Master Data: Year and Broad Cause-wise Trend of Consequential Train Accidents on Indian Railways
This Dataset contains year and broad cause-wise consequential train accidents on Indian Railways.
Note:
1. Incidental causes include acts of nature like falling of boulders, sinking of track due to heavy rain, cattle
run over, etc
2. Failure of Equipment includes Failure of Rolling Stock, Track, Electrical and Science and Technology
Master Data: Year and Broad Cause-wise Trend of Consequential Train Accidents on Indian Railways
This Dataset contains year and broad cause-wise consequential train accidents on Indian Railways.
Note:
1. Incidental causes include acts of nature like falling of boulders, sinking of track due to heavy rain, cattle
run over, etc
2. Failure of Equipment includes Failure of Rolling Stock, Track, Electrical and Science and Technology
Rows: 192
Columns: 6
Time period: 2000-01 to 2023-24
Last Updated: 09 April 2025
Data preview
fiscal_year
state
cause
accidents
units
note
2023-24
All India
Combination of Factors
0
accidents in absolute number
2023-24
All India
Could not be Established/None Held Responsible
1
accidents in absolute number
2023-24
All India
Failure of Equipment
0
accidents in absolute number
2023-24
All India
Failure of other than Railway staff
5
accidents in absolute number
2023-24
All India
Failure of Railway Staff
29
accidents in absolute number
2023-24
All India
Incidental
4
accidents in absolute number
2023-24
All India
Sabotage
0
accidents in absolute number
2023-24
All India
Under investigation
1
accidents in absolute number
Collision over SE Railway, dated 20-06-2023 was caused due to multiple signalling failure. However, NIAs inquiry report is pending still
The fiscal year (April to March) to which the train accident data pertains.
state
String
1
192
The geographic coverage of the reported accident figures; this dataset is reported at the All India (national) level.
cause
String
10
192
The attributed cause of the train accident, such as failure of railway staff, equipment failure, or a combination of factors.
accidents
Int64
52
192
The number of train accidents recorded for the given fiscal year and cause.
units
String
1
192
The unit of measurement for the accident figures, expressed as accidents in absolute number.
note
String
2
1
Supplementary notes or remarks providing additional context for the accident data, where applicable.
Citation
Ministry of Railways. (2026). Master Data: Year and Broad Cause-wise Trend of Consequential Train Accidents on Indian Railways [Data set]. Dataful. https://dataful.in/datasets/18183
