List of Russian rail accidents
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1882
- 13 July - Tcherny railway accidentTcherny railway accidentIn the Tcherny railway accident near Tcherny, Russia on 13 July 1882, a train was derailed and more than 150 people were killed.This rail accident was one of the 20 most serious rail accidents by death toll to 1953 -References:...
near Tcherny, Russia. A train was derailed and more than 150 people killed.
1888
- Borki train disasterBorki train disasterThe Borki train disaster occurred on near Borki station in the former Kharkov Governorate of the Russian Empire , 295 kilometers south of Kursk, when the imperial train carrying Tsar Alexander III of Russia and his family from Crimea to Saint Petersburg derailed at high speed...
: A passenger train derailed. 23 killed.
1987
- 7 August - Kamensk-Shakhtinsky rail disasterKamensk-Shakhtinsky rail disasterThe Kamensk-Shakhtinsky rail disaster occurred on August 7, 1987 at 01:30 in Kamenskaya station in the town of Kamensk-Shakhtinsky on the North Caucasus Railway in the Soviet Union when a freight train ran into the rear of a passenger train standing in the station, killing 106.A freight train from...
: A freight train collided with standing passenger train in Kamenskaya station, Kamensk-ShakhtinskyKamensk-ShakhtinskyKamensk-Shakhtinsky is a town in Rostov Oblast, located on the Seversky Donets River. It was founded by Cossack settlers in 1686 and was granted town status in 1927...
, Rostov OblastRostov OblastRostov Oblast is a federal subject of Russia , located in the Southern Federal District. Rostov Oblast has an area of and a population of making it the sixth most populous federal subject in Russia...
, killing 106.
1988
- Forst Zinna, East Germany – a Soviet tank gets stuck on a level crossing and is hit by express train. 6 die, 33 are injured.
- 4 June - Arzamas train disasterArzamas train disasterArzamas explosion, known also as Arzamas train disaster occurred on June 4, 1988, when three cars transporting hexogen to Kazakhstan exploded on the railway crossing in Arzamas, Gorky Oblast, USSR ....
– spark from electric train ignites gas leak. 91 killed
1996
- 26 September - collision between a diesel locomotive and a school bus between BatayskBatayskBataysk is a city in Rostov Oblast, Russia, located southwest of Rostov-on-Don. Population: Bataysk has gained international attention since unveiling a "monument that shows a man's hand gripping a nubile female breast", which officials say "will bring family happiness to men who touch...
and SalskSalskSalsk is a town and the administrative center of Salsky District of Rostov Oblast, Russia, located on the Sredny Yegorlyk River , southeast of Rostov-on-Don. Population:...
in Rostov OblastRostov OblastRostov Oblast is a federal subject of Russia , located in the Southern Federal District. Rostov Oblast has an area of and a population of making it the sixth most populous federal subject in Russia...
. 19 killed, including 18 children. 28 September was declared a national day of mourningNational day of mourningA national day of mourning is a day marked by mourning and memorial activities observed among the majority of a country's populace. They are designated by that nation's government...
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2006
- 12 January - a collision between a bus and a train in Russia killed 22 people and badly injured another 6. All the victims were workers at a factory on their way home aboard the bus, which was almost unrecognisable after the crash. Police say the accident happened at an unpatrolled railway level crossingLevel crossingA level crossing occurs where a railway line is intersected by a road or path onone level, without recourse to a bridge or tunnel. It is a type of at-grade intersection. The term also applies when a light rail line with separate right-of-way or reserved track crosses a road in the same fashion...
in heavy fog south of Moscow. The train's engine car derailed but no-one on the train was hurt.
- 18 September - between stations Ikorets and Bityug. A collision between freight train 3040 moving backward without control with train 2104, stopped at red signal behind. 43 freight cars fully damaged. No one was hurt.
2007
- 13 August - a high-speed intercity passenger train Nevsky ExpressNevsky ExpressThe Nevsky Express is a Russian Railways express train, the fastest on the prominent route between the Leningradsky Rail Terminal in Moscow and the Moskovsky Rail Terminal in Saint Petersburg . The train has a maximum speed of 200 km/h and does not have any intermediate stations...
heading to St. Petersburg from Moscow (Moscow-Saint Petersburg RailwayMoscow-Saint Petersburg RailwayThe Moscow to Saint Petersburg Railway is a railway running between the two largest Russian cities of Moscow and Saint Petersburg, and through four oblasts: Moscow, Tver, Novgorod and Leningrad...
) derailed shortly before reaching Malaya VisheraMalaya VisheraMalaya Vishera is a town and the administrative center of Malovishersky District of Novgorod Oblast, Russia. Population: The town's name originates from the river of the same name which flows into the Vishera River. It was founded in 1843, as the construction of the Moscow-Saint Petersburg Railway...
after a bomb explosion. No one was killed, but the railway traffic was blocked in both directions for a few days.
2009
- 27 November - The 2009 Bologoye derailment occurred when Nevsky ExpressNevsky ExpressThe Nevsky Express is a Russian Railways express train, the fastest on the prominent route between the Leningradsky Rail Terminal in Moscow and the Moskovsky Rail Terminal in Saint Petersburg . The train has a maximum speed of 200 km/h and does not have any intermediate stations...
derailed on exactly the same line as the 2007 incident.