In Spain's second deadly rail accident in a matter of days, one person died and four were seriously injured after a train near Barcelona ploughed into the rubble of a collapsed wall, firefighters said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/21/world/train-accident-barcelona/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #barcelona #spain #railaccidents #rail

A high-speed train has derailed and smashed into another oncoming train in southern Spain, killing at least 21 people, police say. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/19/world/spain-trains-collide-21-killed/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #spain #railaccidents

A train derailed in northeastern Thailand after a construction crane fell on three of its carriages, killing at least 25 people and injuring about 80, police said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/14/asia-pacific/thailand-crane-train-accident/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #thailand #railaccidents #rail #constructionindustry #china

JR West recently completed a facility to preserve a train that crashed in April 2005, killing 107 people on the Fukuchiyama Line in Hyogo Prefecture. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/18/japan/jr-west-train-crash-preservation/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #jrwest #railaccidents #rail #osaka #fukuchiyamaline #hyogo

Two people identified as being responsible for an explosion in Poland on a railway route to Ukraine had collaborated with Russian intelligence, said Prime Minister Donald Tusk, adding they had fled to Belarus. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/19/world/politics/poland-railway-russian-intelligence/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #poland #railaccidents #ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar #belarus

A train collision on Tokyu Railways's Den-en-toshi Line in Kawasaki late Sunday was caused by a signal setting error, the railway operator said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/07/japan/tokyu-collision-signal-setting-error/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #tokyurailway #rail #railaccidents #kanagawa #kawasaki

Two trains on the Tokyu Den-en-toshi Line collided on the tracks near Kajigaya Station in Kanagawa Prefecture late Sunday night, disrupting service between Shibuya and Saginuma stations after one of the trains derailed. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/06/japan/tokyu-line-trains-crash/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #tokyurailway #rail #railaccidents #kanagawa #kawasaki

At least 15 people died and 18 were injured when Lisbon's Gloria funicular railway car derailed and crashed on Wednesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/04/world/crash-lisbon-cable-car/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #lisbon #railaccidents #portugal

A regional passenger train derailed in a wooded area in southwestern Germany on Sunday, killing three people and resulting in several others injured. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/28/world/dead-injured-train-derails-germany/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #germany #railaccidents #deutschebahn

A 34-year memorial ceremony for a train collision killing 42 people in Shiga Prefecture was held near the site of the accident in the city of Koka on Wednesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/05/14/japan/shiga-train-collision-memorial/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #shiga #shigarakikohgenrailway #jrwest #railaccidents