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Alcudia bridge disaster
Details
Date27 April 1884
04:00 AM (local time)
LocationBridge over Alcudia river, Alamillo, province of Ciudad Real
Coordinates38°43′13″N 4°50′33″W / 38.72028°N 4.84250°W / 38.72028; -4.84250
CountrySpain
LineMadrid–Ciudad Real–Badajoz
OperatorMZA [es]
Incident typeLocomotive derailment
CauseInconclusive
Statistics
Deaths59
Injured56

The Alcudia bridge disaster (Spanish: Catástrofe del Puente de Alcudia) was a train incident in the province of Ciudad Real, Spain, on 27 April 1884. With 59 reported deaths, it became by far the largest train disaster in the country up to that date.

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