List of terrorist incidents involving railway systems

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The following is a list of terrorist incidents involving railway systems:

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Before 1960

LocationDateDeadInjuredDetailsPerpetratorsPart of
Flag of the United States (1861-1863).svg Saint Joseph, Missouri, United States 3 September 186117100+ Platte Bridge Railroad Tragedy : A Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad train was wrecked after Confederate partisans sabotaged the supports of a bridge over the Platte River. Bushwhackers American Civil War
Flag of Austria-Hungary (1867-1918).svg Schwarzenau, Austria-Hungary (now in Austria)4 November 1875981A passenger train from Vienna Franz-Josefs-Bahnhof to Prague derailed due to the loosening of the fastenings of a piece of track on the outer rail in a curve that ran near the Schwarzenau station.A destitute signalman
Flag of Spain.svg Chillón, Spain 27 April 18845981 Alcudia bridge disaster : A train plunged into a river after bridge supports were sawn off.Unknown
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg London, United Kingdom 26 April 188728A bomb planted in a first-class compartment exploded on the Metropolitan Railway near Aldersgate St. station. The first fatal terrorist attack against what is now the London Underground, it is one of a series of bombings of the Underground and other London landmarks. [1] Fenians Fenian dynamite campaign
Flag of the United States (1861-1863).svg Lincoln, Nebraska, United States9 August 189411 1894 Rock Island railroad wreck : A locomotive pulling two passenger cars was derailed. There were signs that a 400-foot trestle had been purposely damaged, and it was ruled as sabotage. [2] Unknown (An African-American man, George Washington Davies, was initially convicted of second-degree murder for the crime, but was later paroled due to strong doubts over his guilt.)
Flag of the United States.svg Litchfield, Illinois, United States3 July 190424A sabotaged switch led to the derailment of a Wabash Railroad train. [3]
Flag of the United States.svg Mentor, Ohio, United States21 June 19052125+The New York Central Railroad's flagship passenger train, the 20th Century Limited , was derailed in an apparent act of sabotage.
British Raj Red Ensign.svg British India 7 October 19201315During a labour dispute on the Madras Railway, the Madras-Bangalore Mail (which would now be Chennai-Bengaluru) was derailed due to a sabotaged track60 coolies arrested. [4]
Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg Germany 19 August 192621A Berlin-to-Cologne express derailed on an embankment due to sabotage of the track. The locomotive and seven cars fell down the embankment and two cars were telescoped.Two men were convicted and sentenced to death. [5]
British Raj Red Ensign.svg British India (now in Myanmar)28 January 19285430A mail train from Mandalay to Rangoon (now Yangon), was derailed by sabotage to the track at a bridge between Yindsikkon (now Yin Taik Kone) and Kyauktaga. The locomotive and four cars fell into the river 50 feet (15 m) below. Dacoits (suspected). [6]
Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946).svg Biatorbágy, Hungary 13 September 193122120The Vienna Express was derailed by a bomb planted by a man who claimed he got sexual pleasure watching trains crash. Szilveszter Matuska
Flag of Spain 1931 1939.svg Puçol, Spain 9 December 19331338A train plunged into a river after as it passed over a bridge that had been bombed. Anarchists
British Raj Red Ensign.svg Hazaribagh, British India12 January 19392171On the East Indian Railway, saboteurs removed a 36-foot (11 m) length of rail. The locomotive of the Dehra Dun Express from Howrah made it across the gap, but the rest of the train was derailed. [7] Unknown
Flag of the United States.svg Nevada, United States12 August 19392425+ 1939 City of San Francisco derailment – An act of sabotage sent the City of San Francisco flying off a bridge in the Nevada desert; five cars were destroyed. The case remains unsolved. [8]
Flag of Poland.svg Tarnów, Poland 28 August 19392035 Tarnów train station bombing : A German agent placed a suitcase bomb at a busy railway station.Antoni Guzy (Nazi German agent)Lead up to the German invasion of Poland in World War II
British Raj Red Ensign.svg Jairampur, Bengal, British India5 August 19403450The Dacca Mail on the Eastern Bengal Railway was derailed 80 miles (130 km) from Calcutta (now Kolkata) by track sabotage. [9]
Flag of the Republic of China.svg Suzhou, China 29 November 1940100300Guerrillas operating in Japanese-occupied territory blew up the superstructure under a train traveling from Shanghai to Nanjing. Kuomintang Second Sino-Japanese War
British Raj Red Ensign.svg Sindh, British India (now in Pakistan)16 May 19422226Dacoits from a Sufi religious community sabotaged the track of the Punjab Mail train to Lahore between Tando Adam Khan and Odero Lal, derailing the locomotive and 6 cars. They then attacked the passengers and stole their valuables. Among the dead was a minister of the Sindh government. [10] Hur dacoits
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Rehovot, Mandatory Palestine 22 April 19478Five British Army officers, two Palestinian Arab adults and a 3-year-old boy were killed when a military train was mined. [11] Lehi 1947–1948 civil war in Mandatory Palestine
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lydda, Mandatory Palestine15 May 1947211Seven bombs exploded along train tracks, killing two British lieutenants. [12] Lehi1947–1948 civil war in Mandatory Palestine
Flag of the Republic of China.svg Tianjin, China31 May 1947100A train was hit by landmine laid by guerrillas. The locomotive and the three following cars derailed and were damaged. The guerrillas then looted the train. People's Liberation Army Chinese Civil War
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lydda, Mandatory Palestine9 August 19471A British troop train was bombed, killing the engineer. [13] Irgun 1947–1948 civil war in Mandatory Palestine
Flag of India.svg Amritsar, India 22 September 194734181328 1947 Amritsar train massacre : A train carrying more than 4,500 Muslim refugees was ambushed and fired upon for three hours.Armed Sikhs Partition of India
Flag of Pakistan.svg Kamoke, Pakistan25 September 1947408 (per government report)
Several thousand per other sources
587 (per government report) 1947 Kamoke train massacre : A train carrying Hindu and Sikh refugees was ambushed. [14] Armed Muslims Partition of India
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Haifa, Mandatory Palestine29 September 194701A British troop train was bombed. [15] Irgun1947–1948 civil war in Mandatory Palestine
Flag of Pakistan.svg Gujrat, Pakistan12 January 19481,300–1,600150 1948 Gujrat train massacre : Hindu and Sikh refugees were killed after a clash between soldiers escorting the train and Pathans.Armed Muslim Pathans Partition of India
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Rehovot, Mandatory Palestine29 February 19482835 Cairo–Haifa train bombings 1948 : Jewish militants mined a British military train in retaliation for the Ben Yehuda Street Bombing. No civilians were hurt.Lehi 1948 Palestine war
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Binyamina, Mandatory Palestine31 March 19484060 Cairo–Haifa train bombings 1948 : A British military train was mined by Jewish militants. Though some soldiers were on the train, all casualties were civilians.Lehi 1948 Palestine war
Flag of Japan.svg Tokyo, Japan 15 July 1949620 Mitaka incident : A train was deliberately crashed into the Mitaka Station. The government blamed the Japanese Communist Party but the only person convicted was not a member of a party and his guilt remains in doubt.Keisuke Takeuchi (suspected)
Flag of Japan.svg Matsukawa, Japan17 August 19493 Matsukawa derailment : A Tōhoku Main Line train was derailed between Kanayagawa and Matsukawa stations, killing three crew members. The government blamed the Japanese Communist Party but later retracted.Unknown
Flag of France (1794-1815).svg Col des Nuages, French Indochina (now in Vietnam)24 June 1953100+ 1953 Col des Nuages derailment : A passenger train crashed into a ravine after passing through a sabotaged viaduct. Viet Minh First Indochina War

1960s

LocationDateDeadInjuredDetailsPerpetratorsPart of
Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg San Sebastian, Spain 28 June 19601SeveralBomb attack at the Amara station by leftwing militants. DRIL
Flag of India.svg Siliguri, West Bengal, India 19 April 19612377A passenger train was derailed by a sabotaged track. [16]
Flag of France.svg Vitry-le-François, France 18 June 196128100+ 1961 Vitry-Le-François train bombing : A Strasbourg-Paris train was derailed by a bomb planted on the track. The fact that the derailment was deliberate was kept secret by the government for many years. OAS Algerian War
Flag of India.svg Lumding, Assam, India20 April 19665772A train from Tinsukia to New Jalpaiguri was standing at Lumding Junction when a bomb destroyed several cars. Naga rebels (suspected). [17] [18] [19] Ethnic conflict in Nagaland
Flag of India.svg Diphu, Assam, India23 April 19664181A stationary train from Tinsukia to New Jalpaiguri was blown up by a bomb.Naga rebels (suspected). [19] Ethnic conflict in Nagaland

1970s

LocationDateDeadInjuredDetailsPerpetratorsPart of
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom21 July 19729130 Bloody Friday : Three railway stations were among those targeted by 22 car bombs across the city within a span of 80 minutes. Provisional IRA The Troubles
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg London, United Kingdom10 September 1973038 Bombings of King's Cross and Euston stations : Attacks were carried out on two mainline stations. Provisional IRA The Troubles
Flag of Italy.svg San Benedetto Val di Sambro, Italy 4 August 19741248 Italicus Express bombing 1974 : A bomb exploded on the Italicus Express second-class train car before dawn. The first explosion was caused by a bomb; the second was thought possibly to be caused by a short circuit. The defendants, neo-fascists Mario Tuti, Luciano Franci, Piero Malentacchi, and Margherita Luddi were acquitted of planting the bomb on the Rome-Munich vacation express due to a lack of evidence in 1983. Ordine Nero (claimed) Years of Lead
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Wijster, Netherlands 2–14 December 19753 1975 Dutch train hostage crisis : Seven terrorists hijacked the Hoogeveen-Beilen train with about 50 passengers held them hostage for twelve days, killing three hostages. South Moluccan freedom fighters
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg London, United Kingdom4 March 197608A bomb exploded on an empty electric multiple unit at Cannon Street, wounding people aboard an adjacent train. [20]
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg London, United Kingdom15 March 197619 West Ham station attack : Premature detonation of an explosive inside a train, followed by the bomber opening fire inside the station.Adrian Vincent Donnelly (Provisional IRA member) The Troubles
Flag of Egypt.svg Alexandria, Egypt 14 August 1976851A bomb exploded on a train loaded with workers and peasants at 10:45 am. The bomb was left on the luggage rack and exploded while the train was traveling from the yard to the station. [21] Libya (suspected)Lead up to Libyan–Egyptian War
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Moscow, Soviet Union 8 January 1977737 1977 Moscow bombings : A series of bombings in Moscow, including on a crowded train between the Izmailovskaya and Pervomaiskaya stations of the Moscow Metro.Unknown
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Glimmen, Netherlands 23 May – 11 June 197786 1977 Dutch train hostage crisis : Nine terrorists hijacked a train and held hostages for twenty days. Two hostages and six hostage-takers were killed before the M-Squadron raided the train.South Moluccan separatists
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom12 October 197810A bomb exploded on a train near Belfast Central station before it was fully evacuated, killing a woman. [22] Provisional IRA The Troubles
Flag of Spain.svg Madrid, Spain 29 July 19797100+ July 1979 Madrid bombings : Coordinated bombings in Barajas Airport and Atocha and Chamartín train stations ETA Basque conflict

1980s

LocationDateDeadInjuredDetailsPerpetratorsPart of
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dunmurry, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom17 January 198035 Dunmurry train explosion : A premature detonation of an incendiary bomb occurred on board a Ballymena to Belfast passenger train service.Provisional IRA The Troubles
Flag of the People's Republic of Kampuchea.svg Romeas, Cambodia 10 June 1980150+250Guerrillas stopped a passenger train 70 km (43 mi) northwest of Phnom Penh using an explosive, then opened fire. Khmer Rouge Cambodian–Vietnamese War
Flag of Italy.svg Bologna, Italy2 August 198085200+ Bologna massacre : An IED exploded at Bologna Centrale railway station. The attack was believed to be connected to Operation Gladio. Nuclei Armati Rivoluzionari Operation Gladio/Years of Lead
Flag of France.svg Ambazac, France28 March 1982528 Capitole train bombing : Bombing of a Le Capitole train on the Paris-Toulouse express near Limoges. Carlos the Jackal
Flag of Norway.svg Oslo, Norway 2 July 198210 Oslo Central Station bombing : Explosion of a homemade bomb in a locker of the station.Unnamed 18-year-old man
Flag of France.svg Tain-l'Hermitage and Marseille, France31 December554 TGV train and Marseille station bombings : Two bombs went off on a high speed TGV train and another at the Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles.Carlos the Jackal
Flag of Italy.svg San Benedetto Val di Sambro, Italy2 December 198416200+ Train 904 bombing : A bomb exploded in a train traveling between Florence and Rome. Sicilian Mafia Years of Lead
Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg Bunovo, Sofia Province, Bulgaria 9 March 198579A bomb exploded on a train traveling from Burgas to Sofia. [23] Pro-Turkish militants
Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bheramara, Bangladesh 15 May 19862545A crowded express derailed near Bheramara due to sabotage, with several cars falling into a river. [24] Sarbahara militants
Flag of Peru.svg Lima, Peru 26 June 1986738A bomb blast on a train killed seven, including an American. [25] Shining Path Internal conflict in Peru

1990s

LocationDateDeadInjuredDetailsPerpetratorsPart of
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg London, United Kingdom18 February 1991138 Bombings of Paddington and Victoria stations : Attacks were carried out on two mainline stations.Provisional IRA The Troubles
Flag of India.svg Ludhiana district, India15 June 199180-126 1991 Punjab killings : Sikh militants stopped two trains and massacred Hindu passengers on board. The incidents occurred five hours after polling closed for the 1991 Indian general election. Sikh militants Punjab insurgency
Flag of India.svg Ludhiana district, India26 December 19914920Sikh militants massacred Hindu passengers aboard a train. [26] Sikh militants Punjab insurgency
Flag of Angola.svg Quipungo, Angola 27 May 1993355A train derailed due to an attack by rebels. UNITA Angolan Civil War
Flag of Egypt.svg near Asyut, Egypt19 February 199404Gunmen open fire on an Asyut-Luxor train from fields beside the railway track. [27] Unknown
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Baku, Azerbaijan 19 March 19941449 1994 Baku Metro bombings - A suicide bombing at 20 January station. The lead railroad car was destroyed and the station's roof partially collapsed. Sadval
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Baku, Azerbaijan3 July 199413581994 Baku Metro bombings - A remote controlled-gelatine explosive exploded on a train between 28 May and Gənclik stations.Sadval
Flag of Japan.svg Tokyo, Japan20 March 1995136252 Sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway - Sarin Gas was released at 5 locations along the Tokyo Metro. Aum Shinrikyo
Flag of France.svg Paris, France25 July 1995880 1995 Paris Metro bombing - A gas bottle exploded in the Saint-Michel - Notre-Dame station of line B of the RER (Paris regional train network). Armed Islamic Group Algerian Civil War
Flag of the United States.svg Palo Verde, Arizona 9 October 1995178 1995 Palo Verde, Arizona derailment - An Amtrak Sunset Limited derailed after rails were deliberately shifted out of position.Unknown
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Colombo, Sri Lanka 24 July 199664400+ 1996 Dehiwala train bombing : Simultaneous detonation of suitcase bombs in four carriages on a commuter train. LTTE Sri Lankan Civil War
Flag of France.svg Paris, France3 December 19964170 1996 Paris Métro bombing : Bomb exploded in a car of an RER train at Port Royal station. [28] Armed Islamic GroupAlgerian Civil War
Flag of India.svg Western Assam, India30 December 199633 Brahmaputra Mail train bombing : The Kokrajhar-Fakiragram Junction mail train was destroyed by a bomb. The rail line was frequently by military trains as well which may have been the bomb's intended target. National Democratic Front of Bodoland (suspected) Assam conflict

2000s

LocationDateDeadInjuredDetailsPerpetratorsPart of
Flag of the Philippines.svg Manila, Philippines 30 December 200022120 Rizal Day bombings - Islamist militants bombed a train at the Blumentritt LRT Station as part of a series of bombings. Jemaah Islamiyah (suspected) Moro conflict
Flag of Angola.svg Angola 10 August 2001252165 2001 Angola train attack - Rebels derailed a train with an anti-tank mine between the towns of Zenza and Dondo and then attacked the passengers with small arms fire. UNITA Angolan Civil War
Flag of India.svg Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh, India13 May 20021280 Jaunpur train crash - An act of sabotage caused the derailment of a passenger train. Student's Islamic Movement of India (suspected)
Flag of India.svg Rafiganj, Bihar India10 September 2002130500? Rafiganj train disaster - Derailment of a train on a bridge over the Dhave River, which was reportedly due to sabotage. Communist Party of India Naxalite–Maoist insurgency
Flag of India.svg Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh, India21 December 20022080 Kurnool train crash : Deliberate derailment of a passenger train. Lashkar-e-Taiba (suspected)Islamic terrorism
Flag of India.svg Mumbai, India27 January 2003128 January 2003 Mumbai bombing : A bomb placed on a bicycle exploded outside the Vile Parle railway station, killing a woman and injuring dozens of people.Lashkar-e-Taiba (suspected)Islamic terrorism
Flag of India.svg Mumbai, India13 March 20031070 2003 Mumbai train bombing : A bomb exploded on a train as it entered Mulund railway station.Lashkar-e-Taiba (suspected)Islamic terrorism
Flag of Russia.svg Stavropol Krai, Russia 3 September 2003780A blast ripped through a commuter train going from Kislovodsk to Mineralnye Vody. [29] Riyadus-Salihiin Second Chechen War
Flag of Russia.svg Stavropol Krai, Russia5 December 200346170 2003 Stavropol train bombing (December) - A suicide bomber caused a blast which ripped through a commuter train going from Kislovodsk to Mineralnye Vody as it was leaving Yessentuki.Riyadus-Salihiin Second Chechen War
Flag of Russia.svg Moscow, Russia6 February 200441120 February 2004 Moscow metro bombing - A suicide bombing took place near Avtozavodskaya station.Riyadus-SalihiinSecond Chechen War
Flag of Spain.svg Madrid, Spain11 March 20041922050 2004 Madrid train bombings - Ten near-simultaneous explosions between Alcalá de Henares and Madrid Atocha railway station during the morning rush hour. See Reactions to the 2004 Madrid train bombings. Al-Qaeda Islamic terrorism in Europe
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg London, United Kingdom7 July 200556700 7 July 2005 London bombings - Four explosions (3 on the London Underground and 1 on a bus) along the London transport network.Al-QaedaIslamic terrorism in Europe
Flag of India.svg Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh, India28 July 20051350 2005 Jaunpur train bombing - An explosion destroyed a carriage of an express train.Unknown
Flag of India.svg Varanasi, India11 July 200628101 2006 Varanasi bombings - Blast at the Varanasi Cantonment Railway Station following an explosion at the Sankat Mochan Hanuman Temple.Lashkar-e-TaibaIslamic terrorism
Flag of India.svg Mumbai, India11 July 2006209714 11 July 2006 Mumbai train bombings - Seven explosions in eleven minutes rocked the Western Line on the Mumbai Suburban Railway.Lashkar-e-TaibaIslamic terrorism
Flag of India.svg West Bengal, India20 November 2006753 2006 West Bengal train disaster - A bomb exploded on a train near Belacoba station. [30] Unknown
Flag of India.svg Panipat, Haryana, India18 February 20076850 2007 Samjhauta Express bombings - Bombs were set off in two carriages, both filled with passengers, just after the train passed Diwana station. Abhinav Bharat or Lashkar-e-TaibaTerrorism
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Colombo, Sri Lanka 3 February 20081292 Fort railway station bombing - Suicide bombing of a commuter train while it was stopped at Colombo's main railway station. LTTE Sri Lankan civil war
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Colombo, Sri Lanka26 May 2008872A packed commuter train carrying 200 passengers was blown up by a time bomb at Dehiwela railroad station. [31] LTTESri Lankan civil war
Flag of India.svg Mumbai, India26 November 200858104Part of 2008 Mumbai attacks : Three terrorists, including Ajmal Kasab, opened fire on the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus. This was the deadliest single incident of the attacks that killed 166 people in total.Lashkar-e-TaibaIslamic terrorism by Pakistani infiltrators
Flag of Russia.svg Bologoye, Russia27 November 20092795 2009 Nevsky Express bombing - A 7-kilogram (15 lb) explosive device derailed at least three of the 14 cars of the Nevsky Express on a journey from Moscow to St Petersburg while traveling at 200 kilometres per hour. A second bomb exploded during salvage operations. [32] Caucasus Emirate Insurgency in the North Caucasus

2010s

LocationDateDeadInjuredDetailsPerpetratorsPart of
Flag of Russia.svg Moscow, Russia29 March 201040102 2010 Moscow Metro bombings - A double suicide bombing at Lubyanka and Park Kultury stations of the Moscow Metro.Caucasus Emirate
Al-Qaeda
Insurgency in the North Caucasus
Flag of India.svg West Midnapore, West Bengal, India28 May 2010148200+ 2010 Gyaneshwari Express derailment - A sabotaged railway track caused a train to derail before an oncoming goods train. Communist Party of India (Maoist) Naxalite–Maoist insurgency
Flag of Belarus.svg Minsk, Belarus 11 April 201115204 2011 Minsk Metro bombing : A nail bomb exploded at Kastryčnickaja station. Two men were arrested and executed in 2012.Dzimitry Kanavalau and Vlad Kavalyou
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Kunming, China 1 March 201431143 2014 Kunming attack : A group of 8 knife-wielding terrorists attacked passengers in the Kunming Railway Station Uyghur separatists Xinjiang conflict
Flag of India.svg Chennai, India1 May 2014114 2014 Chennai train bombing : Two bombs exploded on a train entering Chennai Central railway station Indian Mujahideen (suspected)
Flag of France.svg France21 August 201501 2015 Thalys train attack : A self-proclaimed jihadist opened fire inside a Thalys train from Amsterdam to Paris and was subdued by passengers after his weapon jammed. The train was diverted to Arras where the gunman was arrested. [33] Ayoub El KhazzaniIslamic terrorism in Europe
Flag of Turkey.svg Istanbul, Turkey 1 December 201505 2015 Istanbul metro bombing : A pipe bomb exploded near Bayrampaşa—Maltepe station.Unknown
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Brussels, Belgium 22 March 201620200Part of 2016 Brussels bombings : Suicide bombing at the Maalbeek station of the Brussels Metro about an hour after two other suicide bombers detonated at Zaventem airport Islamic State Islamic terrorism in Europe
Flag of Germany.svg Würzburg, Germany 18 July 201615 2016 Würzburg train attack : A 17-year-old Afghan refugee stabbed four people on a train before fleeing, stabbing another person outside before being shot dead by police.Islamic StateIslamic terrorism in Europe
Flag of India.svg Madhya Pradesh, India7 March 2017010 2017 Bhopal–Ujjain Passenger train bombing : First Islamic State attack in India. [34] Islamic State
Flag of Russia.svg Saint Petersburg, Russia3 April 20171564 2017 Saint Petersburg Metro bombing: A briefcase bomb packed with shrapnel exploded on a Saint Petersburg Metro train between Sennaya Ploshchad and Tekhnologichesky Institut stations. [35] [36] UnknownUnknown
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg London, United Kingdom15 September 2017030 Parsons Green train bombing: An explosion occurred on a District line train at Parsons Green Underground station.Islamic StateIslamic terrorism in Europe
Flag of the United States.svg New York City , United States 11 December 201703 2017 New York City Subway bombing Akayed Ullah Terrorism in the United States
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Utrecht, The Netherlands18 March 201946 Utrecht tram shooting: Mass shooting on an Utrecht sneltram by a Turkish-born Islamic extremistGökmen TanisIslamic terrorism in Europe
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Yuen Long, Hong Kong 21 July 201946 2019 Yuen Long attack: An armed mob dressed in white attacked passengers at Yuen Long Station of the MTR, most of whom were returning from protests against the 2019 Hong Kong extradition bill Pro-Chinese Triad members (suspected) 2019–2020 Hong Kong protests

2020s

LocationDateDeadInjuredDetailsPerpetratorsPart of
Flag of Pakistan.svg Balochistan, Pakistan 18 January 202205A Jaffar Express train was hit by a bomb and derailed, 5 were injured. [37] Unknown Insurgency in Balochistan
Flag of Nigeria.svg Katari, Nigeria 28 March 20228Unknown Abuja–Kaduna train attack : A passenger train from Abuja to Kaduna was attacked by bandits, who detonated a bomb under the train and opened fire. [38] 62 passengers were abducted, with the last of them being released on April 6Bandits Nigerian bandit conflict/Boko Haram insurgency
Flag of Bangladesh.svg Dhaka, Bangladesh 5 January 20244UnknownA passenger train from Jessore to Dhaka caught fire in a suspected arson attack. [39] Unknown 2024 Bangladeshi general election

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