Spain ends the 900 122 112 information line for the Urda rail disaster
Official 112 announced deactivation at 13:00 Spain time, 14:00 Athens, on 30 October. The latest published PLATECAM status remains level 1.
Updated 30.10.2026 · 14:07, Athens time — What changed
Castilla-La Mancha’s official 112 service announced deactivation of the 900 122 112 information line at 13:00 Spain — 14:00 Athens on 30 October 2026, saying it was no longer necessary. The article’s earlier advice to use that specific line no longer applies.
This concerns the disaster information line, not abolition of the emergency number 112. It does not by itself establish an end to the emergency plan or reopening of the railway.
The latest published PLATECAM decision remains level 1, from 10:25 Spain time on 30 October. Separate latest counts are 39 hospitalised at 10:30 Spain time on 30 October and 69 deaths at 11:00 Spain time on 29 October. They are not presented as a new combined 13:00 count.
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Updated 30.10.2026 · 12:07, Athens time — What changed
PLATECAM for the Urda railway disaster has been reduced to emergency phase, level 1. Castilla-La Mancha’s official 112 service records the decision at 10:25 Spain — 11:25 Athens on 30 October 2026. It attributes the change to deactivation of the military emergency unit UME, which has completed its work at the accident site.
A separate health-service entry at 10:30 Spain — 11:30 Athens reports 39 people hospitalised in regional facilities, compared with 42 in the preceding entry. The change does not by itself establish a number of discharges or the total number injured.
The latest death-count entry on the same page remains 69 at 11:00 Spain — 12:00 Athens on 29 October. It is not presented as a new count today. The downgrade does not establish a complete end to the emergency or confirmed reopening of the railway. The family information line is 900 122 112. No final finding on causes is established.
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Updated 29.10.2026 · 16:10, Athens time — What changed
42 people remain hospitalised in Castilla-La Mancha healthcare facilities, according to health-service figures added by the official 112 service for 14:00 Spain — 15:00 Athens on 29 October 2026.
The previous update at 11:00 Spain time reported 50 hospitalised. The latest addition does not revise the death toll: the most recent death-count entry on the same page remains 69 at 11:00 Spain time. These are separate observations at different times.
The hospital population is not the total number injured, and its change does not by itself establish the number discharged. Figures remain provisional and are not a finding on the cause of the collision.
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Updated 29.10.2026 · 13:04, Athens time — What changed
The official death toll from the train collision near Urda has risen to 69, according to the latest health-service figures published by Castilla-La Mancha’s 112 service. The update is for 11:00 Spain — 12:00 Athens on 29 October 2026. 50 people remain hospitalised in healthcare facilities in the region.
This replaces the previous death toll of 68 and the 53 people reported hospitalised at 21:00 Spain time on 28 October. The hospital population is not the total number injured, and its change does not by itself establish a specific number of discharges. Figures remain provisional and are not a finding on causes or responsibility.
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Updated 29.10.2026 · 04:00, Athens time — What changed
Spain has declared three days of official mourning for those killed in the railway collision at Urda, Toledo. Royal Decree 949/2026 of 28 October was published in the official gazette, BOE, and took effect on its publication date. This is a published legal act, beyond the earlier announcement.
The mourning period runs from 00:00 on 29 October until 24:00 on 31 October 2026, using Spanish times. The national flag will fly at half-mast on public buildings and naval vessels.
The decree provides neither a new casualty count nor findings on the causes. Castilla-La Mancha’s official 112 page retains separate records from 28 October: 68 deaths at 16:00 and 53 people remaining in hospital at 21:00 Spanish time. These are not presented as a new count today. The government’s commitment to investigate does not establish proven responsibility.
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Updated 28.10.2026 · 23:12, Athens time — What changed
The official Castilla-La Mancha 112 emergency service added an entry for 21:00 Spanish time — 22:00 Athens on 28 October: 53 people remain hospitalised in healthcare centres. Its preceding entry, around 19:00 Spanish time, recorded 107 people in centres in the region.
These are successive counts of people in hospital, not the total number injured or a documented number of discharges. The new entry does not revise the death toll: the page’s latest such entry remains the 16:00 Spanish-time figure of 68 deaths. Counts remain provisional and do not establish the cause of the collision.
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Updated 28.10.2026 · 21:07, Athens time — What changed
Castilla-La Mancha’s official emergency service added an entry for around 19:00 Spanish time — 20:00 Athens on 28 October: 107 people are hospitalised in healthcare centres in that region. That geographic scope is retained explicitly; this is not presented as the total number of injured people across Spain.
No newer death toll was added to the checked page. The previous 16:00 Spanish-time entry recorded 68 deaths. Neither count is described as final or as establishing the cause.
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Updated 28.10.2026 · 19:06, Athens time — What changed
A newer entry by Castilla-La Mancha’s official emergency service records 68 deaths and 77 people hospitalised at 16:00 Spanish time — 17:00 Athens on 28 October. It supersedes the 14:00 Spanish-time entry as the latest timestamped count. Hospitalised people do not automatically equal all injured people, and these figures are not a final toll.
PLATECAM remains at the published operational situation 2. The family information line is 900 122 112. The updated casualty entry does not establish the collision’s cause; claims about it are not presented as investigation findings.
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Updated 28.10.2026 · 18:10, Athens time — What changed
The official Castilla-La Mancha emergency page records a provisional toll of 64 deaths and 58 injured at 14:00 Spanish time — 15:00 Athens time on 28 October. This is that specific timestamped entry, not a final toll or a count claimed to be confirmed at the moment of reading.
PLATECAM was raised to operational situation 2 at 10:30 Spanish time — 11:30 Athens, after activation of the military emergency unit UME was requested. This escalation does not establish the cause.
The regional 112 family information line, 900 122 112, and an assistance point at Santo Cristo school’s sports hall in Urda are added. Adif continues to list the main Madrid–Andalusia corridor as suspended, with Madrid–Toledo and Málaga–Seville operating normally and no reopening time for the main corridor.
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Updated 28.10.2026 · 15:06, Athens time — What changed
Adif’s latest notice, marked 28 October, 12:50 Spanish time — 13:50 Athens time, says high-speed services on Madrid–Toledo and Málaga–Seville are running normally.
This does not mean the entire Madrid–Andalusia line has reopened: its collision-related suspension remains, without a reopening time for the main corridor. Passengers should check their specific service with their operator. The four assistance points and previously published family information numbers remain on the official page.
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Updated 28.10.2026 · 12:58, Athens time — What changed
Adif has added Málaga–María Zambrano to its assistance points and published family information numbers: Renfe 900 10 10 20, Iryo 900 001 403, as listed on its official page.
The notice marked 28 October, 11:34 Spanish time — 12:34 Athens time maintains the Madrid–Andalusia suspension, without a reopening time. Adif offers condolences to victims’ families but gives no total death toll.
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Two trains collided on 28 October 2026 near Urda in Spain’s Toledo province. Infrastructure manager Adif confirms that services on the Madrid–Andalusia high-speed line are suspended.
Adif’s official notice, marked 28 October, 10:41 Spanish time — 11:41 Athens time, places the incident at kilometre 118 between Mora y Orgaz and Urda. It involves a Renfe train and an Iryo train operating Madrid–Seville services. Adif describes one train striking another; this is not a final finding on the cause.
Information for passengers
Adif says trains on the line are being held at stations along the route. Assistance points for those affected have been set up at Madrid–Puerta de Atocha Almudena Grandes, Sevilla–Santa Justa and Córdoba–Julio Anguita. Passengers are directed to their operator for information about their journey. The notice gives no reopening time.
Emergency response in Toledo
The Government of Castilla-La Mancha states on its official news page that PLATECAM has been activated in emergency phase, operational situation 1, for Toledo province, following the collision at Urda.
ERTnews reports deaths and injuries. Initial accounts contain differing figures; an official total casualty count has not been independently verified here. The cause and responsibility remain matters for investigation.
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