The Foreign Office has issued a new travel warning to Brits in Spain a day after two high‑speed trains collided near Adamuz, in the province of Córdoba in Andalusia.  At least 39 people have been killed and dozens more injured after two trains collided in southern Spain, marking the country’s most serious rail disaster in over ten years, according to Spain’s Civil Guard. 

A Madrid-bound train derailed, veered onto the opposite track, and struck an oncoming service in Adamuz on Sunday evening. Rail authorities said a total of 400 passengers and staff were aboard the two trains. Emergency crews treated 122 people, and 43—among them four children—remain in hospital. Twelve adults and one child are in intensive care.

The day after the incident, on January 19, the Foreign, Commowealth & Development Office (FCDO) updated its travel advice page for Spain. 

It said in a statement: “Significant disruption to rail services between Madrid and Andalusia is expected, with all high‑speed services between Madrid and Córdoba, Seville, Málaga, Granada and Huelva suspended. Services between Madrid and Cádiz, Algeciras and Granada will also be affected.

“If you are a British national and you or a family member have been affected by this accident and require consular support, call the nearest British Embassy or Consulate on 0034 91 714 6300.”

Those in need of any assistance or information about affected passengers, are suggested to contact: 

Spanish Transport Minister Óscar Puente said the death toll “is not yet final”, as officials launched an investigation. Mr Puente described the incident as “extremely strange”.

UK foreign secretary Yvette Cooper wrote in a post on X on Monday: “Devastating to see the scenes near Córdoba this morning.”

She added: “Thinking of all those affected by this terrible crash, and the people of Spain at this distressing time. Thank you to the Spanish emergency services who have been responding through the night.”