An AVE high-speed train on the Madrid to Alicante route was forced to a halt near Alpera in Alicante on Wednesday after heavy rainstorms flooded the tracks.
Initial reports talked of a derailment, but it was later confirmed that part of the track had sunk into the soft ground and the engine was just tilted at a precaruious angle.
None of the 220 passengers were injured, but they did have to continue their journey on regular trains and buses.