List of railway accidents and incidents in Pakistan

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Pakistan Railways is the national, state-owned railway company of Pakistan with its headquarters in Lahore. Founded in 1861 as the North Western State Railway and headquartered in Lahore, it owns 7,789 kilometers (4,840 miles) of operational track across Pakistan, stretching from Peshawar to Karachi, offering both freight and passenger services, covering 488 operational stations across Pakistan.

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There have been 27 major railway accidents during March 16, 2002 to June 7, 2021 [1] . There have been 537 railway accidents from June 2019 to June 2024 including 313 leading to loss of life or serious injury [2] . Federal Government Inspector of Railways said they are seeing decline in railway accident in last 4 years. This is an incomplete chronological list of railway accidents and incidents in Pakistan.

1950s

1990s

2000s

DateAccidentLocationTrainsCauseDeathsInjuredRefs
16 March 2002A train from Lahore to Faisalabad derailed at Qila Sattar Shah railway station near Sheikhupura1715 [4]
26 Sept 2002 Quetta Express derailednear Sibi1as a railway bridge on the Sibi-Jacobabad section collapsed757 [5]
20 Sept 2003A train collided with a busnear Malikwal, Mandi Bahauddin district12810 [6]
13 July 2005 2005 Ghotki rail crash at the Sarhad railway station, about 49km from Sukkur3three passenger trains collided1301000 [7]
30 Jan 2006A train from Rawalpindi to Lahore derailed resulting 6 of its coaches fell into a deep ravineat Domaili near Jhelum440 [8]
19 December 2007 Mehrabpur derailment 50200 [9] [10]
3 Nov 2009 Allama Iqbal Express collided head-on with a goods trainin Karachi.1845 [11]

2010s

DateAccidentLocationTrainsCauseDeathsInjuredRefs
30 Aug 2011Karachi-bound Khyber Mail ran into a stationary passenger trainnearly two kilometres from the Badami Bagh Railway Station in Lahore318 [12]
25 July 2013A train heading to Rawalpindi from Lahore derailednear Gujranwala City railway station 2Several [13]
7 May 2014Karakoram Express derailednear the Bandhi railway station, 55km from Nawabshah215 [14]
11 Nov 2014A collision between a passenger coach and trucknear the Theri Bypass in Khairpur58Several [15]
2 July 2015 2015 Gujranwala derailment near Gujranwala.3 bogies of army official's special train fell into a canal and another one derailed as a railway bridge collapsed19100+ [16]
19 July 2015A collision between car and a Karachi-bound Green Line (train) at an unnamed railway crossing at thePalijani railway station yard in Matiari6 (family) [17]
17 November 2015 Aab-e-Gum derailment at Aab-e-Gum 1Jaffar Express derailed on its way from Quetta to Rawlpindi.2096 [18]
15 Sept 2016Karachi-bound Awam Express Train collided with a freight trainnear Multan6150+ [19]
8 Oct 2016A freight train collided with a bus carrying workers of a factoryat Landa level-crossing near Gujjar Chowk1410 [20]
3 November 2016 Karachi rail crash, Bahauddin Zakaria Express from Multan rammed into Fareed Express from Lahorenear Karachi's Landhi Junction railway station 2240+ [21]
6 Jan 2017A train crushed two motorized rickshaws on an un-gated crossingin Punjab's Lodhran district7 (schoolchildren)1 [22]
28 March 2017Karachi-bound Shalimar Express collided with an oil tankerin Punjab's Sheikhupura district25 [23]
24 Dec 20183 coaches of Shalimar Express derailed and hit Millat Express stationed at an adjacent trackat the Resalewala train crossing in Faisalabad16 [24]
20 June 2019Jinnah Express, hit a freight carnear Hyderabad3Several [25]
11 July 2019Quetta-bound Akbar Express crashed into the back of a goods trainat Walhar railway station’s loop line, near Sadiqabad21185 [26]
31 Oct 2019 2019 Tezgam train fire Tezgam Express caught firenear Rahim Yar Khan7440 [27]

2020s

DateAccidentLocationTrainsCauseDeathsInjuredRefs
28 Feb 2020A bus crossing an unmanned railway crossing was crushed by the Lahore-bound Pakistan Express train coming from Karachinear Rohri11930+ [28]
3 July 2020Shah Hussain Express train rammed into a coasternear Sheikhupura in Punjab20 (19 Sikh pilgrims) [29]
7 March 2021several coaches of the Lahore-bound Karachi Express derailedbetween Mando Dero and Sangi railway station near Rohri.130 [30]
7 June 2021 2021 Ghotki rail crash near Daharki, a city located in the Ghotki district of upper Sindh2 passenger trains collided65150+ [31]
27 April 2023 2023 Karachi Express train fire near Tando Masti Khan7Unknown [32]
6 August 2023 2023 Hazara Express derailment near Nawabshah, in Sindh.30100+ [33]
24 September 2023A passenger train collided with a freight train.In Sheikhupura 31 [34]

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Pakistan Railways</span> Pakistani state-owned railway company

Pakistan Railways is the national, state-owned railway company of Pakistan with its headquarters in Lahore. Founded in 1861 as the North Western State Railway and headquartered in Lahore, it owns 7,789 kilometres of operational track across Pakistan, stretching from Peshawar to Karachi, offering both freight and passenger services, covering 480 operational stations across Pakistan.

The Ghotki rail crash occurred on 13 July 2005, at around 3:40am local time near Ghotki, Pakistan. No. 24 Dn train stopped at the station of Sarhad was hit from behind by the following Karachi Express train, causing several cars to derail; these were then hit by a third train running in the opposite direction (Tezgam). A total of seventeen train cars, carrying over 3000 passengers, were wrecked. Estimates of the death toll ranged as high as over 130. It was the worst train accident in Pakistan in fifteen years.

The Mehrabpur derailment was a fatal railway accident that occurred shortly after 02:00 local time on 19 December 2007 near the town of Mehrabpur in the Sindh province of Pakistan.

<i>Allama Iqbal Express</i> Pakistani express train

The Allama Iqbal Express is a passenger train operated daily by Pakistan Railways between Karachi and Sialkot, two important industrial hubs of Pakistan. The trip takes approximately 25 hours and 30 minutes to cover a published distance of 1,362 kilometres (846 mi), traveling along the Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line, Shahdara Bagh–Chak Amru Branch Line and Wazirabad–Narowal Branch Line.

<i>Khyber Mail</i> (passenger train) Pakistani passenger train

Khyber Mail is a passenger train operated daily by Pakistan Railways between Karachi and Peshawar. The trip takes approximately 32 hours, to cover a published distance of 1,764 kilometres (1,096 mi), traveling along the entire stretch of the Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line. The train named after the famous Khyber Pass, located in the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The Khyber Mail is one of Pakistan's oldest and most prestigious passenger trains that has been continuously running since 12 February 1920. The Train has completed its 100 years of Service on February 12, 2020. The Train departs Karachi Cantonment at 22.00 hrs every night, Lahore Junction arrival next night 19.45 hrs & departure 20.20 hrs. The train reaches Peshawar Cantonment at 06.00 hrs on 3rd morning. Return timings is also same in Peshawar Cantonment to Karachi Cantonment journey. The train departs Peshawar Cantonment at 22.00 hrs, Lahore Junction arrival next morning 07.40 hrs & departure 08.15hrs. The train reaches Karachi Cantonment at 06.00 hrs on 3rd morning.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Shalimar Express (Pakistan)</span> Pakistani passenger train

Shalimar Express is a passenger train operated daily by Pakistan Railways between Karachi and Lahore. The trip takes approximately 18 hours and 40 minutes to cover a published distance of 1,286 kilometres (799 mi), traveling along a stretch of the Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line,

<i>Karachi Express</i> Pakistani passenger train

Karachi Express is a passenger train operated daily by Pakistan Railways between Karachi City and Lahore. The trip takes approximately 18 hours and 30 minutes to cover a published distance of 1,214 kilometres (754 mi), traveling along a stretch of the Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tezgam</span> Pakistani passenger train

Tezgam Express is a daily express train service between Karachi and Rawalpindi in Pakistan. Tezgam means "fast runner". It is one of the oldest and popular trains of Pakistan. It was started in 1950s between Karachi and Peshawar. Later its route was shortened to Karachi and Rawalpindi.

<i>Awam Express</i> Pakistani express train

Awam Express is a passenger train operated daily by Pakistan Railways between Karachi and Peshawar. The trip took approximately 33 hours and 30 minutes to cover a published distance of 1,732 kilometres (1,076 mi), traveling along the entire stretch of the Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hazara Express</span> Pakistani passenger train

Hazara Express is a passenger train operated daily by Pakistan Railways between Karachi and Havelian in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. The trip takes approximately 33 hours to cover a published distance of 1,594 kilometres (990 mi), travelling along a stretch of the Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line, Khanewal–Wazirabad Branch Line, Shorkot–Lalamusa Branch Line and Taxila–Khunjerab Railway Line.

<i>Bahauddin Zakaria Express</i> Pakistani train

Bahauddin Zakaria Express is a passenger train operated daily by Pakistan Railways between Karachi and Multan. The trip takes approximately 16 hours and 5 minutes to cover a published distance of 929 kilometres (577 mi), traveling along a stretch of the Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line. The train named after Abu Muhammad Bahauddin Zakariya, a famous Sufi saint of the Suhrawardiyya order who lived in Multan between 1171 and 1262.

<i>Akbar Express</i> Pakistani express train

The Akbar Express is a passenger train operated daily by Pakistan Railways between Quetta and Lahore. The trip takes approximately 23 hours and 30 minutes to cover a published distance of 1,225 kilometres (761 mi), traveling along the Rohri–Chaman Railway Line, Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line, Khanewal–Wazirabad Branch Line and the Shahdara Bagh–Sangla Hill Branch Line. Akbar express is the only train which connects Faisalabad with Quetta.

Sangi / Sanghi Railway Station is located in Sangi village, Sukkur district of Sindh province, Pakistan.

The Karachi rail crash was a train accident between the Fareed Express and the Bahauddin Zakaria Express that occurred on 3 November 2016 at 7:18 PST at Landhi station, in Karachi, Pakistan. The Fareed Express was parked at the Landhi station when the Bahauddin Zakaria Express, which was traveling from Multan to Karachi, collided with the Fareed Express from behind, killing 21 people and injuring 65 people. Minister of Railways Khawaja Saad Rafique originally attributed the crash to the engineers of the Bahauddin Zakaria Express for failing to see both yellow and red signals earlier en-route, but Senator Saeed Ghani attributed the crash to a green signal being accidentally activated on the track the Bahauddin Zakaria Express was traveling on.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sadiqabad railway accident</span> 2019 train collision in Pakistan

The Sadiqabad railway accident occurred on 11 July 2019 in Rahim Yar Khan District, Punjab, Pakistan. The Quetta-bound Akbar Express collided with a cargo rake at Walhar railway station, due to improper handling of the track switching mechanism. The accident took place around 4:30 a.m., about 35 kilometres (22 mi) south of the district headquarters of Rahim Yar Khan and the train engines were completely destroyed.

On 7 June 2021, before dawn, two trains collided near Daharki, in the Ghotki District of the southern province of Sindh in Pakistan, killing at least 65 people and injuring about 150 others. An express train derailed onto the opposite track, and a second express train crashed into the first roughly a minute later. About six to eight bogies were left "completely destroyed".

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