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| Yesterday |
 India |
74 injured as train derails in north India 
Map of Auraiya Uttar Pradesh India The Kafiyat Express derailed in Uttar Pradesh, the second train accident in the northern Indian state in the last three days
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| Aug. 11 |
 Egypt |
Egypt trains collide in Alexandria killing dozens Two passenger trains have collided in northern Egypt, killing at least 41 people and injuring more than 120 others
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| May.13 |
Greece |
Train derailment in northern Greece leaves 4 dead, 5 injured
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| Jan.21 |
India |
India Andhra Pradesh train crash leaves 23 dead
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| Jan.5 |
Pakistan |
Train crushes rickshaw, kills 7 school children in Pakistan |
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| Dec.27 |
India |
'Two dead' after train derails near Kanpur, India |
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| Dec.11 |
Bulgaria |
Death toll in Bulgaria tanker train explosion rises to 8 |
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| Nov.20 |
India |
India train: Rescuers comb through mangled wreckage |
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| Nov.19 |
India |
133 killed in derailment near Kanpur Map of Pukhrayan Uttar Pradesh India| At least 91 people have been killed after 14 carriages of Indore-Patna Express train derailed near the city of Kanpur | |
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| Nov.2 |
Karachi |
Trains crash kills 17 in Karachi |
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| Oct.8 |
New York |
Passenger train derails near New York |
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| Sep.29 |
New Jersey |
Train station crash: One dead and dozens hurt in New Jersey |
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| Sep.14 |
Pakistan |
6 people killed in Pakistan train accident |
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| Aug.21 |
Tokyo |
Typhoon Mindulle disrupts flights and trains in Japan |
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| Aug.18 |
Southern France |
France rail crash: Dozens hurt as train hits tree in hailstorm |
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| Jul.12 |
 Southern Italy |
25 people died in train collision Map of Andria Apulia Italy| Many more people are injured and some are in a critical condition. Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, has visited the site. The trains were on a single-track line... | |
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| Jun.5 |
Belgium |
Three dead and nine injured in Belgium train crash |
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| May.1 |
Washington |
Washington DC chemical leak after CSX freight train derails |
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| Apr.12 |
Bavaria |
Germany train crash: Controller 'distracted by computer game' |
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| Apr.3 |
Philadelphia |
Amtrak Philadelphia: Two dead as train derails |
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| Mar.16 |
Washington |
Washington subway to reopen after daylong shutdown |
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| Mar.14 |
Kansas |
Amtrak train derails in Kansas |
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| Feb.16 |
Bavaria |
Germany train crash: Human error to blame |
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| Feb.9 |
 Bavaria |
Germany train crash: Several killed near Bavarian town Map of Bad Aibling Germany At least 10 people were killed and scores more injured, police say, after two passenger trains collided head-on on a single-track route
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| Dec.27 |
Queensland |
Australia train derails with sulphuric acid cargo |
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| Nov.15 |
France |
France TGV crash: Children on board derailed train |
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| Nov.14 |
 France |
10 dead as French TGV high-speed train derails in east Map of Eckwersheim France A high-speed TGV train has derailed near the eastern French city of Strasbourg, killing at least seven people on a new Paris-Strasbourg line
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| Nov.5 |
Bavaria |
Train hits truck at crossing in southern Germany; several killed |
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| Sep.11 |
Southern India |
Train derails in southern India, killing 2 people |
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| Aug.7 |
France |
Train accident: Three die as car hit on level crossing |
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| Aug.4 |
Central India |
Indian trains in deadly derailment in Madhya Pradesh
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| Jul.17 |
Johannesburg |
Train crash: 300 injured near Johannesburg
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| Jul.2 |
Tennessee |
Mass evacuation after train with toxic substance derails |
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| May.16 |
West Germany |
2 dead, 20 injured when train hits truck in Germany |
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| May.13 |
Philadelphia |
Derailed Philadelphia Amtrak train 'was speeding'
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| May.12 |
 Philadelphia |
US Amtrak train derails in Philadelphia, 8 killed 
Up to 10 carriages of the Washington-New York train reportedly went of the track and a number of people have been reported injured
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| Mar.20 |
India |
India train derailment: 30 killed, 50 injured |
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| Feb.13 |
North Mexico |
16 dead after train collided with bus |
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| Feb.3 |
New York |
Six die as New York train hits car |
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| Jan.17 |
England |
Lorry fire closes Channel Tunnel
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| Aug.13 |
Switzerland |
6 injured in train derailment in Swiss Alps |
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| Jul.17 |
Southern France |
Two trains collide in French city, leaving 25 injured |
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| Jul.15 |
Moscow |
Report: 20 killed in Moscow train derailment
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| May.20 |
Moscow |
Train derailment and crash kill passengers |
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| Apr.30 |
Southern India |
Twin blasts hit India express train |
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| Feb.8 |
Southern France |
Rock strike kills two on Alps train |
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| Jan.7 |
India |
Fire engulfs 3 Indian train cars, killing 9 |
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| Dec.27 |
Southern India |
Fire on express train in India kills at least 23
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| Dec.8 |
Jakarta |
Deadly train collision in Indonesia |
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| Dec.2 |
New York |
Crashed New York train 'going 82mph'
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New York |
New York train crash probe begins |
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| Dec.1 |
New York |
New York train crash kills four Four people have been killed and 63 injured in a passenger train crash in the Bronx area. The Metro-North train's locomotive and carriages d...
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| Nov.17 |
Cairo |
27 killed when train crashes into cars near Cairo
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| Oct.19 |
Argentina |
Argentine commuter train slams into station, again |
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| Sep.18 |
Canada |
Multiple deaths in Ottawa collision |
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| Sep.5 |
Spain |
Spain rail-crash driver in new tape |
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| Aug.25 |
Mexico |
Mexico migrant train derails; at least 5 dead
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| Aug.18 |
Bihar |
India express train kills people crossing track
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| Jul.30 |
Spain |
Driver on phone when Spanish train derailed |
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| Jul.28 |
Spain |
Spain funeral Mass for crash victims |
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Spain |
Train crash: Reckless homicide charge for driver |
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| Jul.27 |
Spain |
Spain train driver held 'for manslaughter' |
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| Jul.25 |
Spain |
Spain train crash: Driver faces investigation |
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| Jul.24 |
 Spain |
At least 77 die as Spanish train derails in Galicia Map of Galicia Spain A train has derailed in north-western Spain, killing at least 60 people and injuring many more. It is the worst rail accident in Spain in four decades
| All 13 carriages of the train, which was travelling from Madrid to Ferrol, came off the tracks near Santiago de Compostela
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| Jul.13 |
Paris |
Train crash shadow over Bastille Day |
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Paris |
Mechanical error eyed in French train crash |
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| Jul.12 |
Paris |
French rescuers search for train survivors |
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Paris |
At least 6 dead in train derailment near Paris 22 more injured in a train derailment on Friday just south of Paris. Hollande arrived at the scene while rescue operations were under way.
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| Jul.11 |
 Canada |
20 dead, 30 presumed dead in Quebec oil train crash It has become Canada's worst railway catastrophe in almost 150 years. Some of the bodies may never be found
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| Jul.10 |
Canada |
Canada blast missing 'probably dead' |
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Canada |
CEO: Runaway train's brakes weren't properly set
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Canada |
Sixty dead or missing after Lac-Megantic train blast
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| Jul.9 |
Canada |
Evidence criminal act may have led to train crash
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Canada |
Tampering alleged in runaway train |
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| Jul.8 |
Canada |
Searchers comb Quebec blast site |
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Canada |
40 still missing after runaway train plows into town
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| Jul.7 |
Canada |
Canada runaway train death toll rises |
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| Jul.6 |
Canada |
Fuel train explodes in Canadian town Map of Lac-Megantic Canada| A train carrying petrochemicals has exploded in Lac-Megantic, forcing the evacuation of up to 1,000 people | |
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| Jan.14 |
Cairo |
Cairo military train derailment 'kills 17'
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| Nov.17 |
Egypt |
Egypt bus-train crash kills 50 children
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| Nov.9 |
Myanmar |
Many dead in Burma train crash |
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| Jul.29 |
Southern India |
Deadly fire strikes Indian train |
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| Feb.22 |
 Argentina |
Argentina train crash 'kills 49' Map of Buenos Aires Argentina A train crash at a station in the Argentine capital, Buenos Aires, has killed 49 people with hundreds more injured
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| Jul.27 |
China |
China rail crash 'due to signal' |
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| Jul.23 |
 Southern China |
Bullet train derails, cars fall off bridge Map of Zhejiang China At least two cars of a high-speed bullet train fell off a bridge late Saturday after a derailment in eastern Zhejiang province
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| Jan.29 |
Eastern Germany |
Train collision in Germany kills 10 |
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| Oct.1 |
Indonesia |
Trains collide, killing at least 30
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| Jul.18 |
India |
At least 45 dead in train collision
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| May.27 |
India |
100 dead after 'sabotage' derails train Map of West Bengal India Rescue workers are trying to free survivors from the wreckage of a train in eastern India after a blast on the line
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| Feb.15 |
Belgium |
18 killed in Belgian train crash
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| Dec.18 |
 England |
Eurostar trains stuck in tunnel 4 trains have broken down in the Channel Tunnel due to cold weather, as more snow is expected to cause disruption in Britain
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| Nov.29 |
Russia |
18 still missing after train derailment |
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| Nov.28 |
 Russia |
Train wreck 'an act of terror' Investigators have found 'elements of an explosive device' at the site of the derailment of an express train
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| Nov.27 |
Russia |
Train derails, 26 died |
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| Nov.10 |
West Germany |
Enke's death apparent suicide |
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| Jun.29 |
Northern Italy |
14 die in Italian Riviera train-gas blast A gas explosion from a cargo train carrying fuel tanks killed at least five people and injured 35 others in a town in the west coastal town of...
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| Jun.22 |
Washington |
Fatal crash on subway system
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| Sep.12 |
Los Angeles |
24 killed, 135 injured in train collision Rescue workers combed their way through the mangled wreckage of a train looking for survivors; a commuter train collided with a freight trai...
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| Apr.27 |
China |
Train collision kills at least 66 |
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| Apr.18 |
Mumbai |
10 deaths a day on city's trains |
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| Dec.18 |
Pakistan |
Train crash 'kills many' |
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| Oct.6 |
Cuba |
Bus in deadly collision with train |
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| Aug.30 |
Rio de Janeiro |
Eight dead after train crash |
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| Sep.22 |
West Germany |
Magnetic train crashes An elevated train has crashed on a test track, killing 23
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| Aug.20 |
Egypt |
Train crash kills 57 |
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| Jul.3 |
Spain |
Subway crash: 41 dead
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| Dec.25 |
Northern Japan |
Deadly train derailment |
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| Oct.28 |
Southern India |
Passenger train derails, 61 died
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| Jul.12 |
Pakistan |
128 die in train crash
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| Jun.21 |
Israel |
Seven dead in train wreck |
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| Apr.25 |
Japan |
Hunt begins for Japan crash clues |
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Japan |
Search for crash survivors |
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| Apr.24 |
 Japan |
100 dead as train derails A seven-car commuter train has derailed and ploughed into an apartment building at a railway crossing
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| Jan.26 |
Los Angeles |
Train crash in Los Angeles suburb |
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| Jan.7 |
Italy |
Train crash kills 14 |
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| Apr.22 |
 North Korea |
Many casualties in train crash 2 trains carrying flammable materials have exploded in a station and leaves up to 3,000 people dead or injured
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| Feb.18 |
Iran |
Train blast destroys villages, 300 killed
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| Sep.9 |
Bihar |
100 feared dead in rail tragedy
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| Feb.20 |
Egypt |
Train inferno kills 350 |
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| Dec. 12, 1917 |
Southern France |
Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne derailment Map of Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne France| a railway accident involving a troop train carrying at least 1,000 French soldiers on their way home for leave from the Italian front | |
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