Major Railway Accidents in Turkey

Major Railway Accidents in Turkey
Major Railway Accidents in Turkey
  • 1945, 7 October – 40 people were killed and 40 injured as a result of the collision of two passenger trains near Bağıştaş village of İliç district of Erzincan.
  • 1948, 9 October – 38 citizens were killed and 103 injured as a result of the derailment of a passenger train in Ankara
  • 1952, 17 May – Passenger train derails in Niğde, Ulukışla 31 dead, 15 injured
  • 1957, 20 October – Two passenger trains collided in Istanbul Yarımburgaz, 95 dead, 150 injured. See. Halfburgaz train accident.
  • 1961, April 30 – Istanbul, Kartal, Cevizli15 people died, 70 injured as a result of the collision of two passenger trains in Turkey
  • 1972, 31 October – A passenger train going from Konya to Istanbul crashed into a freight train in Eskişehir. 38 passengers were killed and 45 people were injured, 90 of them seriously.
  • 1979, January 5 – Anadolu Express crashed into Bosphorus Express in Ankara, Esenkent (Sincan), 20 dead, 136 injured
  • 1979, January 9 – Two suburban trains collided in Ankara, Behiçbey locality; 32 dead, 81 injured
  • 1980, May 3 – 2 passenger trains collided in Izmit; 17 dead, 25 injured
  • 1980, 7 June – 25 people were killed when a freight train collided with the Van Lake Express in Kayseri.
  • 2004, July 22 – Yakup Kadri Karaosmanoğlu accelerated train, which was on the Istanbul - Ankara expedition, derailed in Mekece Village near Pamukova District of Sakarya and overturned. 36 people died in the accident, 74 people were injured.
  • 2004, 11 August – Adapazarı Express, which makes the Istanbul-Adapazarı expedition, and Başkent Express, which makes the Ankara-Istanbul expedition, collided head-on at 16:51 in the Tavşancıl district of Kocaeli's Gebze district. 8 people died in the accident, 88 people were injured.
  • 2008, 27 January – Pamukkale Express, which makes the Istanbul-Denizli voyage, derailed while cruising between Çöğürler-Değirmenözü (Kütahya) stations. As a result of the accident, 9 people died and 37 people were injured.
  • 2018, 8 July – Uzunköprü – Istanbul-Halkalı While the passenger train was passing near Çorlu, 5 wagons overturned as a result of the slipping of the soil culvert under the rails due to precipitation. 25 people died in the accident and 317 people were injured.
  • 2018, 13 December – Ankara Marşandiz high speed train accident HT 06 high speed train departing from Ankara High Speed ​​​​Train Station at 30:80101 and moving towards Konya Station, Marşandiz Train Station located between Yenimahalle and Etimesgut districts of Ankara. It has occurred as a result of the collision with the E 68041 guide locomotive, which was controlling the road. It was stated that 206 injured and 107 people lost their lives in the train with 9 passengers.

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