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Statistics of Railway Accident

Number of Railway Accidents by Year as of March 4, 2024

Year Railway Tramway Total
train
collision
train
derailment
train
fire
Level
crossing
accident
Accidednt
against
road
traffics
Other
accidents
with
casualties
Heavy
property
loss
without
casualties
Vehicle
collision
Vehicle
derailment
Vehicle
fire
Level
crossing
accident
Accident
against
road
traffics
Other
accidents
with
casualties
Heavy
property
loss
without
casualties
2024 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
2023 0 3 0 5 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
2022 0 5 0 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14
2021 0 6 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
2020 0 7 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13
2019 0 9 0 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17
2018 0 2 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
2017 0 9 0 7 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19
2016 0 7 0 15 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 23
2015 1 5 1 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13
2014 1 9 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14
2013 0 11 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15
2012 0 13 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 20
2011 0 12 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14
2010 0 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 9
2009 0 5 1 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
2008 0 7 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13
2007 0 12 2 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 19
2006 1 13 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 16
2005 2 20 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 24
2004 0 18 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20
2003 1 20 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23
2002 1 14 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20
2001 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
Total 7 218 13 84 0 19 3 1 9 0 0 3 0 0 357

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Statistics of Railway Serious Incident

Number of Railway Serious Incidents by Year as of March 4, 2024

Year Railway Tramway Total
Incorrect
management
of safety
block
Incorrect
Indication
of signal
Violating
red
signal
Main
track
overrunl
Violating
closure
section for
construction
Vehicle
derailment
Dangerous
damage
in facilities
Dangerous
troubles
in vehicles
Heavy
leakage of
dangerous
objects
Others
Incorrect
management
of safety
block
Violating
red
signal
Main
track
overran
Dangerous
damage
in facilities
Dangerous
trouble
in vehicles
Heavy
leakage of
dangerous
objects
Others
2024 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2
2023 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
2022 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
2021 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2020 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
2019 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
2018 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
2017 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2016 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
2015 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
2014 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2013 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
2012 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
2011 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
2010 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 7
2009 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
2008 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
2007 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
2006 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
2005 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
2004 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
2003 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2002 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
2001 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Total 1 7 1 1 7 2 3 30 0 2 3 1 1 0 2 0 0 61

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