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 Indian Railways operates India's railway system and comes under the purview of the Ministry of Railways of the Government of India. As of 2025 [update] , it maintains over 148,706 km (92,402 mi) of tracks and operates over 13,000 trains daily. [1]
As per the Ministry of Railways, there have been more than 38,500 railway accidents from 1961 to 2019. [2] In 2019–20, the Indian Railways reported zero passenger deaths due to accidents for the first time in its history. [3] At least 313 people died in 40 train crashes in 2023–24 and 748 people have died in 638 train crashes in the previous ten years. [4]
| Span | Accidents | Train kms (million) | Accidents per million kms | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collisions | Derailments | Level crossing | Fire | Others | Total | |||
| 1961–1970 | 834 | 10,664 | 1,394 | 1,037 | 0 | 13,929 | 4,339 | 3.21 | 
| 1971–1980 | 588 | 6,763 | 1,120 | 185 | 0 | 8,665 | 4,810 | 1.80 | 
| 1981–1990 | 475 | 6,242 | 677 | 176 | 0 | 7,570 | 5,598 | 1.35 | 
| 1991–2000 | 340 | 3,583 | 632 | 77 | 0 | 4,642 | 6,559 | 0.70 | 
| 2001–2010 | 135 | 1,680 | 803 | 93 | 52 | 2,763 | 8,333 | 0.33 | 
| 2011–2019 | 43 | 567 | 352 | 54 | 16 | 1,023 | 10,134 | 0.10 | 
| Date | Train(s) | Location | Fatalities | Cause | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 August 1995 | Firozabad, Uttar Pradesh | 358 | Track obstruction by a nilgai, followed by a rear-end collision. | |
| 2 June 2023 | Near Bahanaga Bazar, Balasore, Odisha | 350 | Collision and derailment due to signalling error | |
| 2 August 1999 | Gaisal, West Bengal | 285 | Collision due to signalling error | |
| 6 June 1981 | Over Bagmati River near Mansi, Bihar | 235 | Derailment over a bridge, possibly due to a tropical cyclone | |
| 26 November 1998 | 
 | Khanna, Punjab | 212 | Derailment and collision due to damaged rail | 
| 23 December 1964 | 
 | Dhanushkodi, Tamil Nadu | 200+ | Storm surge due to a tropical cyclone | 
| 20 November 2016 | Near Pukhrayan, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh | 150 | Derailment due to fractured rail | |
| 28 May 2010 | Near Jhargram, West Bengal | 148+ | Possible sabotage by Naxalites | |
| 10 September 2002 | Over Dhave river near Rafiganj, Bihar | 130+ | Sabotage by Naxalites | |
This is an incomplete chronological list of railway crashes and incidents in India.