Railway

Several major stories from Spain are drawing attention at once. Around 50 people died in a railway accident in the country. In Madrid, hundreds of thousands — by some counts nearly 500,000 — marched against the housing crisis after the government rejected measures to address it. Separately, Spanish authorities seized a Porsche, gold and cryptocurrency belonging to blogger Anatoly Shariy.

A deadly high-speed train collision in Spain has raised fresh questions about safety in the country's rail network. Train drivers are planning to strike on Thursday to protest the lack of infrastructure investment and safety measures, turning the crash into a broader debate over how Spain's railways are run and funded.

Vandalism has been reported at a railway station, alongside another theft of an electric kick scooter, according to a local news report from Ystads Allehanda in southern Sweden. The incidents are part of ongoing reports of petty crime and vandalism affecting public transport infrastructure in the region, where thefts of electric scooters have become a recurring problem.

Russian drones hit the railway station in Dnipro, Ukraine, striking a platform where a commuter train and a scheduled passenger train were standing. President Volodymyr Zelensky said 13 people have been confirmed killed so far, warning the toll could rise, and offered condolences to the victims' families. The attack on civilians drew widespread condemnation.

Spanish media report that the CIAF railway safety advisory body had warned of 'systemic deficiencies' in communications with trains before a derailment in Spain. The disclosure has put the spotlight on rail safety oversight, with RTVE and other outlets giving prominence to the warning and questions growing over what was known before the accident.

Several incidents have hit the Marschbahn route to Westerland/Sylt in Schleswig-Holstein. A train collided with scaffolding on a railway bridge near Husum, and another fire broke out on a Sylt-bound train, with federal police investigating at Husum station. Police also reported a 27-year-old riding on the outside buffer of a train on the route, described as life-threatening. Storms and flooding from low-pressure system Manja have added to disruption in the region.

A woman suffered potentially life-changing injuries in a major railway incident, forcing disruption to services between London Liverpool Street and Hertford. Emergency services attended the scene, and operators warned passengers of significant delays and cancellations across affected routes. Travelers have been urged to check before setting out while investigations continue.

Spain's government has accumulated a 3.6 billion euro investment deficit in railway maintenance, according to ABC, despite the country going through a period of record tax revenues. The report argues that underfunding of the rail network is leaving tracks and infrastructure in poor condition, and it criticises the transport ministry for prioritising other spending over the upkeep of the system.

India's bullet train project, modelled on Japan's Shinkansen, is reportedly in trouble. At an international conference, a local railway company executive described what is being called the fundamental problem with the project, according to Japanese business media. The remarks are drawing attention because older media outlets have largely avoided covering the difficulties surrounding one of India's flagship infrastructure plans.

Spain is reeling from a fatal railway disaster. La Repubblica reports the anguish of relatives, including one who said a family member was on board with their dog. King Felipe VI visited the injured in hospital as the country demanded answers about the cause of the crash. The name Urda, a town in the province of Toledo, is being widely searched in connection with the tragedy.

A Russian attack on the railway station in Dnipro, Ukraine, has killed at least 13 to 14 people, according to reports from Al Jazeera and RTE, with the toll updated as rescuers work at the scene. The Institute for the Study of War is assessing the strike within its latest Russian offensive campaign analysis. The attack on civilian rail infrastructure has drawn widespread attention and condemnation.

Spanish journalist Jesús Cintora is drawing search attention in Spain, alongside debate over comments by Adif president Álvaro Fernández Puente about sending a train out in poor conditions. One commentator quoted in coverage called dispatching a train in those conditions "a lottery", fuelling criticism of railway management and keeping Cintora's name in the conversation.

A fatal accident has occurred in Saint-Sylvestre-Pragoulin, in the Puy-de-Dôme department of central France. The incident was reported by a train driver, who alerted authorities after spotting it along the railway. Few details have been released about the victim or the circumstances. Local residents are following the story as investigators work to establish what happened at the scene.

Japanese media report mounting trouble in the Mumbai–Ahmedabad high-speed rail project, which Japan is supporting with generous financing. At an international conference, a local railway executive reportedly outlined the core problems, and coverage highlights unexpected demands from the Indian side despite Japan's favorable support terms, prompting criticism that doing business in India is unworkable.

Twenty freight cars derailed near Yekaterinburg in Sverdlovsk Oblast, with seven fuel tank cars catching fire. The cause of the accident is still under investigation. The derailment is the latest in a series of costly disruptions to Russia's railway network, drawing attention to the strain on the country's transport infrastructure.

A Russian drone struck the railway station in Dnipro, killing at least 13 people according to Ukrainian officials. The attack comes as Russia and Ukraine continue to exchange drone strikes, even as a ceasefire holds only fragilely in front-line areas. The strike on a civilian transport hub has drawn renewed attention to the ongoing aerial attacks between the two countries.

A court in Gera, Germany, has ordered a young suspect into pre-trial custody after an attack involving a knife and an iron bar. The case is drawing local attention alongside other city news, including a ten-day full closure of Gera's main railway station and ongoing street construction works causing road restrictions across the eastern German city.

Germany's Federal Court of Audit has issued sharp criticism of the federal budget. In a new report, it accuses Deutsche Bahn of pursuing multibillion-euro renovation projects without a viable financial basis, and warns that federal spending on pensions is rising so quickly that soon nearly every second euro of tax revenue could go toward the pension system. German media are highlighting the warnings as evidence of a widening financial hole in the federal budget, putting pressure on the government ahead of budget negotiations.

A passenger pulled the emergency brake on a German train and then attacked the train driver, according to regional reporting. The incident disrupted rail service and has sparked discussion about violence against railway staff and misuse of emergency equipment on German trains.