Lists of rail accidents

A rail accident (or train wreck) is a type of disaster involving one or more trains. Train wrecks often occur as a result of miscommunication, as when a moving train meets another train on the same track, when the wheels of train come off the track or when a boiler explosion occurs. Train accidents have been widely covered in popular media and in folklore.

Lists

By year

Before 1880
1880–1889
1890–1899
1900–1909
1910–1919
1920–1929
1930–1939
1940–1949
1950–1959
1960–1969
1970–1979
1980–1989
1990–1999
2000–2009
2010–2019
2020–present

By type

By country
By death toll
Terrorist incidents

Rail accidents
Classification	Boiler explosion Derailment Head-on collision Rear-end collision Runaway Signal passed at danger Telescoping Train wreck Tram accident Train-pedestrian fatalities
	Before 1880 1880–89 1890–99 1900–09 1910–19 1920–29 1930–39 1940–49 1950–59 1960–69 1970–79 1980–89 1990–99 2000–09 2010–19 2020–present
	By country By death toll By classification boiler explosions bridge failures level crossing crashes terrorist incidents

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By type

See also