Train Accident
26 Oct 2020
Four years ago, the Indore-Patna Express derailed near Kanpur, killing 152 passengers. The accident, one of the worst to hit Indian Railways, was suggested to be a result of a terrorist conspiracy, even by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
16 Jan 2020
In a tragic incident, eight coaches of Mumbai-Bhubaneshwar Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (LTT) Express derailed in Odisha this morning, injuring nearly 20 people. No casualties were reported at the time of press.
20 Apr 2019
On Saturday, twelve coaches of Howrah-New Delhi Poorva Express derailed and thirteen people have been injured so far, claimed reports.
03 Feb 2019
In an unfortunate incident, seven people died on Sunday after 11 coaches of the Delhi-bound Seemanchal Express (12487) derailed in Bihar.
02 Jan 2019
Six people were killed in a train accident today on a Danish bridge linking the central islands of Zealand and Funen, according to the rail operator.
01 Dec 2018
As many as 11 people have reportedly been injured in an explosion inside one of the coaches of the Kamakhya-Dekargaon Intercity Express in Assam's Udalguri.
27 Nov 2018
A fire broke out in the front coach of Kalka-Howrah train today, however, no one was injured.
20 Nov 2018
One person was killed and 44 others were injured today when a commuter train derailed near Barcelona (Spain) due to a landslide caused by heavy rains.
19 Nov 2018
On the back of the Amritsar train tragedy last month, the Indian Railways has decided to build 3,000km of walls to fence its tracks and ward off trespassers.
13 Nov 2018
As many as 12 people were killed and five others received injuries in separate accidents on railway tracks in Mumbai and its neighboring areas yesterday, the Government Railway Police (GRP) said today.
08 Nov 2018
With more and more reports of medical emergencies during rail travel emerging, the Indian Railways has decided to charge passengers Rs. 100 for medical consultation provided by it.
20 Oct 2018
Scores of people on Saturday staged a sit-in on the railway tracks near Amritsar where 61 people were mowed down by a train during a Dussehra event.
20 Oct 2018
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday offered condolences to India on the train accident near Amritsar in Punjab, which claimed 61 lives, the Russian Embassy said.
20 Oct 2018
At least 60 were killed and 77 injured after a train mowed people reveling in Dussehra celebrations near Amritsar on Friday.
19 Oct 2018
In an unfortunate incident, over 50 people are feared dead in a train accident which happened near train tracks in Amritsar.
10 Oct 2018
On Wednesday morning, five coaches, and the engine, of Delhi bound New Farakka Express derailed near Rae Bareli, Uttar Pradesh, killing 5.
27 Aug 2018
Two locomotive pilots Amar Nath Bhagat and Pawan Kumar stopped the train in northern West Bengal for a noble gesture- they allowed a herd of elephants to pass by.
24 Jul 2018
At least five commuters traveling on the footboard of a Chennai local died as they hit a 'hard surface' when the train entered the St Thomas Mount station.
09 Jul 2018
Ten people were killed and 73 injured today when a train packed with weekend passengers derailed in northwest Turkey, the Turkish Health Ministry said.
08 Jun 2018
A Railway Board letter has cited 15 cases of fire-related accidents in trains in the last five months due to improper maintenance and lack of supervision.
21 May 2018
Four coaches of 22416 Visakhapatnam- Nizamuddin train (Andhra Pradesh) caught fire near Birlanagar station in Gwalior at around 11:50 AM on Monday.
26 Apr 2018
Hours after 13 children were killed in UP after their vehicle was hit by a train, the Railways has said that it plans to "completely eliminate" unmanned level crossings by March 31, 2020.
26 Apr 2018
Two porters, who were mowed down by a Mumbai local train on Tuesday while trying to clear the body of a 66-year-old man off the tracks, couldn't hear the repeated honks blown by the Virar-bound train motorman, cops said today.
26 Apr 2018
At least 13 children were killed this morning when a train rammed into their school vehicle at an unmanned rail crossing in Dudhi near Kushinagar, UP.
10 Apr 2018
Days earlier, data showed that number of accidents in Indian Railways fell to two-digit figures for the first time in 35 years.
08 Apr 2018
In a strangely horrifying incident, 22 coaches of the Ahmedabad-Puri Express rolled backwards without an engine for 10kms in Odisha before it could be stopped.
29 Jan 2018
In 2016-17, the government recorded 193 deaths in train accidents, the highest in 10 years.
22 Jan 2018
About 16 people were rushed to hospital with injuries when a train failed to brake at the Richmond Station and hit a barrier.
10 Jan 2018
A fire broke out and gutted five bogies and the engine of the Patna-Mokama passenger express last night when it was station at the Mokama Railway Station, reported India Today.
31 Dec 2017
India will remember 2017 as the year of major train mishaps.
23 Dec 2017
An express train derailed near Nizamabad in Telangana this morning, but there were no casualties, TOI reported.
21 Dec 2017
The DMRC has suspended a deputy general manager, an assistant manager, a junior engineer and an assistant section engineer for the Kalindi Kunj train crash on Tuesday.
19 Dec 2017
In a severe setback for the Delhi Metro, a train crashed into a wall just a week before inauguration of the Magenta Line.
19 Dec 2017
At least three people were killed and 100 injured when an Amtrak train crashed on to a highway after getting derailed and falling off a railway bridge.
11 Dec 2017
Speeding trains are a danger not only to people but also to our rich fauna. Five wild elephants, including a pregnant one, were recently killed after being hit by a train in Assam's Balipara.
04 Dec 2017
Major tragedy was averted in Lucknow when officials noticed 150 clips missing from railway tracks in the Mahanagar area yesterday morning and alerted the authorities.
24 Nov 2017
In yet another terrifying instance of derailment, 13 coaches of the Vasco Da Gama-Patna express went off track near Banda in Uttar Pradesh.
14 Nov 2017
Indian Railways has roped in ISRO for a more efficient railway network, including checking accidents at unmanned crossings and providing passengers real-time updates on train movement.
04 Oct 2017
The Indian Railways has suffered yet another train derailment.
11 Sep 2017
At least 30 people were injured after two trains collided in Switzerland's world-famous Matterhorn railway line.
