List of rail accidents in Thailand
This is a list of notable rail accidents in Thailand.
Before 2000s
- 1 August 1979: Ordinary Train No.165 approached the switch in Taling Chan Junction yard and collided with a freight train from Bang Sue Junction, having gone through a red signal. 51 people were killed and 138 injured. It remains Thailand's worst railway disaster.[1]
- 8 November 1986: 6 runaway, unmanned, coupled locomotives which had their engines left on due to maintenance works at Bang Sue Depot collided at Bangkok railway station, killing 4 and injuring 4.[2]
- 23 May 1989: Rapid Train No.38 collided with an overhanging cliff between Pang Puai railway station, Lampang Province and Pha Khan railway station, Phrae Province. 8 carriages fell off the mountainside, resulting in 8 people killed and 139 injured.[3]
- 26 June 1998: Rapid Train No. 38 collided with an overhanging cliff between Pha Khan railway station and Ban Pin railway station, Phrae Province. 3 people were killed with an unspecified number of injuries.[4]
2000s
- 17 January 2005: (Bangkok) 140 injured passengers, resulting from a collision of two metro trains on the newly-opened MRT Blue Line.[5]
- 5 October 2009: A passenger train derailed in Hua Hin at 04:50 local time (21:50 on October 4 UTC). At least seven people were killed and dozens were injured.[6] Occurred during rainstorm.
- Train crashes into pick-up truck at railroad crossing in Prachuap Khiri Khan. One dead, two injured.
2010s
- 6 April 2013: Ordinary Train No.202 derailed near Lak Si railway station, Bangkok due suspected rail fastening spike theft. There were no casualties.[7]
- 26 March 2015: Rapid Train No.107 collided with Express Train No.69 near Ban Don Klang railway halt, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Province, injuring more than 40 people.[8]
- 8 January 2016: Ordinary Train No.255 collided with a runaway cattle truck at a level crossing between Phetchaburi railway station and Khao Thamon railway station, Phetchaburi Province, killing 3 and injuring 34.[9]
- 3 April 2016: Excursion Train No.909 collided with a bus at a level crossing near Wat Ngiu Rai railway station, Nakhon Pathom Province, killing 3 and injuring 27.[10]
- 1 March 2018: Express Train No.83 derailed over a curve between Huai Yot railway station and Trang railway station, Trang Province. There were no casualties.[11]
- 1 March 2018: Freight Train No.1552 derailed over a railway switch at Bang Klam railway station, Songkhla Province. There were no casualties.[12]
2020s
- 24 February 2020: Thaksin Express No.37/45 collided with Freight Train No.722 at Pak Tho railway station, Ratchaburi Province. 42 people were injured.[13]
- 10 July 2020: Ordinary Train No. 201 derailed over a railway switch at Ban Mai railway station, Phitsanulok Province. There were no casualties.[14]
- 11 October 2020: Freight Train No.852 collided with a bus at a level crossing near Khlong Khwaeng Klan railway halt, Chachoengsao Province. 19 passengers on the bus were killed and 40 were injured.[15]
- 2 January 2022: Rapid Train No.172 derailed over a railway switch at Rueso railway station, Narathiwat Province. There were no casualties.[16]
- 31 January 2022: Rapid Train No.134 collided with a truck trailer at a railway crossing near Nong Khon Kwang railway station, Udon Thani Province. 2 train crew were killed.[17]
See also
References
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- "8 พ.ย. 2529 รถไฟไทยไม่มีคนขับ วิ่งไปรับคนหัวลำโพง".
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- "Thairath Daily Newspaper". 27 June 1998.
- "Bangkok Metro". Railway Technology. Retrieved 2021-01-19.
- "Thai train in deadly derailment". BBC News Online. October 5, 2009. Retrieved October 5, 2009.
- "ตั้ง 2 ประเด็นถูกวางยา-ขโมยตะปู เหตุรถไฟตกรางหลักสี่".
- "Train crash injures over 40 in Thailand". Eastday. March 27, 2015. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 31, 2015.
- "จนท.เร่งกู้รถไฟตกรางจากอุบัติเหตุ คาดแล้วเสร็จคืนนี้".
- Mahitthirook, Amornrat (2016-04-05). "SRT eyes rail crossing danger spots". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
- "ข. 83 กรุงเทพ-ตรัง ตกรางก่อนถึงตรัง (01/03/61)".
- "ข.1552 บรรทุกหิน ตกรางขณะสับเปลี่ยนที่บางกล่ำ (01/03/61)".
- "รถไฟชนกัน ที่ปากท่อ ราชบุรี บาดเจ็บ 42 สาหัส 3 ราย ปิดเส้นทางสายใต้ชั่วคราว".
- "รถไฟ "กรุงเทพ-พิษณุโลก" ตกรางย่านสถานีบ้านใหม่".
- 17-dead-in-chachoengsao-bus-train-collision 18 dead in Chachoengsao bus-train collision https://www.bangkokpost.com/world/2000299/17-dead-in-chachoengsao-bus-train-collision 17-dead-in-chachoengsao-bus-train-collision 18 dead in Chachoengsao bus-train collision.
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- https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2256951/train-crew-killed-by-railway-crossing-truck-collision.
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