List of rail accidents in Turkey

This list of rail accidents in Turkey provides details of significant railway crashes in Turkey involving railway rolling stocks and with fatalities.[1][2][3][4][5]

Date Killed Injured Type Details
19421621CollisionTwo trains collide in Bor, Niğde.
October 7, 19454040CollisionTwo trains collide in Bağıştan of Erzincan province.
194884DerailmentPassenger train derails in Doğanşehir, Malatya.
1948128CollisionTwo trains collide in Samsun.
October 9, 194838103Poor maintenanceTrain derails in Irmak, Yahşihan of Kırıkkale Province after an axle broke.
1948111CollisionTwo trains collide in Kayaş, Mamak of Ankara Province after an axle broke.
19523115DerailmentPassenger train derails in Karaisalı, Bozyazı of Mersin Province.
1952710CollisionTwo trains collide in Torbalı, Izmir.
195322CollisionTwo trains collide in Esenkent.
October 20, 195795150CollisionYarımburgaz train disaster - Two trains collide head-on in Yarımburgaz, Küçükçekmece of Istanbul Province due to allowing the trains into same occupied block section by signalmen.
1958114CollisionTwo trains collide in Çobanlar, Afyonkarahisar.
April 30, 19611570CollisionTwo trains collide in Kartal, Istanbul.
196584CollisionTwo trains collide in Kadılı.
1965330DerailmentPassenger train derails in Toprakkale.
1972413CollisionTwo trains collide in Pehlivanköy, Kırklareli.
19723440CollisionTwo trains collide in Gökçekısık, Tepebaşı of Eskişehir Province.
19741635CollisionTwo trains collide in Zeytinli.
1974158EarthslideTrain hits into earthslide in Palu of Elazığ Province.
197468CollisionTwo trains collide in Kalın, Yıldızeli of Sivas Province.
197551Bridge collapseTrain falls into River Euphrat after bridge collapsed.
1975732CollisionTwo trains collide in Sarıkent, Şefaatli of Yozgat Province.
197528DerailmentTrain derails in Biçer.
197757CollisionTwo trains collide in Bilecik.
197722CollisionTwo trains collide in Ulugüney, Alanya of ANtalya Province.
1977210CollisionTwo trains collide in Ankara.
1978112CollisionTwo trains collide in Polatlı, Ankara.
197816CollisionTwo trains collide in Lalabel, Elmadağ of Ankara Province.
January 5, 197916119CollisionTwo express trains collide in Esenkent of Ankara Province.
January 9, 19793381CollisionTwo commuter trains collide in Behiçbey of Ankara Province.
19801224Level crossing misuseCollision at level crossing in Afyonkarahisar.
198040CollisionRun-away cars hit into train in Diyarbakır.
May 3, 19801725CollisionTwo trains collide in İzmit.
1981515Level crossing misuseCollision at level crossing in Karakuyu.
198231CollisionTwo trains collide in Taşlıdere.
198215CollisionTwo trains collide in Uluova.
1983111CollisionTrain runs away in Bilecik.
198621CollisionPassenger train collides with freight train in Porsuk.
1986223CollisionPassenger train collides with freight train in Hereke, Kocaeli.
198945CollisionPassenger train collides with freight train in Pozantı, Adanai.
1990249CollisionTwo trains collide in Polatlı, Ankara.
1992541Track faultTrain falls into river from bridge due to dismantled rail track in Muş.
1995330CollisionRailbus collides with freight cars in Ulukışla, Niğde.
1998218DerailmentExpress train derails in Eskişehir.
200218DerailmentPassenger train derails in Temelli.
July 22, 20044180DerailmentPamukova train derailment - Higher-speed train derails in a curve near Pamukova, Sakarya due to excessive speed.[6]
August 11, 2004888CollisionTwo passenger trains collide in Tavşancıl of Kocaeli Province.
January 27, 2008930DerailmentKütahya train derailment - Express train derails near Kütahya.[7]
August 27, 2009521Level crossing misusePassenger train collides with a heavy equipment machine on level crossing in Bozöyük of Bilecik Province.[8]
January 3, 201017Passing signal at dangerBilecik train collision - Two passenger trains collide when a train passed a signal at danger and ran into the rear of a stationary train in Bilecik.[9]
July 8, 201824318 (42 severely)DerailmentÇorlu train derailment - Five cars of a six-car passenger train derail and overturn near Çorlu due to railroad damage caused by wash-out of ballast after heavy rainfall.[10]
December 13, 2018947Head-on collisionAnkara train collision - A high-speed train collides with a pilot near Ankara while two cars of the passenger train derail.[11]

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