2026 Gelida train derailment
railway accident that occurred on January 20, 2026, on the Barcelona regional train network
On 20 January 2026, a Rodalies de Catalunya commuter train collided with a retaining wall after it was struck by a landslide, causing the train to derail between Gelida and Sant Sadurní d'Anoia, Catalonia. A trainee driver who travelled in the driver's cab was killed and at least 37 passengers were injured. Preliminary investigations state that the cause of the retaining wall collapse was heavy rainfall during Storm Harry. The derailment occurred just two days after two trains collided near Adamuz in southern Spain, killing 46 people.
Incident
The train was operating an R4 service between the stations of Sant Sadurní d'Anoia and Gelida when it collided with a retaining wall after a landslide caused it to collapse onto the tracks. The wall supported an overpass under which the tracks cross the AP-7 highway. Approximately 37 people were on board at the time of the derailment.
Preliminary investigations after the analysis of the train event recorder revealed that the train would have only started braking five seconds before impact with the collapsed wall. The train was travelling at around 60 kph. The wall would have collapsed due to the heavy rainfalls pouring over the area during the previous hours.
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