• 2 January – India – In
Rajasthan, a
Suryanagri Express Train derailed, injuring 26 people. • 7 January –
Mexico –
2023 Mexico City Metro train crash: A
Mexico City Metro train rear-ended another train between
Potrero and
La Raza stations along
Line 3. One person was killed and 57 others were injured. • 20 January – Austria – Two freight trains collided in
Furnitz,
Carinthia, spilling approximately 60,000 liters of kerosene. One of the trains burst into flames afterward. Both drivers suffered minor injuries. • 28 January – United States – In
Keachi, Louisiana, a Union Pacific train derailed, spilling more than 10,000 US gallons (38,000 L) of acid products, leading to the evacuation of part of the town. Officials reported 10,000 US gallons of
acetic anhydride and less than 1,000 US gallons (3800 L) of
propionic acid were spilled. • 3 February – United States –
East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment: In
East Palestine, Ohio, a
Norfolk Southern freight train derailed and spilled toxic chemicals, primarily
vinyl chloride and
butyl acrylate. The crash resulted in the evacuation of the area and activation of the
Ohio National Guard. • 28 February – Greece –
Tempi train crash: Outside
Larissa, a passenger
Hellenic Train collided head-on with a freight train, killing at least 57 people and injuring over 85 people. • 7 March – Egypt – Two people were killed and 16 others injured after a passenger train crashed into a station platform in
Qalyub. • 8 March – United States – Near
Sandstone, West Virginia, 4 locomotives and 22 cars of an empty
CSX coal train derailed after colliding with a rockslide that was blocking the track, injuring the 3 crew members on board. One locomotive ended up in the
New River, spilling "an unknown amount" of diesel fuel. • 9 March – Nigeria – A train crashed into a government staff bus at the Shogunle Level Crossing in
Lagos killing six and injuring 97. • 17 March – United States – In
Anacortes, Washington, two
BNSF Railway locomotives derailed and spilled more than 3,000 US gallons (11,360 L) of diesel fuel. Clean-up crews had to remove 2,100 cubic yards (1600 m³) of contaminated soil and 4,300 US gallons (16,280 L) of contaminated groundwater. • 25 March – Romania – In
Galați, a locomotive ran into a car at high speed, killing one and injuring three. • 26 March – United States – Near
Wyndmere, North Dakota, 31 cars were derailed from a
Canadian Pacific train, with some of those cars carrying liquid asphalt. • 27 March – United States – In
San Bernardino County, California near
Kelso, a
runaway UP train derailed, spilling
iron ore. • 30 March – United States – In
Raymond, Minnesota, a
BNSF train transporting
ethanol derailed, causing a fire. Surrounding areas were affected by a mandatory evacuation. • 2 April – India – In
Kerala, a passenger train caught on fire after an oil incident on an Alappuzha-Kannur Express train. Three people were killed and dozens were injured. • 4 April – Netherlands –
2023 Voorschoten train crash: A passenger train collided with construction equipment and derailed at
Voorschoten. One person was killed and 30 were injured. A freight train also collided with the construction equipment. • 15 April – United States – A
CPKC train hauling lumber, electrical wiring, and various other materials derailed southwest of
Rockwood, Maine, causing a small fire. The train included hazardous materials, which were involved in the fire. Three locomotives involved in the accident spilled diesel fuel and three crew members onboard escaped with minor injuries. • 27 April • United States – Near
De Soto, Wisconsin, an
intermodal BNSF train derailed, spilling paint into the
Mississippi River. • Pakistan –
2023 Karachi Express train fire, In
Sindh, a
Karachi Express train caught fire while on route from
Karachi to
Lahore, killing seven. • 4 May – Germany – An
Intercity Express train traveling from
Emden to
Koblenz hit a group of railway workers near
Cologne, killing two. • 10 May –
Taiwan –
2023 Taichung crane collapse, In Taichung, a crane collapsed 30 floors onto a moving
Taichung MRT Green line Taichung MRT train, killing one and injuring 10. • 15 May – India – A
Double Decker Express train travelling from
Chennai to
Bangalore derailed in
Tirupati, injuring one. • 27 May – Sweden – An
Arlanda Express train derailed near
Stockholm Arlanda Airport, injuring two. • 2 June – India –
2023 Odisha train collision: In
Balasore,
Odisha, three trains collided into each other, killing at least 296 people and injuring more than 1,200 others. • 8 June –
Austria – A passenger train caught fire in the Terfner Tunnel. Thirty-three people were hospitalized. • 9 June –
Turkey – In
Samsun, two trams collided with each other, injuring 26 people. • 21 June • Tunisia – In
Tunis, a passenger train derailed after experiencing a signaling fault at a level crossing, two people were killed and 34 people were injured. •
Czech Republic – In Liberec, a passenger train collided with a truck at a railroad crossing. 21 train passengers were injured. • 24 June • United States –
2023 Yellowstone River train derailment: A
Montana Rail Link (company leasing BNSF routes) freight train derailed near
Reed Point, Montana, and eight cars fell into the
Yellowstone River. A few cars ruptured and leaked hazardous materials including petroleum products into the river. • India – In
Agra, a goods train derailed after a collision with a truck, injuring six. • 25 June – India – In
West Bengal, two freight trains collided at Onda station in
Bankura, injuring six people. • 28 June –
United States – In
Moorpark, California, an Amtrak train derailed after striking a water truck, injuring 16. • 11 July – United States – An
Amtrak train derailed near
Washington Union Station, injuring one person. • 16 July – United States – In
Polk County, Florida, an Amtrak
Silver Star train struck a
semi-trailer truck and partially derailed, injuring eight. • 18 July – Indonesia – In Madukuro,
Semarang, a Brantas intercity train struck a
semi-trailer truck and exploded, injuring one. • 24 July –
Canada – In
Toronto, the
linear induction motor reaction rail on the
Toronto Transit Commission's
Line 3 Scarborough subway came apart due to failed bolts, derailing the last car of a train near
Ellesmere station. Five people were treated for minor injuries. As the line had been scheduled to close permanently in November 2023 anyway, the TTC instead decided not to reopen it after the accident. • 2 August –
Mexico – In
El Marqués,
Queretaro, a train smashed into a commuter bus at a level crossing, killing seven people and injuring 17. • 3 August –
United States – In
Queens, New York, a
Long Island Rail Road commuter train derailed east of
Jamaica station, injuring 13 people. • 4 August –
Thailand – In
Chachoengsao, a freight train struck a pickup truck, killing eight people and injuring four. • 6 August – Pakistan –
2023 Hazara Express derailment – In
Nawabshah, the
Hazara Express derailed near
Sarhari railway station, killing at least 34 passengers and injuring 100. • 7 August –
Sweden – A passenger train derailed between
Iggesund and
Hudiksvall due to the trackbed being washed out by floods, injuring three people. • 10 August –
Switzerland – A freight train derailed in the
Gotthard Base Tunnel, damaging of track and closing the tunnel until September 2024. • 19 August – India – In
Bangalore, an Udyan Express train caught on fire at
Bangalore City railway station, one person was injured. • 26 August – India – At
Madurai station, a passenger train car caught fire killing 10 people and injuring dozens. • 30 August – Italy – A train hit workers replacing segments of the railway tracks in
Brandizzo, killing five of them and injuring two others. • 1 September –
Chile –
2023 San Pedro de la Paz railway accident: A
Biotren Line 2 train struck a bus that did not yield at a railroad crossing in
San Pedro de la Paz, killing eight people and injuring 11. • 24 September – Pakistan – In
Sheikhupura, a passenger train collided with a freight train. The cause of the crash was a track switch failure which caused the moving train to crash into the parked train on the same track. Thirty-one people were injured. • 28 September • India – In
Mathura, a
MEMU train collided with a buffer at
Mathura Junction railway station while the driver was drunk and watching his phone. The driver also put his backpack on the throttle, one person was injured. •
Australia – In Nicholls, a miniature train at
Cockington Green Gardens derailed due to excessive speed, four people were injured. • 29 September –
United Kingdom – At
Aviemore Station on the
Strathspey Railway, the
Flying Scotsman collided with a stationary train. Two people were hospitalized. • 4 October •
Hong Kong – Two
Light rail trains collided with each other due to human error, injuring three. •
Poland – In
Gdynia, two passenger trains collided with each other, five people were injured. • 11 October – India – In
Bihar, a
North East Express train derailed due to a fault in the train tracks. Four people were killed and 30 people were injured. • 16 October – United States – In
Pueblo, Colorado, a BNSF freight train derailed on a bridge over
Interstate 25, causing the bridge to collapse. As a result, several freight cars fell onto the highway. One person was killed and another was injured. • 17 October – Indonesia – In Sentolo,
Kulon Progo, between
Wates and Sentolo stations, the Argo Semeru train derailed, at the same time from the opposite direction the Argo Wilis train hit the rear carriage of Argo Semeru, injuring several people. • 23 October – Bangladesh –
2023 Dhaka rail collision – In Dhaka, a freight train collided with a passenger train parked in front of it, killing 17 and injuring 100. • 29 October – India –
Vizianagaram train collision – In
Andhra Pradesh, two passenger trains collided due to human error, killing 13 people and injuring 50. • 15 November – United States – In
Portland, Oregon, a
MAX Light Rail train collided with a
Portland Streetcar train, causing both to derail. Two people were injured, including the streetcar operator. • 16 November •
United States –
2023 Chicago train crash: In
Chicago, a two-car
CTA Yellow Line 5000-series train rear-ended a snow removal
work train at a curve near
Howard station in the
Rogers Park neighborhood, injuring 38 people (23 of which were hospitalized, including four children). • India – In
Uttar Pradesh, a
Vaishali Express train caught fire at 2:40 AM in
Etawah, 21 people were injured. • 17 November – United States – In
Atlanta, Georgia, a
Norfolk Southern train collided with a
CSX train, causing a derailment and a fire. Diesel fuel was also spilled. One person was injured. • 21 November –
Canada – In
Montreal a locomotive collided with the back of a commuter train, injuring six people. A 2025 investigation discovered that the locomotive applied emergency brakes but the distance and speed were unavoidable. • 23 November – United States –
2023 Kentucky train derailment, In
Rockcastle County, Kentucky, a freight train derailed, spilling toxic chemicals and causing a fire. • 6 December –
Australia – In Murrumbo,
New South Wales, approximately 80km west of
Muswellbrook an empty coal train derailed, starting a grassfire that was controlled in the following days. • 10 December – Italy – In
Faenza, a
Frecciarossa train collided with another passenger train, 17 were injured. • 14 December – China –
2023 Beijing Subway collision: In
Beijing, a
Beijing Subway train rear-ended another due to slippery track conditions, injuring 515. • 26 December –
North Korea – In
Tanchon, a passenger train travelling from
Pyongyang to Kumgol derailed while going up a steep slope, killing 400. • 31 December – Australia – A collision between a truck and freight train occurred in Bindarrah,
South Australia, killing two people on the train. The truck driver was uninjured. ==2024==