1954: On 28 September, a train travelling between Madras and New Delhi derailed after the collapse of a bridge, leaving at least 137 people dead and 100 injured
1956: On 23 November, a train plunged into the Marudyar river after a bridge was destroyed by flooding, leaving at least 154 dead and 115 injured.
1981: More than 800 people were killed in India’s deadliest rail accident on 6 June when a train derailed in Bihar and plunged into the river below.
1995: More than 300 died and 344 were injured on 20 August in a collision between two trains at Ferozabad, near Agra.
1998: At least 210 people were killed when the Sealdah Express collided with a derailed train in Punjab.
1999: On 2 August, 285 people were killed and 312 injured in a collision between two trains in Gaisal, West Bengal.
2002: The luxury Rajdhani Express from Calcutta to New Delhi plunged into the swollen Dhabi river, killing at least 120 people. Railway authorities cited sabotage for the crash.
2006: Attacks by terrorists on trains and stations in Mumbai left 186 dead and 700 wounded on 11 July. India blamed Pakistani intelligence and Lashkar-e-Taiba.
2010: On 28 May, a train derailed and crashed into a freight train about 83 miles west of Kolkata in Bengal, killing 146 and injuring over 200. Authorities blamed Maoist rebels for sabotage.
2016: At least 146 people died when an Indore-Patna Express train derailed in Uttar Pradesh on 20 November, causing carriages to crash into each other.
2023: Coromandel Express hit a goods train in Balasore after hitting Bengaluru-Howrah Superfast Express, resulting in a tragic triple train crash. Over 300 people were killed, and well over 1,000 were injured.