Madrid's Atocha train station was evacuated Friday morning after a man threatened to blow up a train.
Terrorist protocals were put into action, but shortly before 11 a.m. local time, police said the threat was a false alert.
They said the man was not carrying any explosives.
Tras comprobar en Atocha una FALSA amenaza de bomba, seguimos las pertinentes labores de seguridad. Después se reanudará el servicio de tren— Policía Nacional (@policia) January 2, 2015
Metro trains were not stopping in the station, according to Metro de Madrid's official Twitter account.
The train station was evacuated while TEDAX, the police's bomb disposal unit, examined a package.
Estampida en Atocha! pic.twitter.com/uclQXIqKLX— afpama (@afpama) January 2, 2015
Atocha renfe desalojada por ña policía, nos bajan del tren en medio de las vías @Renfe pic.twitter.com/qr0YVrk1Sh— Javi Carmona (@JaviKarmona) January 2, 2015
After security checks, police said the station was re-opening to the public.
Atocha train station was one of the locations hit in a 2004 terrorist attack that left 191 people dead and 1,800 wounded.