{"id":62968,"date":"2026-01-19T06:07:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-19T05:07:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/?p=62968"},"modified":"2026-01-21T04:26:36","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T03:26:36","slug":"adamuz-an-accident-not-so-strange-if-we-see-a-photo-shared-by-oscar-puente","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/2026\/01\/19\/adamuz-an-accident-not-so-strange-if-we-see-a-photo-shared-by-oscar-puente\/","title":{"rendered":"Adamuz, an accident not so \u201cstrange\u201d if we see a photo shared by \u00d3scar Puente"},"content":{"rendered":"

The terrible train accident in Adamuz (C\u00f3rdoba)<\/a> is giving rise to all kinds of speculation and hasty assessments.<\/p>\n

Reuters reveals the discovery of a broken joint on one of the tracks in the Adamuz accident<\/a><\/rel>
\nInformation about the tragic accident involving two derailed trains in Adamuz<\/a><\/rel><\/p>\n

One of those assessments was issued by the Minister of Transport.<\/strong> During the press conference he held after midnight, \u00d3scar Puente declared<\/a>: \"It's an extremely strange accident. It's a straight track.<\/strong> All the railway experts we've spoken to are extremely puzzled because, as I said, it's unusual.\"<\/em><\/p>\n

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Puente made that statement from the ADIF 24-Hour Network Management Center (CGRH24)<\/a>, located in Madrid and from where the state of the Spanish railway infrastructure dependent on that public company is permanently monitored. In this photo posted by @sanchezdelreal<\/a> we see the minister speaking to the media with a large screen behind him. Yesterday, at 9:15 p.m., the minister posted this photo of that same screen<\/a> (click on the image to enlarge it):<\/p>\n

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What we see on that screen is a diagram of the accident zone.<\/strong> In the upper left, there is text that says \"379 messages\/minute,\" which most likely refers to the automatic alerts that the control center is receiving from the accident zone. The image was taken at 9:12 PM CET. We also see two lines, which correspond to the tracks that pass in front of Adamuz station, which is a switching point (PB)<\/strong>, that is, a place where there is a switch that allows trains to change from one track to another.<\/p>\n

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In the following enlargement we can see the area of \u200b\u200bthe incident better.<\/strong> We see on the right a white rectangle, which identifies the Loma del Partidor tunnel<\/strong>, located about 1,400 meters southwest of the Adamuz PB.<\/p>\n

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On the left side of this diagram we see a white label with the number 06189.<\/strong> This is the identifier for the ETR 1000 LD AV Iryo train 6189, which was traveling from M\u00e1laga towards Madrid Atocha, the first train to derail. Slightly further to the right we see another white identifier with the number 02384.<\/strong> This is the identifier for the Renfe Alvia S-120 LD AV train 2384, which collided with the Iryo train, also derailing.<\/p>\n

The red lines on the diagram indicate that a train is occupying the track.<\/strong> They correspond to the positions where the trains would have been, with the ETR 1000 ahead of the Adamuz PB and the Renfe Alvia a few hundred meters to the southwest, closer to the tunnel. To the right of the tunnel on the diagram, we see another train, identified as number 02181.<\/strong> This is the AVE 02181, which runs daily between Seville Santa Justa and Madrid Atocha<\/a>, departing from Seville station at 6:45 PM. This train likely stopped when the overhead power line lost voltage due to the accident in Adamuz.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Between the wrecked trains and the Loma del Partidor tunnel, we see a diagonal line marked with the numbers A644\/A645. This is a switch<\/strong>, specifically the one located about 700 meters southwest of the Adamuz rail station. This switch is at the accident site.<\/strong> Its purpose is to transfer trains from the track the Iryo train was traveling on to the parallel track to the right, should this switch be necessary. You can see it here on Google Maps marked with a red marker<\/a>:<\/p>\n