List of railway accidents and incidents in India

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, it maintains over 148,706 km (92,402 mi) of tracks and operates over 13,000 trains daily.

Statistics

As per the Ministry of Railways, there have been more than 38,500 railway accidents from 1961 to 2019. In 2019–20, the Indian Railways reported zero passenger deaths due to accidents for the first time in its history. 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.

Deadliest rail accidents

This is an incomplete chronological list of railway crashes and incidents in India.