List of rail accidents in Turkey
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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 |
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1942 | 16 | 21 | Collision | Two trains collide in Bor, Niğde. |
October 7, 1945 | 40 | 40 | Collision | Two trains collide in Bağıştan of Erzincan province. |
1948 | 8 | 4 | Derailment | Passenger train derails in Doğanşehir, Malatya. |
1948 | 12 | 8 | Collision | Two trains collide in Samsun. |
October 9, 1948 | 38 | 103 | Poor maintenance | Train derails in Irmak, Yahşihan of Kırıkkale Province after an axle broke. |
1948 | 1 | 11 | Collision | Two trains collide in Kayaş, Mamak of Ankara Province after an axle broke. |
1952 | 31 | 15 | Derailment | Passenger train derails in Karaisalı, Bozyazı of Mersin Province. |
1952 | 7 | 10 | Collision | Two trains collide in Torbalı, Izmir. |
1953 | 2 | 2 | Collision | Two trains collide in Esenkent. |
October 20, 1957 | 95 | 150 | Collision | Yarımburgaz 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. |
1958 | 11 | 4 | Collision | Two trains collide in Çobanlar, Afyonkarahisar. |
April 30, 1961 | 15 | 70 | Collision | Two trains collide in Kartal, Istanbul. |
1965 | 8 | 4 | Collision | Two trains collide in Kadılı. |
1965 | 3 | 30 | Derailment | Passenger train derails in Toprakkale. |
1972 | 4 | 13 | Collision | Two trains collide in Pehlivanköy, Kırklareli. |
1972 | 34 | 40 | Collision | Two trains collide in Gökçekısık, Tepebaşı of Eskişehir Province. |
1974 | 16 | 35 | Collision | Two trains collide in Zeytinli. |
1974 | 15 | 8 | Earthslide | Train hits into earthslide in Palu of Elazığ Province. |
1974 | 6 | 8 | Collision | Two trains collide in Kalın, Yıldızeli of Sivas Province. |
1975 | 5 | 1 | Bridge collapse | Train falls into River Euphrat after bridge collapsed. |
1975 | 7 | 32 | Collision | Two trains collide in Sarıkent, Şefaatli of Yozgat Province. |
1975 | 2 | 8 | Derailment | Train derails in Biçer. |
1977 | 5 | 7 | Collision | Two trains collide in Bilecik. |
1977 | 2 | 2 | Collision | Two trains collide in Ulugüney, Alanya of Antalya Province. |
1977 | 2 | 10 | Collision | Two trains collide in Ankara. |
1978 | 1 | 12 | Collision | Two trains collide in Polatlı, Ankara. |
1978 | 1 | 6 | Collision | Two trains collide in Lalabel, Elmadağ of Ankara Province. |
January 5, 1979 | 16 | 119 | Collision | Two express trains collide in Esenkent of Ankara Province. |
January 9, 1979 | 33 | 81 | Collision | Two commuter trains collide in Behiçbey of Ankara Province. |
1980 | 12 | 24 | Level crossing misuse | Collision at level crossing in Afyonkarahisar. |
1980 | 4 | 0 | Collision | Run-away cars hit into train in Diyarbakır. |
May 3, 1980 | 17 | 25 | Collision | Two trains collide in İzmit. |
1981 | 5 | 15 | Level crossing misuse | Collision at level crossing in Karakuyu. |
1982 | 3 | 1 | Collision | Two trains collide in Taşlıdere. |
1982 | 1 | 5 | Collision | Two trains collide in Uluova. |
1983 | 1 | 11 | Collision | Train runs away in Bilecik. |
1986 | 2 | 1 | Collision | Passenger train collides with freight train in Porsuk. |
1986 | 2 | 23 | Collision | Passenger train collides with freight train in Hereke, Kocaeli. |
1989 | 4 | 5 | Collision | Passenger train collides with freight train in Pozantı, Adanai. |
1990 | 2 | 49 | Collision | Two trains collide in Polatlı, Ankara. |
1992 | 5 | 41 | Track fault | Train falls into river from bridge due to dismantled rail track in Muş. |
1995 | 3 | 30 | Collision | Railbus collides with freight cars in Ulukışla, Niğde. |
1998 | 2 | 18 | Derailment | Express train derails in Eskişehir. |
2002 | 1 | 8 | Derailment | Passenger train derails in Temelli. |
July 22, 2004 | 41 | 80 | Derailment | Pamukova train derailment - Higher-speed train derails in a curve near Pamukova, Sakarya due to excessive speed.[6] |
August 11, 2004 | 8 | 88 | Collision | Two passenger trains collide in Tavşancıl of Kocaeli Province. |
January 27, 2008 | 9 | 30 | Derailment | Kütahya train derailment - Express train derails near Kütahya.[7] |
August 27, 2009 | 5 | 21 | Level crossing misuse | Passenger train collides with a heavy equipment machine on level crossing in Bozöyük of Bilecik Province.[8] |
January 3, 2010 | 1 | 7 | Passing signal at danger | Bilecik 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, 2018 | 24 | 318 (42 severely) | Derailment | Çorlu 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, 2018 | 9 | 47 | Head-on collision | Ankara train collision - A high-speed train collides with a pilot near Ankara while two cars of the passenger train derail.[11] |
October,10, 2020 | 2 | 2 | opposite direction crash | ANKARA: Accident happens when 2 freight trains coming in opposite direction crash |
References
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- ^ "Türkiye'de tren kazaları". Son Haberler (in Turkish). 2010-01-03. Retrieved 2014-11-25.
- ^ "Sakarya'daki hızlandırılmış tren kazası davasında karar". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2014-11-24. Retrieved 2014-11-24.
- ^ "Kütahya'da tren kazası : 9 ölü". Sabah (in Turkish). 27 January 2008. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
- ^ "Bozüyük'te tren kazası: 5 ölü". CNN Türk (in Turkish). 27 August 2009. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
- ^ "Trains collide in northern Turkey". BBC. 2010-01-03. Retrieved 2014-11-25.
- ^ "Tekirdağ'da tren kazasında hayatını kaybedenler toprağa veriliyor". TRT Haber (in Turkish). July 10, 2018. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
- ^ "Ankara'da tren kazası". CNN Türk (in Turkish). 13 December 2018. Retrieved 13 December 2018.