El Gobierno apunta a un fallo en el centro de control, que autorizó la marcha "contra la normativa"

The Minister of Transport and Sustainable Mobility has stated that the collision between the two trains in Urda, Toledo, occurred following the authorization by the Adif control center in Atocha to resume normal train operations, despite the established rail regulations. Sources within the Ministry confirm this, explaining that the decision to resume movement came after the LZB safety system failed at 8:32 AM, resulting in the temporary halt of six trains over a 90-kilometer stretch.

Eight minutes later, the operator authorized the resumption of train circulation for all trains, a move that the sources claim conflicts with the regulations, as the authorization should have only been granted with a reduced speed of 40 kilometers per hour. However, when the movement resumed normally, the AVE train reached a speed of 200 kilometers per hour, leading to the collision with the Iryo train at 8:53 AM.

Minister Óscar Puente is expected to appear from the Adif control center in Atocha to provide more details about the rail accident that occurred this morning in Urda, Toledo. The only official information available so far is that Renfe train 2080, departing Madrid at 8:00 and scheduled to arrive in Seville at 10:39, collided with Iryo train 6076, which was stationary in front and had departed Madrid at 7:54.

The Renfe train had only one stop in Córdoba at 9:44, while the Iryo train was scheduled to arrive in Seville at 10:46, with stops in Ciudad Real at 8:46, Puertollano at 9:08, and Córdoba at 9:20. The LZB signaling system implemented on this line prevents two trains from occupying the same track stretch, activating automatic brakes if two trains traveling in the same direction come closer than a safe distance.

Additionally, the control exercised from the Adif control center in Atocha allows operators to monitor approximate train locations on specific track sections.