Two fatal train accidents in Spain in nine months have heightened fears about rail travel: ‘I’m going to buy a plane or bus ticket. Anything but the train’
Fear and uncertainty. Those are the two words most often heard at Chamartín train station in Madrid. On the face of it, everything seems normal: machines are still issuing tickets, and passengers are dragging their heavy suitcases from one place to another. There is, however, something most admit: they had doubts about traveling. The crash on Wednesday near the Urda station, in Toledo, is worrying all passengers.

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