38 | Express train from Barcelona to La Coruña crashed into a freight train which was standing in Morés station. | [176] |
1960–1969
| Accident | Date | Location | Killed | Injured | Description | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monsolís train accident | July 19, 1960 | Monsolís, Montgat (B) | 9 | 2 | A train ran over a brigade of tracks maintenance. | [177] |
| Belalcázar train derailment | September 5, 1960 | Belalcázar (CO) | 0 | 85 | A passenger train fell into a ravine between Belalcázar and Las Cabras. | [178] |
| Palancares tunnel accident | November 7, 1960 | Cuenca – Cañada del Hoyo (CU) | 5 | 30 | Tunnel of Palancares were flooded by smoke of locomotive of mixed train from Cuenca to Utiel when this was paralyzed into the same tunnel due a breakdown. | [179] |
| Arrigorriaga crossing accident of 1960 | November 26, 1960 | Arrigorriaga (BI) | 5 | 11 | A freight train crashed into a bus at a crossing. | [180] |
| Hospitalet de Llobregat train crash | January 9, 1961 | Hospitalet de Llobregat (B) | 25 | 50 | A passenger train coming from Valencia crashed into the rear of a freight train. | [181][182] |
| Montcada direct of Lérida derailment of 1961 | August 26, 1961 | Montcada i Reixac (B) | 4 | 54 | Derailment of direct train from Lérida to Barcelona. | [183] |
| Villafranca de los Barros train crash | September 18, 1961 | Villafranca de los Barros (BA) | 17 | 20+ | Four runaway wagons from a freight train crashed into a passenger train. | [184] |
| Abejera – Serracín train crash of 1962 | November 3, 1962 | Abejera – Sarracín de Aliste, Riofrío de Aliste (ZA) | 5 | 5 | Collision of express trains from Madrid to Vigo and Vigo to Madrid. | [185] |
| Tardienta – Almudévar train crash of 1963 | February 25, 1963 | Tardienta – Almudévar (HU) | 5 | 9 | Collision of Barcelona to La Coruña express train with a string of cars runaway from a freight train. | [186] |
| Gor crossing accident of 1963 | June 18, 1963 | Gor (GR) | 6 | 0 | Crash of a train into a car at a crossing. | [187] |
| Sant Vicent de Calders train crash of 1964 | February 7, 1964 | Sant Vicent de Calders, Vendrell (T) | 3 | 54 | Collision of two passenger trains. | [188] |
| Grisén - Pinseque train fire | February 10, 1965 | Grisén - Pinseque (Z) | 34 | 33 | A train caught fire while travelling from Madrid to Barcelona. | [189][190] |
| Oreitia crossing accident of 1965 | June 28, 1965 | Oreitia, quarter of Vitoria (ALA/ARA) | 6 | 0 | A freight train crashed into a car at a crossing. | [191] |
| El Arahal crossing accident | June 30, 1965 | El Arahal (SE) | 12 | 30 | A train crashed into a bus in a crossing | [192] |
| Gérgal - Fuente Santa train crash (1965) | August 16, 1965 | Gérgal - Fuente Santa (AL) | 10 | 53 | Mail train from Almería to Madrid collided with a freight train. | [193] |
| Villar de los Álamos train crash | December 18, 1965 | Villar de los Álamos, Aldehuela de la Bóveda (SA) | 34 | 50+ | A Lisbon-bound train coming from Paris crashed into omnibus train from Fuentes de Oñoro to Medina del Campo when missing signals due to heavy fog. | [194][195][196][197] |
| Barcelona – Plaza de España station fire | September 8, 1966 | Barcelona (B) | 3 | 115 | Fire of a train that was standing in the underground station of Plaza de España in Barcelona. | [198] |
| Villafranca del Campo train crash | December 18, 1966 | Villafranca del Campo (TE) | 30 | 6 | A freight train collided with a passenger train between Santa Eulalia del Campo and Villafranca del Campo, after missing signals due to fog. | [199][200][201] |
| Tarrasa crossing accident of 1966 | December 26, 1966 | Tarrasa (B) | 5 | 0 | Crash of a train into a car at a crossing. | [202] |
| Villalbilla crossing accident | July 3, 1967 | Villalbilla (BU) | 6 | 30 | Collision of a freight train with a bus at a crossing. | [203] |
| Astorga crossing accident of July 1967 | July 19, 1967 | Astorga (LE) | 7 | 0 | Collision of a freight train with a car at a crossing. | [204] |
| La Puebla de Híjar crossing accident of 1967 | October 9, 1967 | La Puebla de Híjar (TE) | 6 | 0 | Crash of a train into a van at a crossing. | [205] |
| Santa Maria de la Alameda train crash | March 15, 1968 | Santa Maria de la Alameda - Robledo de Chavela (M) | 28 | 80 | A passenger train crashed into a trolley between Santa Maria de la Alameda and Robledo de Chavela and caught fire. | [206][207] |
| Medina del Campo train crash (1968) | July 13, 1968 | Medina del Campo (VA) | 9 | 60+ | A passenger train crashed into a freight train | [208] |
1970–1979
| Accident | Date | Location | Killed | Injured | Description | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plentzia train crash | August 9, 1970 | Urduliz - Plentzia (BI) | 33 | 160 | A passenger train collided with another train near Legarrés quarter, between Urduliz and Plentzia, after getting a wrong signal. | [209][210][211] |
| Marmolejo train crash | September 11, 1971 | Marmolejo - Arjonilla (CO) | 6 | 25 | A Talgo express train crashed into the rear of a freight train. | [212][213][214] |
| Corcos – Cabezón crossing accident of 1972 | March 7, 1972 | Corcos – Cabezón de Pisuerga (VA) | 5 | 8 | Crash of an electric passenger train from Madrid to Santander into a truck at a crossing. | [215] |
| El Cuervo railway accident railbus/ express crash | July 21, 1972 | El Cuervo - Lebrija (SE) | 86 | 103 | A Ferrobus (RENFE class 591 railcar) collided with express train from Madrid to Cádiz after departing wrongly from El Cuervo Station. | [216][217][218] |
| La Llagosta crossing accident of 1974 | July 26, 1974 | La Llagosta (B) | 3 | 58 | Crash of An electric passenger train into a truck at a crossing. | [219] |
| Almansa crossing accident of 1974 | July 29, 1974 | Almansa (AB) | 5 | 0 | Collision of a car with a freight train at a crossing due a failure of brakes of the first. | .[220] |
| Pitis – Pinar de las Rozas train crash of 1975 | April 16, 1975 | Madrid – Las Rozas de Madrid (M) | 3 | 50+ | Collision of a freight train with a commuter passenger train of Madrid suburban net. | [221] |
| Bamio – Vilagarcía derailment of 1975 | August 12, 1975 | Bamio – Vilagarcía de Arousa (PO) | 6 | 40+ | Derailment of a railcar. | [222] |
| Underground of Barcelona train crash of 1975 | October 30, 1975 | Barcelona (B) | 5 ? | 100+ | Collision of two trains of metropolitan underground railway of Barcelona, happened in the station of Virrey Amat. | [223] |
| Laza – Vilar del Barrio derailment of 1975 | November 8, 1975 | Laza - Vilar de Barrio (OR/OU) | 5 | 9 | Derailment of express train from Madrid to Vigo and Pontevedra into a tunnel. | [208] |
| Vigo train crash | September 9, 1976 | Rande, Vigo (PO) | 15 | 35 | A passenger train crashed into a locomotive, apparently due to a signal failure. | [224][225] |
| Massalfassar crossing accident | November 23, 1976 | Massalfassar (V) | 14 | 21 | Fast train from Barcelona to Valencia crashed into a truck at a crossing. | [226] |
| Manresa crossing accident of 1977 | January 20, 1977 | Manresa (B) | 4 | 27 | A passenger train crashed into a truck at a crossing. | [227] |
| Sant Andreu de la Barca (Barcelona) train crash | February 28, 1977 | Sant Andreu de la Barca (B) | 22 | 85 | Collision of two commuter trains. | [228] |
| Quintanavides crossing accident of 1977 | May 27, 1977 | Quintanavides (BU) | 5 | 21 | Collision of a passenger train with a truck at a crossing. | [229] |
| Villajoyosa train crash of 1977 | August 2, 1977 | Villajoyosa - El Campello (A) | 3 | 58 | Collision of two passenger trains. | [230] |
| La cadena crossing accident | September 9, 1977 | Valencia (V) | 6 | 25 | Collision of TALGO fast train from Portbou to Alicante with a FEVE narrow gauge commuter train. | [231] |
| Utrera crossing accident of 1977 | November 7, 1977 | Utrera (SE) | 5 | 0 | A Talgo train crashed into a car at a crossing. | [232] |
| Villanueva de Cañedo crossing accident of 1978 | May 1, 1978 | Villanueva de Cañedo, Topas (SA) | 5 | 0 | A passenger train crashed into a car at a crossing. | [233] |
| Congostinas tunnel fire | September 26, 1978 | Congostinas, Lena (AS) | 7 | 0 | A freight train of tank cars loaded with gasoline and diesel caught fire into the tunnel of Congostinas, in the León to Gijón railway. | [234] |
| Cádiz accident of 1978 | November 27, 1978 | Cádiz (CA) | 6 | 0 | A railbus crashed into a car in a point of tracks where didn't exist railroad crossing. | [235] |
| Manzanares train derailment | December 15, 1978 | Manzanares (CR) | 13 | 60 | Two coaches of a Talgo express train derailed and crashed into a freight train after an erroneous track switch. | [236] |
| Muñoz wayside station crossing accident | December 21, 1978 | Muñoz, locality of La Fuente de San Esteban (SA) | 32 | 56 | A train crashed into a schoolbus at a crossing. | [237][238][239] |
| Sollana train crash | January 18, 1979 | Sollana (V) | 5 | 28 | Collision of an omnibus train travelling from Gandía to Valencia with a freight train. | [240] |
| Mátola crossing accident | May 7, 1979 | Mátola, Elche (A) | 6 | 1 | A train crashed into a car in a crossing. | [241] |
| Cartagena crossing accident of 1979 | November 20, 1979 | Cartagena (MU) | 5 | 1 | A passenger train crashed into a car and a taxi at a crossing. | [242] |
| Les Franqueses del Vallès train crash | December 6, 1979 | Les Franqueses del Vallès (B) | 18 | 49 | An empty train careened down a steep incline and crashed into a passenger train. | [243][244] |
1980–1989
| Accident | Date | Location | Killed | Injured | Description | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vallada - Montesa train crash of 1980 | June 20, 1980 | Vallada - Montesa (V) | 4 | 16 | Collision of express trains Seville - Barcelona and Barcelona - Almería. | [245] |
| Torralba del Moral train crash | July 15, 1980 | Torralba del Moral, Medinaceli (SO) | 17 | 22 | An express train crashed into a standing freight train after a signal failure. | [246][247] |
| Xirivella train crash | September 24, 1980 | Xirivella, (V) | 27 | 40 | A train crashed into a bus at a crossing. | [246][248] |
| Miraflores de la Sierra train crash | January 5, 1981 | Miraflores de la Sierra (M) | 7 | 20 | Collision between a passenger train and a locomotive between Miraflores and Soto del Real. | [246][249] |
| Segovia train crash | June 8, 1981 | Torredondo - Valverde del Majano (SG) | 6 | 0 | A train crashed into a van at a crossing. | [246] |
| Lérida crossing accident of 1981 | July 10, 1981 | Lérida/Lleida (LE/LL) | 4 | 0 | A train crashed into a car at a crossing. | [250] |
| Vicién crossing accident of 1981 | November 9, 1981 | Vicién - Sangarrén (HU) | 11 | 35 | A railbus crashed into a truck at a crossing. | [246][251] |
| Orejo train crash of 1982 | May 5, 1982 | Orejo, Marina de Cudeyo (CAN) | 4 | 22 | Collision of two passenger trains. | [252] |
| Massalfassar crossing accident of 1983 | May 29, 1983 | Massalfassar (V) | 5 | 0 | Collision of a train with a car at a crossing. | [253] |
| Pravia train crash of 1984 | January 9, 1984 | Pravia (AS) | 3 | 80 (Approx.) | Collision of two passenger trains into a tunnel. | [254] |
| Villajoyosa train crash of 1984 | October 30, 1984 | Villajoyosa (A) | 9 | 28 | Collision of two trains | [246][255] |
| Ceceda derailment | November 15, 1987 | Ceceda, Nava (AS) | 4 | 10 | Derailment of a passenger train, which fell into river Piloña. | [256] |
| Valladolid train crash | March 3, 1988 | Valladolid (VA) | 8 | 30 | Express train Costa verde from Madrid to Bilbao crashed into the rear of Madrid to Santander Cantabria express train, apparently due to faulty brakes of first train, when the last train was standing in Valladolid station. | [246][257] |
| Juneda train accident | March 25, 1988 | Juneda (LE/LL) | 15 | 23 | A passenger train crashed into a nursery bus at a non-guarded crossing. | [246][258] |
| Infiesto derailment of 1988 | August 3, 1988 | Infiesto, Piloña (AS) | 4 | 18 | Derailment of a passenger train travelling from Santander to Oviedo. | [259] |
| Arévalo train crash (1989) | September 6, 1989 | Arévalo (AV) | 5 | 44 | A Talgo fast train travelling from Gijón to Madrid crashed into a standing freight train due to a wrong switch of tracks. | [246][260] |
1990–1999
| Accident | Date | Location | Killed | Injured | Description | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alcalá de Henares train accident of 1990 | July 3, 1990 | Alcalá de Henares - San Fernando de Henares (M) | 6 | 8 | A bar of steel fallen of a freight train crashed into an intercity train from Zaragoza to Madrid when both train crossing. | [261] |
| Perlora accident of July 1992 | July 26, 1992 | Perlora, Carreño (AS) | 3 | 0 | A train ran over three teenagers that walked along the tracks into a tunnel. | [262] |
| Vega de Anzo train crash | August 2, 1993 | Vega de Anzo, Grado (AS) | 12 | 7 | Collision of a passenger train with a freight train in a tunnel. | [246][263] |
| Os peares accident of October 1993 | October 30, 1993 | Os Peares (LU) | 3 | 0 | A train ran over three teenagers that walked along the tracks into a tunnel. | [264] |
| Villanúa train crash of 1993 | December 22, 1993 | Villanúa (HU) | 4 | 1 | A freight train crashed into a maintenance railcar after first had a brake failure. | [265] |
| Santa Fe de Mondújar crossing accident | November 7, 1994 | Santa Fe de Mondújar, Gádor (AL) | 7 | 0 | A locomotive crashed into an ambulance in a crossing, dying all its travellers. | [266] |
| Eibar train derailment | February 27, 1995 | Eibar (GUI) | 5 | 33 | A train derailed near the Ego river. | [246] |
| Las Correderas derailment of December 1995 | December 25, 1995 | Las Correderas, Santa Elena (J) | 2 | 8 | Derailment of express train from Barcelona to Málaga and Seville. | [267] |
| Torrijos crossing accident of 1997 | March 28, 1997 | Torrijos (TO) | 3 | 0 | A train crashed into a car at a crossing. | [268] |
| Uharte-Arakil train derailment | March 31, 1997 | Uharte-Arakil (NA) | 18 | 100 | A passenger train derailed due to excessive speed. | [246][269] |
| Azuqueca derailment of 1997 | April 1, 1997 | Azuqueca de Henares (GU) | 2 | 22 | Derailment of a Talgo express train from Barcelona to Málaga on a switcher. | [270] |
| Vila-seca crossing accident of 1997 | December 6, 1997 | Vila-seca (T) | 3 | 1 | A train crashed into a car at a crossing. | [271] |
| El Portal crossing accident of 1999 | November 6, 1999 | El Portal, Jerez de la Frontera (CA) | 3 | 0 | A train crashed into a car at a crossing. | [272] |
2000–2009
| Accident | Date | Location | Killed | Injured | Description | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barra de Miño crossing accident of 2000 | August 27, 2000 | Barra de Miño Station, Coles (OR/OU) | 4 | 1 | Train crashed into a car at a crossing. | [273] |
| Carranza train crash of 2000 | September 7, 2000 | Carranza (BI) | 4 | 0 | Collision between two freight trains. | [274] |
| Burgos crossing accident of 2000 | November 14, 2000 | Burgos (BU) | 1 | 2 | A container train crashed into a truck at a crossing. The train driver was killed. The assistant driver and the truck driver were seriously injured. | [275] |
| Lorca train accident | January 3, 2001 | Lorca (MU) | 12 | 2 | A train crashed into a van at a crossing. | [246][276] |
| Torredembarra train crash of 2002 | March 30, 2002 | Torredembarra (T) | 2 | 90 | Collision of a Euromed train from Valencia to Barcelona with another passenger train of Catalonia regional net. | [277] |
| Zaragoza crossing accident of 2002 | November 4, 2002 | Zaragoza (Z) | 1 | 30 | Passenger train crashed into a truck at a crossing. | [278] |
| Tobarra derailment of 2003 | January 4, 2003 | Tobarra (AB) | 2 | 38 | Derailment of a Talgo express train from Madrid to Cartagena. | [279] |
| Chinchilla train crash | June 3, 2003 | Chinchilla de Monte-Aragón (AB) | 19 | 38 | Collision between a passenger train and a freight train. | [246][280] |
| Torre Pacheco crossing accident of 2004 | March 1, 2004 | Torre Pacheco (MU) | 4 | 0 | Crash of a Talgo express train from Montpellier to Cartagena into a car at a crossing. | [281] |
| 2004 Madrid train bombings | March 11, 2004 | Madrid (M) | 191 | 2050 | The 2004 Madrid train bombings, which killed 191 people, was an act of terrorism, not an accident. | [282] |
| Petra derailment | March 13, 2004 | Petra, Mallorca (IB) | 0 | 10 | Derailment of a passenger trains due to rocks and part of a wall fell on the tracks. | [283] |
| Martín de Yeltes crossing accident of 2004 | April 9, 2004 | Martín de Yeltes (SA) | 6 | 2 | A locomotive crashed into a car in a crossing. | [284] |
| Hellín crossing accident of 2004 | May 7, 2004 | Hellín (AB) | 5 | 0 | Crash of a Talgo express train from Madrid to Cartagena into a car at a crossing. | [285] |
| Alicante crossing accident of 2005 | December 5, 2005 | San Gabriel – Torrellano, Alicante (A) | 4 | 0 | Crash of a commuter train from Alicante to Murcia into a car at a crossing. | [286] |
| Puerta del Ángel Metromadrid station train crash (2006) | April 10, 2006 | Madrid (M) | 2 | 2 | Collision of two maintenance vehicles of Underground of Madrid. | [287] |
| Valencia Metro derailment | July 3, 2006 | Valencia (V) | 43 | 47 | Derailment of two coaches of a unit of metro of Valencia at a curve due to excessive speed. | [288] |
| Villada derailment | August 21, 2006 | Villada (P) | 7 | 36 | Derailment of intercity train Vigo/A Coruña - Irún on a switch due excessive speed. | [246][289] |
| Valga crossing accident of April 2007 | April 25, 2007 | Valga (PO) | 3 | 0 | Crash of a train into a car in a level crossing. | [290] |
| Dueñas rail accident of September 2008 | September 1, 2008 | Dueñas, (P) | 1 | 1 | A locomotive crashed into an excavation machine that made works on the tracks. | [291] |
| Lezama station crash of 2009 | October 8, 2009 | Lezama (BI) | 1 | 3 | Crash of a passenger train with a concrete wall located at the end of the tracks. | [292] |
2010–2019
| Accident | Date | Location | Killed | Injured | Description | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arevalo train crash (2010) | March 26, 2010 | Arévalo (AV) | 1 | 0 | Collision of two freight trains. | [293] |
| Silla containers station train crash of 2010 | April 8, 2010 | Silla (V) | 1 | 0 | Crash of a train in manoeuvres into a string of containers cars. | [294] |
| Sineu derailment | May 19, 2010 | Sineu, Mallorca (IB) | 0 | 28 | Collision of a passenger train with a wall fell on the tracks and derailment. | [295] |
| Castelldefels train accident | June 23, 2010 | Castelldefels (B) | 12 | 14 | Alaris fast train from Valencia to Barcelona ran over a group of people who were crossing the tracks. | [296] |
| Carmonita crossing accident of 2010 | September 6, 2010 | Carmonita (BA) | 2 | 10 | Crash of a passenger train into a heavy truck at a crossing. | [297] |
| Mataró train accident | February 19, 2012 | Mataró (B) | 0 | 10 | A commuter train crashed into a platform. | [298] |
| Loranca Metrosur works crash | August 7, 2012 | Madrid (M) | 2 | 2 | Crash of a train into a wall located at the end of the tracks happened in Metrosur Underground of Madrid system works near Loranca, Fuenlabrada. | [299] |
| Santiago de Compostela derailment | July 24, 2013 | Angrois, Santiago de Compostela (C) | 79 | 140 | High-speed train derailed when entering curve at excessive speed. | [300][301][302] |
| 2016 O Porriño derailment | September 9, 2016 | O Porriño (PO) | 4 | 49 | A train derailed at entrance of O Porriño Station when passed over a switcher with excessive speed (118 km/h when the speed limit was 30 km/h. | [303][304] |
| 2018 Fontanar crossing accident | May 27, 2018 | Fontanar (GU) | 3 | 0 | A train ran over a car in a level crossing. | [305] |
| 2018 Vacarisses derailment | November 20, 2018 | Vacarisses (B) | 1 | 49 | Derailment of a commuter train from Manresa to Barcelona when it crashed into a rockslide. | [306] |
| 2019 Sant Vicenç de Castellet crash | February 8, 2019 | Sant Vicenç de Castellet (B) | 1 | 100 | Crash of two commuter trains of Barcelona suburban net between stations of Manresa and Sant Vicenç de Castellet. | [307] |
2020–current
| Accident | Date | Location | Killed | Injured | Description | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 La Hiniesta accident | June 2, 2020 | La Hiniesta (ZA) | 2 | 6 | Collision of a train with an off-road that fell from an overpass onto the tracks | [308] |
| 2021 Novelda level crossing accident | July 2, 2021 | Novelda (A) | 4 | 0 | Car - train collision | [309] |
| 2022 Barcelona crossing accident | May 16, 2022 | Barcelona (B) | 1 | 80 | Train - train collision | [310] |
| Montcada i Reixac rail crash | December 7, 2022 | Montcada i Reixac (B) | 0 | 155 | Train - train collision | [311] |
| 2026 Adamuz train derailments | January 18, 2026 | Adamuz (CO) | 46 | 152+ | Derailment, with rollover causing a train - train collision on the opposite tracks | [312] |
| 2026 Gelida train derailment | January 20, 2026 | Gelida (B) | 1 | 37+ | A train collided with a fallen support wall, injuring at least 37 and killing the driver | [313] |
| 2026 Cartagena train accident | January 22, 2026 | Cartagena (MU) | 0 | 6 | A passenger train collided with a crane arm | [314] |
| 2026 Talavera la Real train accident | February 12, 2026 | Talavera (TO) | 1 | 0 | A passenger train collided with a car at a level crossing | [315] |