October 18, 2026
Passenger and freight trains have been involved in more than 55 incidents since January, including derailments and sabotage, with Sukkur, Karachi and Multan divisions the worst affected.
October 13, 2026
Fourteen coaches of the Karachi-Peshawar service left the track near Sher Shah station before dawn. Rescue 1122 put the toll at five dead and more than 30 injured, with several in critical condition.
July 30, 2024
An Indian passenger train derailed and several of its carriages overturned on Tuesday, killing at least two people and injuring 20 others. India’s extensive rail network is the main form of travel in the vast country, but it is poorly funded and fatal accidents occur frequently. The Howrah-Mumbai Express derailed near Jamshedpur in the eastern state of Jharkhand before dawn. “At least two people were killed and 20 injured,” Indian Railways spokesman Om Prakas Saran told AFP. The accident happened around the same time that an oncoming freight train derailed, possibly colliding with the passing passenger train. “There was another
November 28, 2023
The train, which operates from March to October, attracts around 750 passengers daily during peak periods The Hogwarts Express crosses the Glenfinnan Viaduct in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.—Everett Collection/Alamy West Coast Railways (WCR), the operator of the Jacobite steam train known as the Hogwarts Express from the Harry Potter films, faces possible disruption to its iconic route if its challenge against safety regulations proves unsuccessful. WCR contested the requirement for central locking systems on carriage doors, claiming the implementation could cost £7m. The decision on the judicial review is expected in January, with the outcome potentially determining
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