List of rail accidents (2010–2019)
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This is a list of rail accidents from 2010 to 2019.
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on this day takes place near the town of Etawah
, about 170 miles (273.6 km) southwest of Lucknow
, the capital of Uttar Pradesh
state, when the Lichchavi Express entering the station in heavy fog runs into the stationary Magadh Express
train stopped there. Ten people, including the driver of one of the trains, are injured. At least 10 people are reported to have been killed.
January 2, 2010 – The Gorakhdham Express and Prayagraj Express
collide near the Panki
railway station in Kanpur, about 100 kilometres (62.1 mi) southwest of Lucknow
, leave five people dead and about 40 others injured.
January 2, 2010 – At Pratapgarh
, 61 kilometres (37.9 mi) from Allahabad
, the Sarayu Express plows into a tractor trailer at an unmanned railway crossing. Though nobody is injured, the engine of the train is severely damaged.
January 2, 2010 – All seven coaches of the Arunachal Pradesh Express, running between Murkongselek
and Rangiya derail between Helem
and Nij Bogaon in Assam
, India
in the early hours of the day. No passengers are hurt.
January 3, 2010 – Two passenger trains collide
at Bilecik
. One of the drivers is killed and seven passengers are injured.
January 4, 2010 – Helsinki
, Finland
– An intercity train breaks in two, and four carriages crash into the main railway station's concrete buffer stop
. Timely actions of operators and a guard divert the train to a secondary track, and the platform was evacuated. One of the carriages plunges into the Holiday Inn hotel's offices causing severe structural damage. The only casualty was the conductor of the train, which carried no passengers, who was slightly hurt.
January 4, 2010 – A freight train hauled by a Class 66
locomotive derails at Carrbridge
in snowy weather, blocking the Highland Main Line
. The freight train passed a signal at danger
and was deliberately derailed on trap points. The line was reopened on 12 January.
January 16, 2010 – Three people die and around a dozen are injured when two express trains collide in thick fog near Tundla
, 25 kilometres (15.5 mi) from Agra
, in India's northern state of Uttar Pradesh. The driver of one of the trains apparently did not react to a signal, slamming his train into another on the same track.
January 17, 2010 – The Lucknow-Sultanpur Harihar Nath Express strikes a car at an unmanned railway crossing under Haidergarh police station area on Sunday afternoon in Barabanki district
, India
. Two persons traveling in the car die on the spot and four others who sustained serious injuries are referred to Trauma Centre in Lucknow. Train traffic on this route is disrupted for nearly two hours after the accident. This is the fifth accident in a series of similar accidents in the area.
January 22, 2010 – Three bogies of a goods train derail at Sathiyaon station near Azamgarh, in Uttar Pradesh
, disrupting rail traffic in the region. No one is injured. Traffic is disrupted on the busy Varanasi
–Azamgarh
–Gorakhpur
route.
February 12, 2010 at 10:13 a.m. A train derails in the pocket track just north of Farragut North Washington Metro
station
when the front car leaves the tracks. Of the nearly 400 passengers on board, one person is taken to hospital.
February 15, 2010 – Two passenger trains collide
head-on in Buizingen near Brussels. 18 people are killed and 162 wounded.
March 15, 2010 – A METRO bus collides with a light rail METRO train in Houston, Texas
, injuring nearly 20 people.
March 24, 2010 – Sixteen goods wagons runaway
for 8 km (5 mi) from a goods yard at Alnabru
in Oslo
to hit and destroy a quayside warehouse. Three people die, and four are seriously injured.
March 29, 2010 – At least thirty-eight people die after two female suicide bombers strike the Moscow Metro
.
March 30, 2010 – No one was injured in the freight train derailment, which happened around 3 p.m. when three non-operating locomotives derailed and nine freight cars went off the tracks near Pickering GO station
April 1, 2010 – A locomotive runs into a stationary passenger train after its brakes fail during a test ride in Spišská Nová Ves
, Slovakia
, killing three people and injuring seriously eight others.
April 12, 2010 – A passenger train is hit by a landslide and partially derails
near Merano, South Tyrol
, killing 9 and injuring 28.
April 21, 2010 – The coaches of a luxury tourist train operated by Rovos Rail
, run away and derail
outside Pretoria
during a locomotive changeover. Three crew members die in the incident: two die at the scene while the third, a woman four months pregnant, dies in hospital. The accident also leaves 9 passengers injured, six of them critically.
May 4, 2010 – A passenger train collides with a freight train approximately 3 km (1.9 mi) south of Craigieburn railway station, injuring 5.
May 13, 2010 – A northbound Amtrak
Piedmont
collides with a truck towing a lowboy trailer
in Mebane, North Carolina
. 11 are injured.
May 23, 2010 – A passenger train derails
in China
, killing 19 people and injuring 71, after being knocked off the tracks by a landslide
in a mountainous area of Jiangxi province.
May 25, 2010 – A passenger train derails at Naugachia, injuring eleven people.
May 28, 2010 – A train derails
in the West Midnapore district of West Bengal
, India
, caused by either sabotage or a bomb that damaged the railway track, and is struck by an oncoming goods train, resulting in at least 90 passenger deaths.
June 6, 2010 – A passenger train collides with boulders that had fallen on the line near , derails and catches fire
. Several people are hospitalised and the line is blocked for a week.
June 18, 2010 – Eight coaches and two engines of the Vasco-Howrah Amaravati Express
(8048) derail near Koppal
in Karnataka
, India
after the train strikes a road roller at an unmanned level-crossing. Six persons, including the drivers of the road roller and the train, are injured.
June 20, 2010 – A steam-hauled passenger train from Pretoria
to Cullinan
derails near Cullinan owing to defective track. A number of sleepers had been stolen. 15F 4-8-2
No 3117 is severely damaged as it ends up lying on its side.
June 22, 2010 – A passenger train derails
between Bilinga
and Tchitondi
, about 60 km (37.3 mi) from Pointe-Noire
. At least 76 people die, more are injured.
June 23, 2010 – 12 people die and 14 are injured when they are struck by a High Speed Train
while crossing the tracks at Castelldefels Playa
station.
June 28, 2010 – A CityElefant passenger train from Prague
to Ústí nad Labem
derails
while entering the Ústí nad Labem station, killing the driver and injuring 11 passengers. The cause of the derailment is unknown; the train's 108 km/h (67.1 mph) speed exceeded the local 50 km/h (31.1 mph) speed limit and may have been a factor.
July 13, 2010 – Two trains collide at Korzybie
, north Poland, injuring 36.
July 19, 2010 – At least 63 people die and over 150 are injured when the Uttar Banga Express is involved in a rear end collision with the stationary Vananchal Express at Sainthia
railway station, West Bengal
.
July 23, 2010 – One person is killed and 42 are injured when an eastbound Glacier Express derails near Fiesch
on the Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn.
July 25, 2010 – The driver and a second rail worker are injured when a Speno
railgrinder
fails to stop in front of the buffer stop
at Stavoren
, the Netherlands. A shop lying behind the track is demolished.
August 6, 2010 – One person dies and about 40 are injured in a train derailment
in Naples, Italy
, on the Circumvesuviana railway.
August 6, 2010 – A passenger train strikes a minibus near Kiryat Gat in southern Israel; seven people die and 20 are injured.
August 17, 2010 - A sewage tanker lorry strikes and derails
a passenger train (the 17:31 service from Sudbury to Marks Tey) on a level crossing at Little Cornard
, Suffolk
. Eighteen people are injured, two seriously.
August 17, 2010 - The Intercity-Express from Frankfurt to Paris hits a truck that had slid onto the rail near Lambrecht
. The first two carriages derail and ten people are injured, one seriously.
August 17, 2010 – Four people die in a train accident on the Faizabad
-Lucknow
rail-section at Goryamau railway station of Barabanki district
located between Rudauli
and Rozagaon towns.
August 25, 2010 – A Metrorail commuter train strikes
a minibus taxi carrying children to school. Ten are killed and five injured. Witnesses state that the minibus drove around closed booms; the driver is charged with culpable homicide.
September 10, 2010 - A conductor loses his arm when two trains collide in Fontana, CA.
September 12, 2010 – A woman dies, two people are seriously injured, and 15 more are brought to hospital with minor injuries, after an X2000
high speed train collides with a backhoe loader
at Kimstad
near Linköping
.
September 20, 2010 – 34 die and over 160 are injured when a speeding freight going towards Indore
, Madhya Pradesh rear-ends a stationary Indore - Gwalior Intercity Express
at Badarwas
, Shivpuri
, Madhya Pradesh
. The locomotive of the Intercity Express remained on the same place and the coaches behind it jumped over it. Preliminary reports indicate that the freight, traveling at 95 km/h (59 mph), overshot the signal and the pointsman was unable to divide the loop line from the main line, putting the freight on the same line where the Intercity train
was standing.
September 24, 2010 – At least 6 people are injured when the engine and a bogie of the Kasganj-Lucknow
train derails near Kasganj
railway station at 5:30 am while passing through a culvert near Kasganj in Kanshi Ram Nagar district
.
September 24, 2010 - Two trains collide
at Bir El Bay, killing one and injuring 57.
September 25, 2010 - A freight train derails after hitting a landslip in the Manawatu Gorge
. The crew are unhurt but the line is closed for nine days while the slip is cleared.
September 30, 2010 - A Wellington commuter EMU derails after striking a landslip and is struck less than a minute later by a sister unit travelling on the opposite line. Two people are hospitalised and others suffe light injuries. The drivers of the two units are father-and-son.
October 1, 2010 - 40 people are injured when a train derails
at Skotterud
.
October 2, 2010 - 36 people are killed and 60 are injured when a train runs into the back of another at Petarukan.
October 2, 2010 - A train crash at Solo kills one person.
October 12, 2010 - At least 43 people are killed in a collision between a train and a bus at Ordzhonikidze
, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
.
November 5, 2010 - Six passengers are injured when a lorry falls off an overbridge onto a passing train at , Surrey
(pictured). The driver of the lorry is seriously injured.
December 23, 2010 - A passenger train runs into a freight train at 3:10 AM in near Aegviidu
in Northern Estonia. Two empty passenger cars are destroyed and six empty cargo cars derail. The passenger train driver dies, and the freight train conductor and his coworker are injured.
December 28, 2010 - a passenger train runs into a large amout of ice in Summit Tunnel, Warland, Lancashire
and derails.
-Sealdah
Akaltakth Express strikes two trucks in Uttar Pradesh
's Jaunpur district
when the truck driver "failed to notice" the red signal at a level crossing at Babura railway crossing, killing a man (a truck driver) and leaving two people (another truck driver and a helper) injured. No passengers are injured in the collision. January 1, 2011 – Two passenger trains collide in Buenos Aires
, injuring 45 people. January 3, 2011 – Four wagons of a goods train derail in the Dadri
area of Ghaziabad district of Uttar Pradesh
. The goods train is going towards Aligarh from Delhi when the mishap occurred. No one is injured in the accident. Train traffic on the Ghaziabad-Aligarh section on the Delhi
-Howrah trunk route is disrupted following the derailment. January 4, 2011 - Kings Mountain, NC, An Amtrak
train hits a tractor trailer stuck on a steep grade crossing. No injuries are reported. This is the third incident involving a collision of a train with a semi truck since the previous ones on March 2008 and September 2006. January 29, 2011 – 2011 Saxony-Anhalt train accident
- a freight train and a passenger train collide near Hordorf in Saxony-Anhalt
, Germany
on the Magdeburg–Thale line. The passenger train derails. Ten people die and 23 people are injured. February 4, 2011 – An Amtrak
train collides with a snowplow in Dearborn, Michigan
on Monroe Street. The driver of the plow is seriously injured. A city spokeperson says the plow got caught in a rail and the driver did not have enough time to get it out before the Chicago
-bound train struck it. February 17, 2011 – According to AOL News online, a train departing from from Retiro station in the capital runs into the back of another train near San Miguel rail station. 4 passengers die, 120 injured, 14 severely. Federal Judge Juan Manuel Yalj is in charge of the investigation. Two of the four brakes from the Ferrobaires train's engine are reported unusable because "one was blocked and the other had been locked and nailed down." March 11, 2011 – 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
- four trains are missing on lines running along the north east coast of Japan following an earthquake
and subsequent tsunami
. They are found later, it was just general confusion and phone network breakdown. March 13, 2011 – 2011 California BART train derailment - two cars of a ten car BART
train derail in Northern California. Three minor back injuries are reported. March 27, 2011 – About 20 cars of a 116-car train derail Sunday afternoon near Port Hope en route to Toronto. Families in 20 houses flee and a major passenger rail corridor is shut down. One empty derailed car catches fire and burns for about an hour. March 28, 2011 – A CSX
train traveling through Newton Falls, Ohio
with an estimated 100 cars of mixed freight (including hoppers
and tankers
), suffers a 12-car derailment at approximately 7:00am (local time) Eastern Daylight Time
. Three rail cars fall off a bridge and onto Center Street. Several of the tank cars are carrying chlorine
; none are involved in the derailment. Initial reports indicate that at least one car may have leaked ammonia
, but officials do not believe that any hazardous materials
have escaped into the environment. Residents within 500 feet of the incident are evacuated, and most roads leading into town are closed by law enforcement officers. Local HAZMAT
officials arrive to assess the scene, and the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation
opens an inquiry into the incident "as a matter of standard procedure." April 7, 2011 – Two trains collide near Netanya, injuring 60 people. April 17, 2011 – A Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway train hauling 130 cars of coal from Wyoming to Chicago rear-ends another train hauling maintenance equipment near Red Oak, Iowa
about 7 a.m. (local time) on Sunday, April 17, 2011. The lead locomotive on the coal train derails and fire engulfs the cab. The crew of two, the conductor and engineer, on the coal train are killed. Ten cars on the maintenance train derail. The two crew members on the maintenance train are not injured. The line is heavily trafficked and is shut down for 24 hours, with trains re-routed. An investigation is conducted by the NTSB
. April 27, 2011 - Six people are killed and 61 injured in Alishan
when a falling tree strikes a train carrying mostly tourists from mainland China. April 28, 2011 – A train derails after hitting a truck in Mosty
, Pomeranian Voivodeship
, killing two and injuring at least twenty people. May 20, 2011 – 857 people are injured, 25 seriously, when a rear-end collision occurs at Soweto
. May 27, 2011 – The limited-express train Super Ōzora No. 14, en route from Kushiro to Sapporo in Hokkaido
, catches fire in a tunnel on the Sekishō Line
after the second car of the six-car formation derails. None of the 245 passengers and crew are killed, but 39 are treated for smoke inhalation or minor burn injuries, and the train is a total loss. It is the first in a series of incidents over the summer that lead to harsh criticism of JR Hokkaido's safety procedures, as well as the apparent suicide of the company president. June 3, 2011 – A Burlington Northern commuter train from Aurora, Illinois
and an Amtrak train heading to Carbondale, Illinois
collide at Chicago
's Union Station
at about 8:15 A.M, injuring at least five people. One of the trains derails. June 24, 2011 – Reno
, Nevada: Despite the working signals on the track, a semi truck, driving on a rural stretch of U.S. Route 95
near Reno
and Sparks
, strikes one of the cars of a west-bound California Zephyr
Amtrak
passenger train, killing at least six, according to Nevada Highway Patrol
Trooper Dan Lopez and the Churchill County Sheriff's Office (the driver of the semi-truck rig, whose reason or motivation remains unclear at this time, and an Amtrak conductor on board the train are two confirmed deaths so far). July 7, 2011 - A Mathura Chhapra
Express train rams into a bus carrying wedding guests around 2 a.m. at an unmanned railway crossing in Thanagaon, Kanshiram Nagar district, Uttar Pradesh
, killing 38 and injuring 30. July 10, 2011 – Fatehpur derailment
- The Kalka Mail
train running from Howrah to Delhi
derails near the town of Fatehpur
in Uttar Pradesh
, killing 70 people and injuring more than 300. July 10, 2011 – The engine along with four coaches of the Guwahati
Puri
Express derails between Rangiya and Ghagrapar, Nalbari district
, Assam
and capsizes in a rivulet, injuring more than 100 people, 20 critically. July 11, 2011 – An Amtrak Downeaster passenger train from Boston, Massachusetts heading to Portland, Maine
is struck by a garbage truck at a crossing in North Berwick, Maine, killing the driver of the truck and setting the locomotive and one passenger car on fire. July 21, 2011 - A Rock Island Line Metra train destined for Chicago strikes an automobile at a rail crossing between the Tinley Park and Oak Forest stations at about 4 p.m. Traveling as fast as 60 miles per hour (26.8 m/s), the train crushes the vehicle; 2 women inside die. Of the 89 passengers aboard, seven are taken to local hospitals with what police characterized as minor injuries. July 23, 2011 – Wenzhou train collision
- Reportedly due to signal failures, a high-speed train rear-ends a stopped high-speed train at a speed of 180 kph near Wenzhou
in the province of Zhejiang
, killing at least 39 people and injuring over 200. Five carriages derail and fall off a bridge. July 26, 2011 – Seven goods wagons roll uncontrolled 2 km (1.2 mi) and then derail and crash into a Strzelce Krajeńskie Wschód rail station building. Three people die. July 31, 2011 – The engine and some coaches of the Guwahati
Bangalore
Express derail and are hit by another train in Malda district
, West Bengal
. At least three people are killed and 200 injured. August 12, 2011 – 2011 Baby derailment
- A passenger train with 280 passengers derails due to high speed at Baby, Piotrków County
, Poland
, killing one passenger and injuring 84. August 31, 2011 - Two goods trains collide near Tangiriapal railway station, about 65 km (40.4 mi) from Keonjhar on the Jakhapura-Banspani railway line around 1:30 am. Five members of the train crew are killed. September 13, 2011 - A passenger train fails to slow at a signal and slams into a stationary cargo train near Chennai
, Tamil Nadu
, killing 10 and injuring 52. September 13, 2011 - In Flores district, Buenos Aires
, a bus crashes into a train, which derails and collides with a second train, killing 11 and injuring 228, 20 severely. Lights were flashing but the crossing barriers may have been blocked from fully lowering. September 15, 2011 - A collision in Buenos Aires
between a bus, a cement truck and a light-rail train injures 90 people during morning rush hour traffic. September 17, 2011 - A passenger train rams into an observation car at the back of another train near Alawwa
, about 60 km (37.3 mi) northeast of Colombo
, killing 3 and injuring 27. October 7, 2011 - 26 cars of a 131-car freight train derail and explode near Tiskilwa in Bureau County, Illinois
, approximately 100 miles (160.9 km) west of Chicago. No injuries are reported; 800 people are evacuated. October 12, 2011 - In Oakland, California
a southbound Amtrak
San Joaquin train passes a red signal and collides with a stopped Coast Starlight
train at low speed, injuring 17 people. October 31, 2011 - A Sabah State Railway
train carrying 200 passengers collides with a fuel tanker in Kota Kinabalu
resulting in an explosion injuring 12 passengers. November 2, 2011 - A freight train collides with a school bus in a rural area of San Luis Province
, 8 girls are killed and 41 are injured. November 22, 2011 - A fire on board a Doon Express
train in Jharkhand
destroys two coaches, killing 7 people including one Australian woman. November 24, 2011 - A Via Rail
passenger train hits a trespasser walking along heavily used train corridor in Pickering
.
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2010
January 2, 2010 – The first of three accidents in Uttar PradeshUttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...
on this day takes place near the town of Etawah
Etawah
Etawah is a city on the Yamuna River in the state of Uttar Pradesh in India. It is the administrative headquarters of Etawah District. The city was an important center for the Revolt of 1857 . Also is the place of sangam or confluence between Yamuna and Chambal...
, about 170 miles (273.6 km) southwest of Lucknow
Lucknow
Lucknow is the capital city of Uttar Pradesh in India. Lucknow is the administrative headquarters of Lucknow District and Lucknow Division....
, the capital of Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...
state, when the Lichchavi Express entering the station in heavy fog runs into the stationary Magadh Express
Magadh Express
The Magadh Express is a superfast train running between New Delhi and Islampur. Its number is 2401/2402 and it departs from Islampur at 1555 hrs and reaches New Delhi the following day at 1145 hrs. In the past, its number was 2391/2392 and was run by Eastern Railways. Now it is run as a train from...
train stopped there. Ten people, including the driver of one of the trains, are injured. At least 10 people are reported to have been killed.
January 2, 2010 – The Gorakhdham Express and Prayagraj Express
Prayagraj Express
Prayag Raj Express is an Indian Railways' express train which runs between the cities of Allahabad and New Delhi, India. It has 24 coaches including 7 air-conditioned coaches. It runs on the North Central Railways section which is part of the busy Grand Trunk section...
collide near the Panki
Panki, Kanpur
Panki is a suburb in Kanpur, India, situated about 7 km from Kanpur on the NH 2 to Delhi.The population was 1500 as of the 2001 census.It has 90% of literacy and is 5 km from Panki,a Kanpur suburb.It also Comes under Kanpur Metropolitan Region...
railway station in Kanpur, about 100 kilometres (62.1 mi) southwest of Lucknow
Lucknow
Lucknow is the capital city of Uttar Pradesh in India. Lucknow is the administrative headquarters of Lucknow District and Lucknow Division....
, leave five people dead and about 40 others injured.
January 2, 2010 – At Pratapgarh
Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh
Pratapgarh also called Bela, Bela Pratapgarh, Partapgarh or Partabgarh, is a city and nagar panchayat of Uttar Pradesh, India. It is the administrative headquarters of Pratapgarh district, part of the Faizabad Division...
, 61 kilometres (37.9 mi) from Allahabad
Allahabad
Allahabad , or Settled by God in Persian, is a major city of India and is one of the main holy cities of Hinduism. It was renamed by the Mughals from the ancient name of Prayaga , and is by some accounts the second-oldest city in India. It is located in the north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh,...
, the Sarayu Express plows into a tractor trailer at an unmanned railway crossing. Though nobody is injured, the engine of the train is severely damaged.
January 2, 2010 – All seven coaches of the Arunachal Pradesh Express, running between Murkongselek
Murkongselek
Murkongselek is a village in Assam. It is located in the north-eastern part of Dhemaji District, 42 km from Pasighat in Arunachal Pradesh. Tourist attractions are located nearby in Mohmora, Jonai and Silapathar. The village also has a railway station....
and Rangiya derail between Helem
Helem
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and Nij Bogaon in Assam
Assam
Assam , also, rarely, Assam Valley and formerly the Assam Province , is a northeastern state of India and is one of the most culturally and geographically distinct regions of the country...
, India
India
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in the early hours of the day. No passengers are hurt.
January 3, 2010 – Two passenger trains collide
2010 Bilecik train collision
The Bilecik train collision happened on 3 January 2010, when two passenger trains collided in Bilecik, Turkey. One person was killed and seven people were injured....
at Bilecik
Bilecik
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. One of the drivers is killed and seven passengers are injured.
January 4, 2010 – Helsinki
Helsinki
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, Finland
Finland
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– An intercity train breaks in two, and four carriages crash into the main railway station's concrete buffer stop
Buffer stop
A buffer stop or bumper is a device to prevent railway vehicles from going past the end of a physical section of track.The design of the buffer stop is dependent in part upon the kind of couplings that the railway uses, since the coupling gear is the first part of the vehicle that the buffer stop...
. Timely actions of operators and a guard divert the train to a secondary track, and the platform was evacuated. One of the carriages plunges into the Holiday Inn hotel's offices causing severe structural damage. The only casualty was the conductor of the train, which carried no passengers, who was slightly hurt.
January 4, 2010 – A freight train hauled by a Class 66
British Rail Class 66
The Class 66 is a six axle diesel electric freight locomotive developed in part from the British Rail Class 59, for use on the railways of the UK. Since its introduction the class has been successful and has been sold to British and other European railway companies...
locomotive derails at Carrbridge
Carrbridge railway station
Carrbridge railway station is a railway station serving the village of Carrbridge, Highland, Scotland. The station is managed by First ScotRail and is on the Highland Main Line, 44 km south east of Inverness.- History :...
in snowy weather, blocking the Highland Main Line
Highland Main Line
The Highland Main Line is a railway line in Scotland. It is long and runs through the Scottish Highlands linking a series of small towns and villages with Perth at one end and Inverness at the other. Today, services between Inverness and Edinburgh, Glasgow and London use the line...
. The freight train passed a signal at danger
Signal passed at danger
A Signal passed at danger , in British railway terminology, occurs when a train passes a stop signal without authority to do so. It is a term primarily used within the British Railway Industry, although it can be applied worldwide.-Categories of SPAD:...
and was deliberately derailed on trap points. The line was reopened on 12 January.
January 16, 2010 – Three people die and around a dozen are injured when two express trains collide in thick fog near Tundla
Tundla
Tundla is a town and a municipal board in Firozabad district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.- Geographic :Tundla is located at 27.2° N 78.28° E[1]. It has an average elevation of 168 metres . Tundla is 24 km away from the city of Taj Mahal, Agra...
, 25 kilometres (15.5 mi) from Agra
Agra
Agra a.k.a. Akbarabad is a city on the banks of the river Yamuna in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, India, west of state capital, Lucknow and south from national capital New Delhi. With a population of 1,686,976 , it is one of the most populous cities in Uttar Pradesh and the 19th most...
, in India's northern state of Uttar Pradesh. The driver of one of the trains apparently did not react to a signal, slamming his train into another on the same track.
January 17, 2010 – The Lucknow-Sultanpur Harihar Nath Express strikes a car at an unmanned railway crossing under Haidergarh police station area on Sunday afternoon in Barabanki district
Barabanki District
The Barabanki district is one of four districts of Faizabad division, lies at the very heart of Awadh region of Uttar Pradesh state of India, and forms as it were a centre from which no less than seven other districts radiate...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. Two persons traveling in the car die on the spot and four others who sustained serious injuries are referred to Trauma Centre in Lucknow. Train traffic on this route is disrupted for nearly two hours after the accident. This is the fifth accident in a series of similar accidents in the area.
January 22, 2010 – Three bogies of a goods train derail at Sathiyaon station near Azamgarh, in Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...
, disrupting rail traffic in the region. No one is injured. Traffic is disrupted on the busy Varanasi
Varanasi
-Etymology:The name Varanasi has its origin possibly from the names of the two rivers Varuna and Assi, for the old city lies in the north shores of the Ganga bounded by its two tributaries, the Varuna and the Asi, with the Ganges being to its south...
–Azamgarh
Azamgarh
Azamgarh is a town in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is headquarters of Azamgarh district and Azamgarh Division.-History:Azamgarh, one of the easternmost districts of the State, once formed a part of the ancient Kosala kingdom, except the north-eastern part of it which was included in the...
–Gorakhpur
Gorakhpur
Gorakhpur is a city in the eastern part of the state of Uttar Pradesh in India, near the border with Nepal. It is the administrative headquarters of Gorakhpur District and Gorakhpur Division. Gorakhpur is one of the proposed capitals of the Purvanchal state which is yet to be formed...
route.
February 12, 2010 at 10:13 a.m. A train derails in the pocket track just north of Farragut North Washington Metro
Washington Metro
The Washington Metro, commonly called Metro, and unofficially Metrorail, is the rapid transit system in Washington, D.C., United States, and its surrounding suburbs. It is administered by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority , which also operates Metrobus service under the Metro name...
station
Metro station
A metro station or subway station is a railway station for a rapid transit system, often known by names such as "metro", "underground" and "subway". It is often underground or elevated. At crossings of metro lines, they are multi-level....
when the front car leaves the tracks. Of the nearly 400 passengers on board, one person is taken to hospital.
February 15, 2010 – Two passenger trains collide
Halle train collision
The Halle train collision was a collision between two trains in Buizingen, in the Belgian municipality of Halle, Flemish Brabant, on 15 February 2010. It was Belgium's worst rail disaster in over fifty years....
head-on in Buizingen near Brussels. 18 people are killed and 162 wounded.
March 15, 2010 – A METRO bus collides with a light rail METRO train in Houston, Texas
Houston, Texas
Houston is the fourth-largest city in the United States, and the largest city in the state of Texas. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 2.1 million people within an area of . Houston is the seat of Harris County and the economic center of , which is the ...
, injuring nearly 20 people.
March 24, 2010 – Sixteen goods wagons runaway
2010 Sjursøya train crash
The Sjursøya train accident was a railway accident that occurred on 24 March 2010 at around 13:15 local time, when a set of 16 freight cars began to roll uncontrollably during shunting on Alnabru, north in Oslo...
for 8 km (5 mi) from a goods yard at Alnabru
Alnabru
Alnabru is a neighbourhood of Oslo. It is located in the middle of the southern part of Groruddalen. The name Alnabru comes from the area around Alnaelva and the old Alna Gård. This has also given its name to the suburb of Alna where the neighbourhood of Alnabru is located.The neighbourhood is an...
in Oslo
Oslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
to hit and destroy a quayside warehouse. Three people die, and four are seriously injured.
March 29, 2010 – At least thirty-eight people die after two female suicide bombers strike the Moscow Metro
Moscow Metro
The Moscow Metro is a rapid transit system serving Moscow and the neighbouring town of Krasnogorsk. Opened in 1935 with one line and 13 stations, it was the first underground railway system in the Soviet Union. As of 2011, the Moscow Metro has 182 stations and its route length is . The system is...
.
March 30, 2010 – No one was injured in the freight train derailment, which happened around 3 p.m. when three non-operating locomotives derailed and nine freight cars went off the tracks near Pickering GO station
April 1, 2010 – A locomotive runs into a stationary passenger train after its brakes fail during a test ride in Spišská Nová Ves
Spišská Nová Ves railway station
Spišská Nová Ves railway station serves the town and municipality of Spišská Nová Ves, in the Košice Region, eastern Slovakia.Opened in 1871, the station is a junction between the Košice–Žilina railway, which is part of Slovakia's main east-west rail corridor, and a spur line to Levoča.The...
, Slovakia
Slovakia
The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...
, killing three people and injuring seriously eight others.
April 12, 2010 – A passenger train is hit by a landslide and partially derails
2010 Merano train derailment
The Merano derailment occurred on 12 April 2010 when a train derailed between Latsch and Kastelbell, near Merano, Italy, after running into a landslide, causing nine deaths and injuring 28 people.-Accident:...
near Merano, South Tyrol
South Tyrol
South Tyrol , also known by its Italian name Alto Adige, is an autonomous province in northern Italy. It is one of the two autonomous provinces that make up the autonomous region of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. The province has an area of and a total population of more than 500,000 inhabitants...
, killing 9 and injuring 28.
April 21, 2010 – The coaches of a luxury tourist train operated by Rovos Rail
Rovos Rail
Rovos Rail is a private railway company operating out of Capital Park Station in Pretoria, South Africa. The Society of International Railway Travelers has regularly named the Pride of Africa, as the train is called, as one of the World's Top 25 Trains because of its excellent accommodation, public...
, run away and derail
2010 Pretoria runaway
The Pretoria train accident occurred on 21 April 2010 when a train of carriages ran away for from Centurion Station and derailed at Pretoria. Three people were killed and seven were seriously injured.-History:...
outside Pretoria
Pretoria
Pretoria is a city located in the northern part of Gauteng Province, South Africa. It is one of the country's three capital cities, serving as the executive and de facto national capital; the others are Cape Town, the legislative capital, and Bloemfontein, the judicial capital.Pretoria is...
during a locomotive changeover. Three crew members die in the incident: two die at the scene while the third, a woman four months pregnant, dies in hospital. The accident also leaves 9 passengers injured, six of them critically.
May 4, 2010 – A passenger train collides with a freight train approximately 3 km (1.9 mi) south of Craigieburn railway station, injuring 5.
May 13, 2010 – A northbound Amtrak
Amtrak
The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak , is a government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971, to provide intercity passenger train service in the United States. "Amtrak" is a portmanteau of the words "America" and "track". It is headquartered at Union...
Piedmont
Piedmont (train)
The Piedmont is a twice daily passenger train that travels between Raleigh and Charlotte with a run time of 3 hours and 9 minutes, including intermediate stops at Cary, Durham, Burlington, Greensboro, High Point, Salisbury, and Kannapolis. It follows the same exact route and uses the same stations...
collides with a truck towing a lowboy trailer
Lowboy (trailer)
A lowboy or dolly in Australia is a semi-trailer with two drops in deck height: one right after the gooseneck and one right before the wheels. This allows the deck to be extremely low compared with other trailers...
in Mebane, North Carolina
Mebane, North Carolina
Mebane is a city located mostly in Alamance County, North Carolina, United States, with a part of it in Orange County, North Carolina. It is part of the Burlington, North Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area. The current population estimate is 10,624. According to the , the town was named for...
. 11 are injured.
May 23, 2010 – A passenger train derails
2010 Jiangxi train derailment
At around CST 2:10 am on 23 May 2010, train K859 travelling from Shanghai to Guilin derailed in a mountainous area in Dongxiang County, within Fuzhou City, Jiangxi. At least 19 people died, and 71 were injured. A total of at least 53 people were rescued and another 280 were taken from the train...
in China
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
, killing 19 people and injuring 71, after being knocked off the tracks by a landslide
Landslide
A landslide or landslip is a geological phenomenon which includes a wide range of ground movement, such as rockfalls, deep failure of slopes and shallow debris flows, which can occur in offshore, coastal and onshore environments...
in a mountainous area of Jiangxi province.
May 25, 2010 – A passenger train derails at Naugachia, injuring eleven people.
May 28, 2010 – A train derails
Gyaneshwari Express train derailment
The Jnaneswari Express derailment occurred on 28 May 2010 in the West Midnapore district of West Bengal, India. It was disputed as to whether sabotage or a bomb caused damage on the railway track, which in turn led to a train's derailment before an oncoming goods train hit the loose carriages...
in the West Midnapore district of West Bengal
West Bengal
West Bengal is a state in the eastern region of India and is the nation's fourth-most populous. It is also the seventh-most populous sub-national entity in the world, with over 91 million inhabitants. A major agricultural producer, West Bengal is the sixth-largest contributor to India's GDP...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
, caused by either sabotage or a bomb that damaged the railway track, and is struck by an oncoming goods train, resulting in at least 90 passenger deaths.
June 6, 2010 – A passenger train collides with boulders that had fallen on the line near , derails and catches fire
Falls of Cruachan derailment
The Falls of Cruachan derailment occurred on 6 June 2010 on the West Highland Line in Scotland, when a passenger train travelling between Glasgow and Oban hit boulders on the line and derailed near Falls of Cruachan railway station, after a landslide. The two-car diesel multiple unit caught fire...
. Several people are hospitalised and the line is blocked for a week.
June 18, 2010 – Eight coaches and two engines of the Vasco-Howrah Amaravati Express
Amaravati Express
Amaravati Express is an important train organized by Indian Railways...
(8048) derail near Koppal
Koppal
Koppal is a town in Koppal district in the Indian state of Karnataka. Koppal is surrounded on three sides by hillocks and was an important town in the history of Karnataka, popularly known as Kopana Nagar...
in Karnataka
Karnataka
Karnataka , the land of the Kannadigas, is a state in South West India. It was created on 1 November 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act and this day is annually celebrated as Karnataka Rajyotsava...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
after the train strikes a road roller at an unmanned level-crossing. Six persons, including the drivers of the road roller and the train, are injured.
June 20, 2010 – A steam-hauled passenger train from Pretoria
Pretoria
Pretoria is a city located in the northern part of Gauteng Province, South Africa. It is one of the country's three capital cities, serving as the executive and de facto national capital; the others are Cape Town, the legislative capital, and Bloemfontein, the judicial capital.Pretoria is...
to Cullinan
Cullinan, Gauteng
Cullinan is a small town 30 km east of Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa. Sir Thomas Cullinan discovered a rich diamond pipe here in 1902 and soon afterwards, on 25 June 1905, the famed Cullinan Diamond, the largest in the world at , was discovered by Frederick Wells, surface manager of the Premier...
derails near Cullinan owing to defective track. A number of sleepers had been stolen. 15F 4-8-2
4-8-2
Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 4-8-2 represents the wheel arrangement of four leading wheels on two axles , eight powered and coupled driving wheels on four axles, and two trailing wheels on one axle...
No 3117 is severely damaged as it ends up lying on its side.
June 22, 2010 – A passenger train derails
2010 Yanga train derailment
The Yanga derailment occurred on 2010 when a train travelling between Brazzaville and Pointe Noire in the Republic of the Congo was derailed and plunged into a ravine. At least 60 people were initially reported to have been killed and hundreds disappeared with the death toll expected to rise further...
between Bilinga
Bilinga
Bilinga is a small village in the Republic of the Congo.- Transport :It is served by a station on the Congo-Ocean Railway near the place where a new railway route deviated from the original route.- External links :*...
and Tchitondi
Tchitondi
- Accidents :On 22 June 2010, a serious train derailment down a nearby ravine saw 72 or more casualties.- External links :*...
, about 60 km (37.3 mi) from Pointe-Noire
Pointe-Noire
Pointe-Noire is the second largest city in the Republic of the Congo, following the capital of Brazzaville, and an autonomous department since 2004. Before this date it was the capital of the Kouilou region . It is situated on a headland between Pointe-Noire Bay and the Atlantic Ocean...
. At least 76 people die, more are injured.
June 23, 2010 – 12 people die and 14 are injured when they are struck by a High Speed Train
AVE
Alta Velocidad Española is a service of high-speed rail in Spain operated by Renfe, the Spanish national railway company, at speeds of up to . The name is literally translated from Spanish as "Spanish High Speed", but also a play on the word , meaning "bird".AVE trains run on a network of...
while crossing the tracks at Castelldefels Playa
Platja de Castelldefels railway station
Platja de Castelldefels railway station is a small stop on the Rodalies Barcelona R2 line serving the beach district of Castelldefels , approximately 17 minutes by train from Barcelona Sants Station...
station.
June 28, 2010 – A CityElefant passenger train from Prague
Prague
Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...
to Ústí nad Labem
Ústí nad Labem
Ústí nad Labem is a city of the Czech Republic, in the Ústí nad Labem Region. The city is the 7th-most populous in the country.Ústí is situated in a mountainous district at the confluence of the Bílina and the Elbe Rivers, and, besides being an active river port, is an important railway junction...
derails
Ústí nad Labem derailment
The Ústí nad Labem derailment occurred on 28 June 2010 when a CityElefant train derailed at Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic. The driver was killed and eleven passengers were injured.-Train:...
while entering the Ústí nad Labem station, killing the driver and injuring 11 passengers. The cause of the derailment is unknown; the train's 108 km/h (67.1 mph) speed exceeded the local 50 km/h (31.1 mph) speed limit and may have been a factor.
July 13, 2010 – Two trains collide at Korzybie
Korzybie, Pomeranian Voivodeship
Korzybie is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kępice, within Słupsk County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately north of Kępice, south-west of Słupsk, and west of the regional capital Gdańsk....
, north Poland, injuring 36.
July 19, 2010 – At least 63 people die and over 150 are injured when the Uttar Banga Express is involved in a rear end collision with the stationary Vananchal Express at Sainthia
Sainthia
Sainthia is a town and a municipality in Suri Sadar subdivision of Birbhum district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The town is famous for Nandikeshwari Temple, one of the Shakti Peethas in India.-Geography:...
railway station, West Bengal
West Bengal
West Bengal is a state in the eastern region of India and is the nation's fourth-most populous. It is also the seventh-most populous sub-national entity in the world, with over 91 million inhabitants. A major agricultural producer, West Bengal is the sixth-largest contributor to India's GDP...
.
July 23, 2010 – One person is killed and 42 are injured when an eastbound Glacier Express derails near Fiesch
Fiesch
Fiesch is a municipality in the district of Goms in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. Nearby Fiescheralp is administered by Fiesch and is accessible by the Eggishorn lift....
on the Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn.
July 25, 2010 – The driver and a second rail worker are injured when a Speno
Speno
Speno International SA is a manufacturer of railway track maintenance machines.The Speno company was founded by Frank Speno in 1960 and is now now headquartered in Switzerland. It operates maintenance trains in many countries...
railgrinder
Railgrinder
A railgrinder is a maintenance of way vehicle or train used to restore the profile and remove irregularities from worn rail track to extend its life and to improve the ride of trains using the track....
fails to stop in front of the buffer stop
Buffer stop
A buffer stop or bumper is a device to prevent railway vehicles from going past the end of a physical section of track.The design of the buffer stop is dependent in part upon the kind of couplings that the railway uses, since the coupling gear is the first part of the vehicle that the buffer stop...
at Stavoren
Stavoren railway station
Stavoren is a terminus railway station in Stavoren, The Netherlands. The station opened on 8 November 1885 and is the southern terminus of the Leeuwarden–Stavoren railway. The services are operated by Arriva.-Major destinations:...
, the Netherlands. A shop lying behind the track is demolished.
August 6, 2010 – One person dies and about 40 are injured in a train derailment
Circumvesuviana derailment
The Circumvesuviana Derailment was a railway accident which occurred on Friday August 6, 2010 in Naples, Italy. A train of the Circumvesuviana line, a local railway providing transport in the area around the Mount Vesuvius, derailed between the San Giorgio a Cremano and Naples stations.The accident...
in Naples, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
, on the Circumvesuviana railway.
August 6, 2010 – A passenger train strikes a minibus near Kiryat Gat in southern Israel; seven people die and 20 are injured.
August 17, 2010 - A sewage tanker lorry strikes and derails
2010 Little Cornard derailment
The Little Cornard derailment occurred on 17 August 2010 when a Class 156 diesel multiple unit collided with a road vehicle on a level crossing at Little Cornard, Suffolk and then derailed. The train driver and 22 passengers were injured, five of them seriously...
a passenger train (the 17:31 service from Sudbury to Marks Tey) on a level crossing at Little Cornard
Little Cornard
Little Cornard is a village and civil parish in Suffolk, England. Located around from its larger sibling, Great Cornard, on the B1057 road between Sudbury and Colchester, it is part of Babergh district, and has a population of 305. The parish also includes the hamlet of Workhouse Green.The...
, Suffolk
Suffolk
Suffolk is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in East Anglia, England. It has borders with Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south. The North Sea lies to the east...
. Eighteen people are injured, two seriously.
August 17, 2010 - The Intercity-Express from Frankfurt to Paris hits a truck that had slid onto the rail near Lambrecht
Lambrecht
Lambrecht is a town in the Bad Dürkheim district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany lying roughly 6 km northwest of Neustadt an der Weinstraße. It is the seat of the like-named Verbandsgemeinde.- Location :...
. The first two carriages derail and ten people are injured, one seriously.
August 17, 2010 – Four people die in a train accident on the Faizabad
Faizabad
City of Faizabad , previous capital of Awadh, is the headquarters of Faizabad District and a municipal board in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India, situated on the banks of river Ghaghra . Faizabad has a twin city of Ayodhya, which is considered to be the birthplace of Rama...
-Lucknow
Lucknow
Lucknow is the capital city of Uttar Pradesh in India. Lucknow is the administrative headquarters of Lucknow District and Lucknow Division....
rail-section at Goryamau railway station of Barabanki district
Barabanki District
The Barabanki district is one of four districts of Faizabad division, lies at the very heart of Awadh region of Uttar Pradesh state of India, and forms as it were a centre from which no less than seven other districts radiate...
located between Rudauli
Rudauli
Rudauli , popularly known as Rudauli Shareef , is a city and a municipal board in Faizabad district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.-Geography:Rudauli is located at...
and Rozagaon towns.
August 25, 2010 – A Metrorail commuter train strikes
Blackheath level crossing accident
The Blackheath train accident occurred at 7:03 a.m. on 25 August 2010 when a Metrorail commuter train crashed into a minibus taxi on the Buttskop Road level crossing in Blackheath, a suburb of Cape Town, South Africa. The minibus was carrying fourteen children to school; nine died on the scene...
a minibus taxi carrying children to school. Ten are killed and five injured. Witnesses state that the minibus drove around closed booms; the driver is charged with culpable homicide.
September 10, 2010 - A conductor loses his arm when two trains collide in Fontana, CA.
September 12, 2010 – A woman dies, two people are seriously injured, and 15 more are brought to hospital with minor injuries, after an X2000
X2000
X2000 is a 1998 short film directed by François Ozon.-Plot:A naked man wakes up in a luxury loft, which is a residential building in an unidentified European city, after a particularly wild New Year's Eve party of the year 2000. He finds a naked woman in his bed, and obviously he does not...
high speed train collides with a backhoe loader
Backhoe loader
A backhoe loader, also called a loader backhoe, digger, or colloquially shortened to backhoe, is a heavy equipment vehicle that consists of a tractor fitted with a shovel/bucket on the front and a small backhoe on the back...
at Kimstad
Kimstad
Kimstad is a locality situated in Norrköping Municipality, Östergötland County, Sweden with 1,492 inhabitants in 2005. On September 12, 2010, Kimstad became the scene of a railway accident when an X 2000 high-speed train collided with a crane utility vehicle. Kimstad lies around 20 kilometres...
near Linköping
Linköping
Linköping is a city in southern middle Sweden, with 104 232 inhabitants in 2010. It is the seat of Linköping Municipality with 146 736 inhabitants and the capital of Östergötland County...
.
September 20, 2010 – 34 die and over 160 are injured when a speeding freight going towards Indore
Indore
Indore is one of the major city in India, the largest city and commercial center of the state of Madhya Pradesh in central India. Indore is located 190 km west of the state capital Bhopal. According to the 2011 Indian census, Indore city has a population of 1,960,631...
, Madhya Pradesh rear-ends a stationary Indore - Gwalior Intercity Express
Indore - Gwalior Intercity Express
The Indore - Gwalior Intercity Express is an intercity train service which runs between Indore Junction railway station of Indore, the largest city and commercial capital of Central Indian state called Madhya Pradesh and Gwalior Junction railway station of...
at Badarwas
Badarwas
Badarwas is a town and a nagar panchayat in Shivpuri district in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India.-Geography:Badarwas is located at . It has an average elevation of 471 metres .-Demographics:...
, Shivpuri
Shivpuri
Shivpuri is a city and a municipality in Shivpuri district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is in the Gwalior Division of northwest Madhya Pradesh and is the administrative headquarters of Shivpuri District. It is situated at an altitude of above sea level.-History:Shivpuri is an ancient...
, Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh , often called the Heart of India, is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal and Indore is the largest city....
. The locomotive of the Intercity Express remained on the same place and the coaches behind it jumped over it. Preliminary reports indicate that the freight, traveling at 95 km/h (59 mph), overshot the signal and the pointsman was unable to divide the loop line from the main line, putting the freight on the same line where the Intercity train
Intercity Express (Indian Railways)
The Intercity Express is the Express train service in India which connect and run only between important railway junctions or state capitals.-General Features:...
was standing.
September 24, 2010 – At least 6 people are injured when the engine and a bogie of the Kasganj-Lucknow
Lucknow
Lucknow is the capital city of Uttar Pradesh in India. Lucknow is the administrative headquarters of Lucknow District and Lucknow Division....
train derails near Kasganj
Kasganj
Kasganj is a city and a district headquarters of Kanshi Ram Nagar district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.-Geography:Kasganj is located at . It has an average elevation of 177 metres . Situated on the banks of river Kali, the town is in proximity of the Himalayas foothills...
railway station at 5:30 am while passing through a culvert near Kasganj in Kanshi Ram Nagar district
Kanshi Ram Nagar
Kanshi Ram Nagar is 71st district of Uttar Pradesh, India. It is located in the division of Aligarh and consists of Kasganj, Patiali and Sahawar tehsils. Its headquarters is at Kasganj. Mr...
.
September 24, 2010 - Two trains collide
2010 Bir El Bay train collision
The Bir el-Bey train collision occurred on 24 September 2010, at Bir el-Bey, Tunisia, when two trains collided with each other. One person reportedly died as a result of the accident, and 57 people were reported injured.- Accident :...
at Bir El Bay, killing one and injuring 57.
September 25, 2010 - A freight train derails after hitting a landslip in the Manawatu Gorge
Manawatu Gorge
The Manawatu Gorge runs between the Ruahine and Tararua Ranges of the North Island of New Zealand, linking the Manawatu and Hawke's Bay regions...
. The crew are unhurt but the line is closed for nine days while the slip is cleared.
September 30, 2010 - A Wellington commuter EMU derails after striking a landslip and is struck less than a minute later by a sister unit travelling on the opposite line. Two people are hospitalised and others suffe light injuries. The drivers of the two units are father-and-son.
October 1, 2010 - 40 people are injured when a train derails
2010 Skotterud train derailment
The Skotterud derailment occurred on 1 October 2010, at Skotterud, Norway, when a InterCity train from Oslo to Stockholm derailed due to a craked wheel...
at Skotterud
Skotterud
Skotterud is the administrative centre of Eidskog municipality, Norway. Its population is 1,361....
.
October 2, 2010 - 36 people are killed and 60 are injured when a train runs into the back of another at Petarukan.
October 2, 2010 - A train crash at Solo kills one person.
October 12, 2010 - At least 43 people are killed in a collision between a train and a bus at Ordzhonikidze
Ordzhonikidze, Ukraine
Ordzhonikidze is a city of oblast subordinance in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast of central Ukraine. It is located at around . The city is named afterSergo Ordzhonikidze....
, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
Dnipropetrovsk Oblast is an oblast of central Ukraine, the most important industrial region of the country. Its administrative center is Dnipropetrovsk....
.
November 5, 2010 - Six passengers are injured when a lorry falls off an overbridge onto a passing train at , Surrey
Surrey
Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. The county borders Greater London, Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire and Berkshire. The historic county town is Guildford. Surrey County Council sits at Kingston upon Thames, although this has been part of...
(pictured). The driver of the lorry is seriously injured.
December 23, 2010 - A passenger train runs into a freight train at 3:10 AM in near Aegviidu
Aegviidu
Aegviidu is a borough in northern Estonia. Administratively it constitutes Aegviidu Parish — a rural municipality within Harju County. The municipality has a population of 873 and covers an area of...
in Northern Estonia. Two empty passenger cars are destroyed and six empty cargo cars derail. The passenger train driver dies, and the freight train conductor and his coworker are injured.
December 28, 2010 - a passenger train runs into a large amout of ice in Summit Tunnel, Warland, Lancashire
Lancashire
Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England. It takes its name from the city of Lancaster, and is sometimes known as the County of Lancaster. Although Lancaster is still considered to be the county town, Lancashire County Council is based in Preston...
and derails.
2011
January 1, 2011 – AmritsarAmritsar
Amritsar is a city in the northern part of India and is the administrative headquarters of Amritsar district in the state of Punjab, India. The 2001 Indian census reported the population of the city to be over 1,500,000, with that of the entire district numbering 3,695,077...
-Sealdah
Sealdah
Sealdah is one of the major train stations serving Kolkata in India, the others being Howrah Station, Shalimar Station and Kolkata Railway Station. Sealdah is one of the busiest rail stations in India and an important suburban rail terminal...
Akaltakth Express strikes two trucks in Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...
's Jaunpur district
Jaunpur District
Jaunpur is a district in the Varanasi Division of Uttar Pradesh state in India. Jaunpur serves as the district headquarters.-Geography:The district of Jaunpur is situated in the North-West part of Varanasi Division. Its land area extends from 24.240N to 26.120N latitude and between 82.70E and...
when the truck driver "failed to notice" the red signal at a level crossing at Babura railway crossing, killing a man (a truck driver) and leaving two people (another truck driver and a helper) injured. No passengers are injured in the collision. January 1, 2011 – Two passenger trains collide in Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
, injuring 45 people. January 3, 2011 – Four wagons of a goods train derail in the Dadri
Dadri
Dadri is a city and a municipal board in Gautam Buddha Nagar District in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India.-Geography:Dadri is located at . It has an average elevation of 216 metres .It has world largest power project.-Demographics:...
area of Ghaziabad district of Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...
. The goods train is going towards Aligarh from Delhi when the mishap occurred. No one is injured in the accident. Train traffic on the Ghaziabad-Aligarh section on the Delhi
Delhi
Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...
-Howrah trunk route is disrupted following the derailment. January 4, 2011 - Kings Mountain, NC, An Amtrak
Amtrak
The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak , is a government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971, to provide intercity passenger train service in the United States. "Amtrak" is a portmanteau of the words "America" and "track". It is headquartered at Union...
train hits a tractor trailer stuck on a steep grade crossing. No injuries are reported. This is the third incident involving a collision of a train with a semi truck since the previous ones on March 2008 and September 2006. January 29, 2011 – 2011 Saxony-Anhalt train accident
2011 Saxony-Anhalt train accident
The 2011 Saxony-Anhalt train collision occurred on January 29, 2011, when a freight train and a passenger train collided near Hordorf in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany on the Magdeburg–Thale line. The passenger train derailed in the collision. Ten people were killed and 43 people were injured, some of them...
- a freight train and a passenger train collide near Hordorf in Saxony-Anhalt
Saxony-Anhalt
Saxony-Anhalt is a landlocked state of Germany. Its capital is Magdeburg and it is surrounded by the German states of Lower Saxony, Brandenburg, Saxony, and Thuringia.Saxony-Anhalt covers an area of...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
on the Magdeburg–Thale line. The passenger train derails. Ten people die and 23 people are injured. February 4, 2011 – An Amtrak
Amtrak
The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak , is a government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971, to provide intercity passenger train service in the United States. "Amtrak" is a portmanteau of the words "America" and "track". It is headquartered at Union...
train collides with a snowplow in Dearborn, Michigan
Dearborn, Michigan
-Economy:Ford Motor Company has its world headquarters in Dearborn. In addition its Dearborn campus contains many research, testing, finance and some production facilities. Ford Land controls the numerous properties owned by Ford including sales and leasing to unrelated businesses such as the...
on Monroe Street. The driver of the plow is seriously injured. A city spokeperson says the plow got caught in a rail and the driver did not have enough time to get it out before the Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
-bound train struck it. February 17, 2011 – According to AOL News online, a train departing from from Retiro station in the capital runs into the back of another train near San Miguel rail station. 4 passengers die, 120 injured, 14 severely. Federal Judge Juan Manuel Yalj is in charge of the investigation. Two of the four brakes from the Ferrobaires train's engine are reported unusable because "one was blocked and the other had been locked and nailed down." March 11, 2011 – 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
The 2011 earthquake off the Pacific coast of Tohoku, also known as the 2011 Tohoku earthquake, or the Great East Japan Earthquake, was a magnitude 9.0 undersea megathrust earthquake off the coast of Japan that occurred at 14:46 JST on Friday, 11 March 2011, with the epicenter approximately east...
- four trains are missing on lines running along the north east coast of Japan following an earthquake
Earthquake
An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust that creates seismic waves. The seismicity, seismism or seismic activity of an area refers to the frequency, type and size of earthquakes experienced over a period of time...
and subsequent tsunami
Tsunami
A tsunami is a series of water waves caused by the displacement of a large volume of a body of water, typically an ocean or a large lake...
. They are found later, it was just general confusion and phone network breakdown. March 13, 2011 – 2011 California BART train derailment - two cars of a ten car BART
Bay Area Rapid Transit
Bay Area Rapid Transit is a rapid transit system serving the San Francisco Bay Area. The heavy-rail public transit and subway system connects San Francisco with cities in the East Bay and suburbs in northern San Mateo County. BART operates five lines on of track with 44 stations in four counties...
train derail in Northern California. Three minor back injuries are reported. March 27, 2011 – About 20 cars of a 116-car train derail Sunday afternoon near Port Hope en route to Toronto. Families in 20 houses flee and a major passenger rail corridor is shut down. One empty derailed car catches fire and burns for about an hour. March 28, 2011 – A CSX
CSX Transportation
CSX Transportation operates a Class I railroad in the United States known as the CSX Railroad. It is the main subsidiary of the CSX Corporation. The company is headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida, and owns approximately 21,000 route miles...
train traveling through Newton Falls, Ohio
Newton Falls, Ohio
Newton Falls is a city located within Newton Township in Trumbull County, Ohio in the United States. The population was 5,002 at the 2000 census...
with an estimated 100 cars of mixed freight (including hoppers
Covered hopper
A Covered Hopper is a railroad freight car. They are designed for carrying dry bulk loads, varying from grain to products such as sand and clay. The cover protects the loads from the weather - dried cement would be very hard to unload if mixed with water in transit, while grain would be liable to...
and tankers
Tank car
A tank car is a type of railroad rolling stock designed to transport liquid and gaseous commodities.-Timeline:...
), suffers a 12-car derailment at approximately 7:00am (local time) Eastern Daylight Time
Daylight saving time in the United States
Daylight saving time in the United States was first observed in 1918. Most areas of the United States currently observe daylight saving time, with the exceptions being the states of Arizona and Hawaii along with the territories of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, and the Northern Mariana...
. Three rail cars fall off a bridge and onto Center Street. Several of the tank cars are carrying chlorine
Chlorine
Chlorine is the chemical element with atomic number 17 and symbol Cl. It is the second lightest halogen, found in the periodic table in group 17. The element forms diatomic molecules under standard conditions, called dichlorine...
; none are involved in the derailment. Initial reports indicate that at least one car may have leaked ammonia
Ammonia
Ammonia is a compound of nitrogen and hydrogen with the formula . It is a colourless gas with a characteristic pungent odour. Ammonia contributes significantly to the nutritional needs of terrestrial organisms by serving as a precursor to food and fertilizers. Ammonia, either directly or...
, but officials do not believe that any hazardous materials
Dangerous goods
Dangerous goods are solids, liquids, or gases that can harm people, other living organisms, property, or the environment. They are often subject to chemical regulations. "HazMat teams" are personnel specially trained to handle dangerous goods...
have escaped into the environment. Residents within 500 feet of the incident are evacuated, and most roads leading into town are closed by law enforcement officers. Local HAZMAT
Dangerous goods
Dangerous goods are solids, liquids, or gases that can harm people, other living organisms, property, or the environment. They are often subject to chemical regulations. "HazMat teams" are personnel specially trained to handle dangerous goods...
officials arrive to assess the scene, and the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation
Federal Bureau of Investigation
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is an agency of the United States Department of Justice that serves as both a federal criminal investigative body and an internal intelligence agency . The FBI has investigative jurisdiction over violations of more than 200 categories of federal crime...
opens an inquiry into the incident "as a matter of standard procedure." April 7, 2011 – Two trains collide near Netanya, injuring 60 people. April 17, 2011 – A Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway train hauling 130 cars of coal from Wyoming to Chicago rear-ends another train hauling maintenance equipment near Red Oak, Iowa
Red Oak, Iowa
-2010 census:The 2010 census recorded a population of 5,742 in the city, with a population density of . There were 2,887 housing units, of which 2,406 were occupied....
about 7 a.m. (local time) on Sunday, April 17, 2011. The lead locomotive on the coal train derails and fire engulfs the cab. The crew of two, the conductor and engineer, on the coal train are killed. Ten cars on the maintenance train derail. The two crew members on the maintenance train are not injured. The line is heavily trafficked and is shut down for 24 hours, with trains re-routed. An investigation is conducted by the NTSB
National Transportation Safety Board
The National Transportation Safety Board is an independent U.S. government investigative agency responsible for civil transportation accident investigation. In this role, the NTSB investigates and reports on aviation accidents and incidents, certain types of highway crashes, ship and marine...
. April 27, 2011 - Six people are killed and 61 injured in Alishan
Alishan
The Alishan National Scenic Area is a mountain resort and natural preserve located in the mountains of Chiayi County in Taiwan. It is 415 km² in area. It includes, among other things, mountain wilderness, four villages, waterfalls, high altitude tea plantations, the Alishan Forest Railway ...
when a falling tree strikes a train carrying mostly tourists from mainland China. April 28, 2011 – A train derails after hitting a truck in Mosty
Mosty, Lebork County
Mosty is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Nowa Wieś Lęborska, within Lębork County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately east of Nowa Wieś Lęborska, east of Lębork, and west of the regional capital Gdańsk....
, Pomeranian Voivodeship
Pomeranian Voivodeship
Pomeranian Voivodeship, or Pomerania Province , is a voivodeship, or province, in north-central Poland. It comprises most of Pomerelia , as well as an area east of the Vistula River...
, killing two and injuring at least twenty people. May 20, 2011 – 857 people are injured, 25 seriously, when a rear-end collision occurs at Soweto
Soweto
Soweto is a lower-class-populated urban area of the city of Johannesburg in Gauteng, South Africa, bordering the city's mining belt in the south. Its name is an English syllabic abbreviation for South Western Townships...
. May 27, 2011 – The limited-express train Super Ōzora No. 14, en route from Kushiro to Sapporo in Hokkaido
Hokkaido
, formerly known as Ezo, Yezo, Yeso, or Yesso, is Japan's second largest island; it is also the largest and northernmost of Japan's 47 prefectural-level subdivisions. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaido from Honshu, although the two islands are connected by the underwater railway Seikan Tunnel...
, catches fire in a tunnel on the Sekishō Line
Sekisho Line
The is a railway line in Japan operated by Hokkaido Railway Company . The main Sekishō Line runs between in Chitose and Shintoku Station in the town of Shintoku. A branch line runs from to...
after the second car of the six-car formation derails. None of the 245 passengers and crew are killed, but 39 are treated for smoke inhalation or minor burn injuries, and the train is a total loss. It is the first in a series of incidents over the summer that lead to harsh criticism of JR Hokkaido's safety procedures, as well as the apparent suicide of the company president. June 3, 2011 – A Burlington Northern commuter train from Aurora, Illinois
Aurora, Illinois
Aurora is the second most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois, and the 112th largest city in the United States. A suburb of Chicago, located west of the Loop, its population in 2010 was 197,899. Originally founded within Kane County, Aurora's city limits have expanded greatly over the past...
and an Amtrak train heading to Carbondale, Illinois
Carbondale, Illinois
Carbondale is a city in Jackson County, in the state of Illinois, within the Southern Illinois region. It is located at the junction of Illinois Route 13 and U.S. Route 51, southeast of St. Louis, Missouri, on the northern edge of the Shawnee National Forest...
collide at Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
's Union Station
Union Station (Chicago)
Union Station is a major train station that opened in 1925 in Chicago, replacing an earlier 1881 station. It is now the only intercity rail terminal in Chicago, as well as being the city's primary terminal for commuter trains. The station stands on the west side of the Chicago River between Adams...
at about 8:15 A.M, injuring at least five people. One of the trains derails. June 24, 2011 – Reno
Reno
Reno is the fourth most populous city in Nevada, US.Reno may also refer to:-Places:Italy*The Reno River, in Northern ItalyCanada*Reno No...
, Nevada: Despite the working signals on the track, a semi truck, driving on a rural stretch of U.S. Route 95
U.S. Route 95
U.S. Route 95 is a north–south U.S. highway in the western United States. Unlike many other US highways, it has not seen deletion or replacement on most of its length by an encroaching Interstate highway corridor, due to its mostly rural course...
near Reno
Reno
Reno is the fourth most populous city in Nevada, US.Reno may also refer to:-Places:Italy*The Reno River, in Northern ItalyCanada*Reno No...
and Sparks
Sparks, Nevada
Sparks is a city in Washoe County, Nevada, United States, located east of Reno, Nevada. The 2010 U.S. Census Bureau population count was 90,264. Sparks is often referred to as half of a twin city .-Geography and Climate:...
, strikes one of the cars of a west-bound California Zephyr
California Zephyr
The California Zephyr is a long passenger train route operated by Amtrak in the midwestern and western United States.It runs from Chicago, Illinois, in the east to Emeryville, California, in the west, passing through the states of Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, Colorado, Utah, Nevada, and California...
Amtrak
Amtrak
The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak , is a government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971, to provide intercity passenger train service in the United States. "Amtrak" is a portmanteau of the words "America" and "track". It is headquartered at Union...
passenger train, killing at least six, according to Nevada Highway Patrol
Nevada Highway Patrol
Nevada Highway Patrol is a division of the Nevada Department of Public Safety that is responsible for law enforcement across the entire state of Nevada...
Trooper Dan Lopez and the Churchill County Sheriff's Office (the driver of the semi-truck rig, whose reason or motivation remains unclear at this time, and an Amtrak conductor on board the train are two confirmed deaths so far). July 7, 2011 - A Mathura Chhapra
Chhapra
Chhapra is a city and headquarters of Saran district in the state of Bihar, India. Chhapra is also written as Chapra. It is situated near the junction of the Ghaghara River and The Ganges River....
Express train rams into a bus carrying wedding guests around 2 a.m. at an unmanned railway crossing in Thanagaon, Kanshiram Nagar district, Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...
, killing 38 and injuring 30. July 10, 2011 – Fatehpur derailment
Fatehpur derailment
The Fatehpur derailment was the derailment of a train near Fatehpur, Uttar Pradesh, India on Sunday, 10 July 2011. Seventy people were killed and more than 300 injured in the accident...
- The Kalka Mail
Kalka Mail
Kalka Mail is the name of a train in India connecting Howrah near Calcutta in the eastern state of West Bengal to Kalka, the railhead for Simla, the hill station and one-time summer capital of India.-Speed:...
train running from Howrah to Delhi
Delhi
Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...
derails near the town of Fatehpur
Fatehpur
Fatehpur may refer to:Places in India*Punjab** Fatehpur Jattan, village in district Fatehgarh Sahib** Fatehpur Rayian, village in district Fatehgarh Sahib** Fatehpur Bhangala, village in district Rupnagar* Uttar Pradesh...
in Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...
, killing 70 people and injuring more than 300. July 10, 2011 – The engine along with four coaches of the Guwahati
Guwahati
Guwahati, Pragjyotishpura in ancient Assam formerly known as Gauhati is a metropolis,the largest city of Assam in India and ancient urban area in North East India, with a population of 963,429. It is also the largest metropolitan area in north-eastern India...
Puri
Puri
Puri is district headquarter, a city situated about south of state capital Bhubaneswar, on the eastern coast of the Bay of Bengal in the Indian state of Orissa. It is also known as Jagannath Puri after the Jagannath Temple . It is a holy city of the Hindus as a part of the Char Dham pilgrimages...
Express derails between Rangiya and Ghagrapar, Nalbari district
Nalbari district
Nalbari is an administrative district in the state of Assam in India. The district headquarters are located at Nalbari.-History:The district was created on 14 August 1985 when it was split from Kamrup district...
, Assam
Assam
Assam , also, rarely, Assam Valley and formerly the Assam Province , is a northeastern state of India and is one of the most culturally and geographically distinct regions of the country...
and capsizes in a rivulet, injuring more than 100 people, 20 critically. July 11, 2011 – An Amtrak Downeaster passenger train from Boston, Massachusetts heading to Portland, Maine
Portland, Maine
Portland is the largest city in Maine and is the county seat of Cumberland County. The 2010 city population was 66,194, growing 3 percent since the census of 2000...
is struck by a garbage truck at a crossing in North Berwick, Maine, killing the driver of the truck and setting the locomotive and one passenger car on fire. July 21, 2011 - A Rock Island Line Metra train destined for Chicago strikes an automobile at a rail crossing between the Tinley Park and Oak Forest stations at about 4 p.m. Traveling as fast as 60 miles per hour (26.8 m/s), the train crushes the vehicle; 2 women inside die. Of the 89 passengers aboard, seven are taken to local hospitals with what police characterized as minor injuries. July 23, 2011 – Wenzhou train collision
Wenzhou train collision
On 23 July 2011, two high-speed trains travelling on the Yongtaiwen railway line collided on a viaduct in the suburbs of Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, China. The two trains derailed each other, and four cars fell off the viaduct...
- Reportedly due to signal failures, a high-speed train rear-ends a stopped high-speed train at a speed of 180 kph near Wenzhou
Wenzhou
Wenzhou is a prefecture-level city in southeastern Zhejiang province, People's Republic of China. The area under its jurisdiction, which includes two satellite cities and six counties, had a population of 9,122,100 as of 2010....
in the province of Zhejiang
Zhejiang
Zhejiang is an eastern coastal province of the People's Republic of China. The word Zhejiang was the old name of the Qiantang River, which passes through Hangzhou, the provincial capital...
, killing at least 39 people and injuring over 200. Five carriages derail and fall off a bridge. July 26, 2011 – Seven goods wagons roll uncontrolled 2 km (1.2 mi) and then derail and crash into a Strzelce Krajeńskie Wschód rail station building. Three people die. July 31, 2011 – The engine and some coaches of the Guwahati
Guwahati
Guwahati, Pragjyotishpura in ancient Assam formerly known as Gauhati is a metropolis,the largest city of Assam in India and ancient urban area in North East India, with a population of 963,429. It is also the largest metropolitan area in north-eastern India...
Bangalore
Bangalore
Bengaluru , formerly called Bengaluru is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Bangalore is nicknamed the Garden City and was once called a pensioner's paradise. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the south-eastern part of Karnataka, Bangalore is India's third most populous city and...
Express derail and are hit by another train in Malda district
Malda district
Malda district is a district of West Bengal, India. It lies 347 km north of Kolkata, the state capital. Mango and silk are notable products of this district. The special variety of mango produced in this region, popularly known by the name of the district, is exported across the world and...
, West Bengal
West Bengal
West Bengal is a state in the eastern region of India and is the nation's fourth-most populous. It is also the seventh-most populous sub-national entity in the world, with over 91 million inhabitants. A major agricultural producer, West Bengal is the sixth-largest contributor to India's GDP...
. At least three people are killed and 200 injured. August 12, 2011 – 2011 Baby derailment
2011 Baby derailment
On 12 August 2011, an express train travelling from Warsaw to Katowice in southern Poland derailed at Baby, near Piotrków Trybunalski, killing one passenger and injuring 81 others.-Accident:...
- A passenger train with 280 passengers derails due to high speed at Baby, Piotrków County
Baby, Piotrków County
Baby is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Moszczenica, within Piotrków County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It lies approximately north of Moszczenica, north of Piotrków Trybunalski, and south-east of the regional capital Łódź....
, Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
, killing one passenger and injuring 84. August 31, 2011 - Two goods trains collide near Tangiriapal railway station, about 65 km (40.4 mi) from Keonjhar on the Jakhapura-Banspani railway line around 1:30 am. Five members of the train crew are killed. September 13, 2011 - A passenger train fails to slow at a signal and slams into a stationary cargo train near Chennai
Chennai
Chennai , formerly known as Madras or Madarasapatinam , is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal. Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area and the sixth most populous city in India...
, Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...
, killing 10 and injuring 52. September 13, 2011 - In Flores district, Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
, a bus crashes into a train, which derails and collides with a second train, killing 11 and injuring 228, 20 severely. Lights were flashing but the crossing barriers may have been blocked from fully lowering. September 15, 2011 - A collision in Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
between a bus, a cement truck and a light-rail train injures 90 people during morning rush hour traffic. September 17, 2011 - A passenger train rams into an observation car at the back of another train near Alawwa
Alawwa rail accident
In the Alawwa rail accident, three people were killed and 14 injured when a passenger train hit the rear of a stationary Inter-City express train at Alawwa railway station in Sri Lanka on the17th September 2011 .- Other accidents :...
, about 60 km (37.3 mi) northeast of Colombo
Colombo
Colombo is the largest city of Sri Lanka. It is located on the west coast of the island and adjacent to Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte, the capital of Sri Lanka. Colombo is often referred to as the capital of the country, since Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte is a satellite city of Colombo...
, killing 3 and injuring 27. October 7, 2011 - 26 cars of a 131-car freight train derail and explode near Tiskilwa in Bureau County, Illinois
Bureau County, Illinois
Bureau County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 34,978, which is a decrease of 1.5% from 35,503 in 2000. Its county seat is Princeton. Bureau County is part of the Ottawa–Streator Micropolitan Statistical Area...
, approximately 100 miles (160.9 km) west of Chicago. No injuries are reported; 800 people are evacuated. October 12, 2011 - In Oakland, California
Oakland, California
Oakland is a major West Coast port city on San Francisco Bay in the U.S. state of California. It is the eighth-largest city in the state with a 2010 population of 390,724...
a southbound Amtrak
Amtrak
The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak , is a government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971, to provide intercity passenger train service in the United States. "Amtrak" is a portmanteau of the words "America" and "track". It is headquartered at Union...
San Joaquin train passes a red signal and collides with a stopped Coast Starlight
Coast Starlight
The Coast Starlight is a passenger train operated by Amtrak on the West Coast of the United States. It runs from King Street Station in Seattle, Washington, to Union Station in Los Angeles, California. The train's name was formed as a merging of two of Southern Pacific's train names, the Coast...
train at low speed, injuring 17 people. October 31, 2011 - A Sabah State Railway
Sabah State Railway
Sabah State Railway is a railway system and operator in the state of Sabah in Malaysia. It is the currently the only rail transport system operating on the island of Borneo. The railway consists of a single 134 km line from Tanjung Aru, near Kota Kinabalu, to the town of Tenom, in the...
train carrying 200 passengers collides with a fuel tanker in Kota Kinabalu
Kota Kinabalu
Kota Kinabalu , formerly known as Jesselton, is the capital of Sabah state in East Malaysia. It is also the capital of the West Coast Division of Sabah. The city is located on the northwest coast of Borneo facing the South China Sea. The Tunku Abdul Rahman National Park lies on one side and Mount...
resulting in an explosion injuring 12 passengers. November 2, 2011 - A freight train collides with a school bus in a rural area of San Luis Province
San Luis Province
San Luis is a province of Argentina located near the geographical center of the country . Neighboring provinces are, from the north clockwise, La Rioja, Córdoba, La Pampa, Mendoza and San Juan.-History:...
, 8 girls are killed and 41 are injured. November 22, 2011 - A fire on board a Doon Express
Doon Express
DOON EXPRESS is an important long distance mail/express type train of Indian Railways connecting city of Kolkata with the state of Uttarakhand. It covers a distance of 1557 Kilometers at an average speed of 52 Kmph. This train is equally important among pilgrims going to Haridwar, Uttarkashi etc....
train in Jharkhand
Jharkhand
Jharkhand is a state in eastern India. It was carved out of the southern part of Bihar on 15 November 2000. Jharkhand shares its border with the states of Bihar to the north, Uttar Pradesh and Chhattisgarh to the west, Orissa to the south, and West Bengal to the east...
destroys two coaches, killing 7 people including one Australian woman. November 24, 2011 - A Via Rail
VIA Rail
Via Rail Canada is an independent crown corporation offering intercity passenger rail services in Canada. It is headquartered near Montreal Central Station at 3 Place Ville-Marie in Montreal, Quebec....
passenger train hits a trespasser walking along heavily used train corridor in Pickering
Pickering, Ontario
Pickering is a city located in Southern Ontario, Canada immediately east of Toronto in Durham Region. It is part of the Greater Toronto Area, the largest metropolitan area in Canada.- Early Period :...
.