Train

Netherlands train crashes into maintenance crane, killing one; dozens hurt

A passenger train in the Netherlands rammed into a maintenance crane on the railway tracks early on Tuesday, killing the equipment operator and injuring dozens of passengers as the train derailed, officials…

Read More Here

Greece train disaster exposes rail network neglect

On Feb. 7, Greek rail workers issued a statement complaining about yet another minor accident on the network earlier this year and warning a more serious incident was all but…

Read More Here

Two dead, more than 40 injured in Czech train crash

Two people died and more than 40 others suffered injuries when a fast train from Munich collided with a commuter passenger train in the Czech Republic on Wednesday. Four people who were seriously injured had been…

Read More Here

UPDATE – 23 die as metro overpass collapses in Mexico (Photos)

At least 23 people were killed and 65 were hospitalized when a railway overpass and train collapsed onto a busy road in Mexico City on Monday night, crushing cars under fallen carriages…

Read More Here

Transport minister to step down over Taiwan train crash

The manager of a construction site whose truck slid onto rail tracks causing a catastrophic train crash in Taiwan accepted responsibility for the disaster on Sunday, as did the transport minister, although his offer to resign was…

Read More Here

UPDATE – Taiwan releases train crash suspect on bond, prosecutors lodge appeal

A Taiwan court on Saturday released on bond the manager of a construction site whose truck authorities believe caused a train accident that killed at least 51 people, as family…

Read More Here

UPDATE – Train crash kills 50 in Taiwan’s deadliest rail tragedy in decades

A Taiwan express train with almost 500 aboard derailed in a tunnel on Friday after hitting a truck that had slid down a bank onto the track, killing at least…

Read More Here

20 die after train collides with bus in Thailand

A bus heading to a Buddhist temple collided with a train in central Thailand on Sunday, killing at least 20 people dead and injuring 30, authorities said. The accident took place at…

Read More Here

Two die after train collision in Czech Republic

At least two people were killed and 24 were injured when two trains collided in the northwest of the Czech Republic near the border with Germany on Tuesday, an emergency…

Read More Here

Two dead, 30 injured as Frecciarossa high-speed train derails along Milan – Bologna line

A Frecciarossa high-speed train, which departed from Milan, derailed this morning at 5.35 am at Ospedaletto Lodigiano (Lodi) along the Milan-Bologna line. On site there are dozens of emergency vehicles…

Read More Here

Pakistan train fire kills at least 70 after gas canister explodes

At least 70 people have died in a fire on a train in Pakistan after a gas canister being used to cook food exploded. The fire destroyed three of the…

Read More Here

Train crash in Japan’s second-largest city

An express train and a truck collided in Japan's second-largest city of Yokohama on Thursday, train operator Keikyu Corp said, with fire officials confirming that about 30 people were injured.…

Read More Here

Man behind death of German child in Frankfurt station was wanted by Swiss police

A man suspected of pushing an eight-year-old boy and his mother in front of a train at Frankfurt’s main station in Germany, killing the boy, had been receiving psychiatric treatment,…

Read More Here

Photo Story: Child killed in Germany after being pushed onto the tracks

Police officers’ cordon off areas near the platforms at the main train station in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Police say that a child has died after reportedly being pushed onto…

Read More Here

Photo Story: Over 1,000 train passengers rescued near Mumbai

A handout photo made available by the Indian Navy shows the Mumbai-Kolhapur Mahalaxmi Express train stranded, surrounded by rain water near Vangani, on the outskirts of Mumbai, India Indian authorities…

Read More Here

24 die in third train derailing incident in a month in Congo

At least 24 people have been killed and 31 injured in a train accident in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), according to police and medical services. Al Jazeera reports that a…

Read More Here

High Speed Train evacuated in Frankfurt after bomb threat

A high-speed train carrying 500 passengers has been evacuated in Frankfurt after a bomb threat. The train was travelling from Zurich, the Swiss capital, to the German city of Kiel…

Read More Here

UK – Woman who was killed on train may have been leaning out of window

A woman who was killed on a train may have been leaning out of a window when she suffered a blow to the head, police have said. The victim, who…

Read More Here

Ten dead, 73 injured as train derails in Turkey

AFP: Ten people were killed and 73 injured on Sunday when a train packed with weekend passengers derailed in northwest Turkey, the health ministry said. The train, with over 360 people…

Read More Here

Italy: Truck hits train and derails. One dead, 18 injured

One person died and 16 got injured when a regional train hit a truck, which is used for special transport on the Turin-Ivrea railway line, at Caluso . The regional train 10027 has hit…

Read More Here