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The following is a list of terrorist incidents involving railway systems:

Before 1960

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Location Date Dead Injured Details Perpetrators Part of
United States Saint Joseph, Missouri, United States 3 September 1861 17 100+ Platte Bridge Railroad Tragedy: A Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad train was wrecked after Confederate partisans sabotaged the supports of a bridge over the Platte River. Bushwhackers American Civil War
Austria-Hungary Schwarzenau, Austria-Hungary (now in Austria) 4 November 1875 9 81 A passenger train from Vienna Franz-Josefs-Bahnhof to Prague derailed due to the loosening of the fastenings of a piece of track on the outer rail in a curve that ran near the Schwarzenau station. A destitute signalman
Spain Chillón, Spain 27 April 1884 59 81 Alcudia bridge disaster: A train plunged into a river after bridge supports were sawn off. Unknown
United Kingdom London, United Kingdom 26 April 1887 2 8 A bomb planted in a first-class compartment exploded on the Metropolitan Railway near Aldersgate St. station. The first fatal terrorist attack against what is now the London Underground, it is one of a series of bombings of the Underground and other London landmarks.[1] Fenians Fenian dynamite campaign
United States Lincoln, Nebraska, United States 9 August 1894 11 1894 Rock Island railroad wreck: A locomotive pulling two passenger cars was derailed. There were signs that a 400-foot trestle had been purposely damaged, and it was ruled as sabotage.[2] Unknown (An African-American man, George Washington Davies, was initially convicted of second-degree murder for the crime, but was later paroled due to strong doubts over his guilt.)
United States Litchfield, Illinois, United States 3 July 1904 24 A sabotaged switch led to the derailment of a Wabash Railroad train.[3]
United States Mentor, Ohio, United States 21 June 1905 21 25+ The New York Central Railroad's flagship passenger train, the 20th Century Limited, was derailed in an apparent act of sabotage.
British Raj British India 7 October 1920 13 15 During a labour dispute on the Madras Railway, the Madras-Bangalore Mail (which would now be Chennai-Bengaluru) was derailed due to a sabotaged track 60 coolies arrested.[4]
Weimar Republic Germany 19 August 1926 21 A Berlin-to-Cologne express derailed on an embankment due to sabotage of the track. The locomotive and seven cars fell down the embankment and two cars were telescoped. Two men were convicted and sentenced to death.[5]
British Raj British India (now in Myanmar) 28 January 1928 54 30 A mail train from Mandalay to Rangoon (now Yangon), was derailed by sabotage to the track at a bridge between Yindsikkon (now Yin Taik Kone) and Kyauktaga. The locomotive and four cars fell into the river 50 feet (15 m) below. Dacoits (suspected).[6]
Kingdom of Hungary (1920–1946) Biatorbágy, Hungary 13 September 1931 22 120 The Vienna Express was derailed by a bomb planted by a man who claimed he got sexual pleasure watching trains crash. Szilveszter Matuska
Second Spanish Republic Puçol, Spain 9 December 1933 13 38 A train plunged into a river after as it passed over a bridge that had been bombed. Anarchists
British Raj Hazaribagh, British India 12 January 1939 21 71 On the East Indian Railway, saboteurs removed a 36-foot (11 m) length of rail. The locomotive of the Dehra Dun Express from Howrah made it across the gap, but the rest of the train was derailed.[7] Unknown
United States Nevada, United States 12 August 1939 24 25+ 1939 City of San Francisco derailment – An act of sabotage sent the City of San Francisco flying off a bridge in the Nevada desert; five cars were destroyed. The case remains unsolved.[8]
Poland Tarnów, Poland 28 August 1939 20 35 Tarnów train station bombing: A German agent placed a suitcase bomb at a busy railway station. Antoni Guzy (Nazi German agent) Lead up to the German invasion of Poland in World War II
British Raj Jairampur, Bengal, British India 5 August 1940 34 50 The Dacca Mail on the Eastern Bengal Railway was derailed 80 miles (130 km) from Calcutta (now Kolkata) by track sabotage.[9]
China Suzhou, China 29 November 1940 100 300 Guerrillas operating in Japanese-occupied territory blew up the superstructure under a train traveling from Shanghai to Nanjing. Kuomintang Second Sino-Japanese War
British Raj Sindh, British India (now in Pakistan) 16 May 1942 22 26 Dacoits from a Sufi religious community sabotaged the track of the Punjab Mail train to Lahore between Tando Adam Khan and Odero Lal, derailing the locomotive and 6 cars. They then attacked the passengers and stole their valuables. Among the dead was a minister of the Sindh government.[10] Hur dacoits
Mandatory Palestine Rehovot, Mandatory Palestine 22 April 1947 8 Five British Army officers, two Palestinian Arab adults and a 3-year-old boy were killed when a military train was mined.[11] Lehi 1947–1948 civil war in Mandatory Palestine
Mandatory Palestine Lydda, Mandatory Palestine 15 May 1947 2 11 Seven bombs exploded along train tracks, killing two British lieutenants.[12] Lehi 1947–1948 civil war in Mandatory Palestine
China Tianjin, China 31 May 1947 100 A train was hit by landmine laid by guerrillas. The locomotive and the three following cars derailed and were damaged. The guerrillas then looted the train. People's Liberation Army Chinese Civil War
Mandatory Palestine Lydda, Mandatory Palestine 9 August 1947 1 A British troop train was bombed, killing the engineer.[13] Irgun 1947–1948 civil war in Mandatory Palestine
India Amritsar, India 22 September 1947 3418 1328 1947 Amritsar train massacre: A train carrying more than 4,500 Muslim refugees was ambushed and fired upon for three hours. Armed Sikhs Partition of India
Pakistan Kamoke, Pakistan 25 September 1947 408 (per government report)
Several thousand per other sources 		587 (per government report) 1947 Kamoke train massacre: A train carrying Hindu and Sikh refugees was ambushed.[14] Armed Muslims Partition of India
Mandatory Palestine Haifa, Mandatory Palestine 29 September 1947 0 1 A British troop train was bombed.[15] Irgun 1947–1948 civil war in Mandatory Palestine
Pakistan Gujrat, Pakistan 12 January 1948 1,300–1,600 150 1948 Gujrat train massacre: Hindu and Sikh refugees were killed after a clash between soldiers escorting the train and Pathans. Armed Muslim Pathans Partition of India
Mandatory Palestine Rehovot, Mandatory Palestine 29 February 1948 28 35 Cairo–Haifa train bombings 1948: Jewish militants mined a British military train in retaliation for the Ben Yehuda Street Bombing. No civilians were hurt. Lehi 1948 Palestine war
Mandatory Palestine Binyamina, Mandatory Palestine 31 March 1948 40 60 Cairo–Haifa train bombings 1948: A British military train was mined by Jewish militants. Though some soldiers were on the train, all casualties were civilians. Lehi 1948 Palestine war
Japan Tokyo, Japan 15 July 1949 6 20 Mitaka incident: A train was possibly deliberately crashed into the Mitaka Station. The government blamed the Japanese Communist Party, as the incident happened in Red Purge era. The defendants who were the members of Japanese Communist Party were aqquitted,the only person convicted was not a member of a party and his guilt remains in doubt. Cause of the derailment remains unknown.[16] Keisuke Takeuchi (suspected)
Japan Matsukawa, Japan 17 August 1949 3 Matsukawa derailment: A Tōhoku Main Line train was derailed between Kanayagawa and Matsukawa stations, killing three crew members. The government blamed the Japanese Communist Party but later retracted. Unknown
French Indochina Col des Nuages, French Indochina (now in Vietnam) 24 June 1953 100+ 1953 Col des Nuages derailment: A passenger train crashed into a ravine after passing through a sabotaged viaduct. Viet Minh First Indochina War

1960s

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Location Date Dead Injured Details Perpetrators Part of
Francoist Spain San Sebastian, Spain 28 June 1960 1 Several Bomb attack at the Amara station by leftwing militants. DRIL
India Siliguri, West Bengal, India 19 April 1961 23 77 A passenger train was derailed by a sabotaged track.[17]
France Vitry-le-François, France 18 June 1961 28 100+ 1961 Vitry-Le-François train bombing: A Strasbourg-Paris train was derailed by a bomb planted on the track. The fact that the derailment was deliberate was kept secret by the government for many years. OAS Algerian War
India Lumding, Assam, India 20 April 1966 57 72 A train from Tinsukia to New Jalpaiguri was standing at Lumding Junction when a bomb destroyed several cars. Naga rebels (suspected).[18][19][20] Ethnic conflict in Nagaland
India Diphu, Assam, India 23 April 1966 41 81 A stationary train from Tinsukia to New Jalpaiguri was blown up by a bomb. Naga rebels (suspected).[20] Ethnic conflict in Nagaland

1970s

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Location Date Dead Injured Details Perpetrators Part of
United Kingdom Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom 21 July 1972 9 130 Bloody Friday: Three railway stations were among those targeted by 22 car bombs across the city within a span of 80 minutes. Provisional IRA The Troubles
United Kingdom London, United Kingdom 10 September 1973 0 38 Bombings of King's Cross and Euston stations: Attacks were carried out on two mainline stations. Provisional IRA The Troubles
Italy San Benedetto Val di Sambro, Italy 4 August 1974 12 48 Italicus Express bombing 1974: A bomb exploded on the Italicus Express second-class train car before dawn. The first explosion was caused by a bomb; the second was thought possibly to be caused by a short circuit. The defendants, neo-fascists Mario Tuti, Luciano Franci, Piero Malentacchi, and Margherita Luddi were acquitted of planting the bomb on the Rome-Munich vacation express due to a lack of evidence in 1983. Ordine Nero (claimed) Years of Lead
Netherlands Wijster, Netherlands 2–14 December 1975 3 1975 Dutch train hostage crisis: Seven terrorists hijacked the Hoogeveen-Beilen train with about 50 passengers held them hostage for twelve days, killing three hostages. South Moluccan freedom fighters
United Kingdom London, United Kingdom 4 March 1976 0 8 A bomb exploded on an empty electric multiple unit at Cannon Street, wounding people aboard an adjacent train.[21]
United Kingdom London, United Kingdom 15 March 1976 1 9 West Ham station attack: Premature detonation of an explosive inside a train, followed by the bomber opening fire inside the station. Adrian Vincent Donnelly (Provisional IRA member) The Troubles
Egypt Alexandria, Egypt 14 August 1976 8 51 A bomb exploded on a train loaded with workers and peasants at 10:45 am. The bomb was left on the luggage rack and exploded while the train was traveling from the yard to the station.[22] Libya (suspected) Lead up to Egyptian–Libyan War
Soviet Union Moscow, Soviet Union 8 January 1977 7 37 1977 Moscow bombings: A series of bombings in Moscow, including on a crowded train between the Izmailovskaya and Pervomaiskaya stations of the Moscow Metro. Unknown
Netherlands Glimmen, Netherlands 23 May – 11 June 1977 8 6 1977 Dutch train hostage crisis: Nine terrorists hijacked a train and held hostages for twenty days. Two hostages and six hostage-takers were killed before the M-Squadron raided the train. South Moluccan separatists
United Kingdom Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom 12 October 1978 1 0 A bomb exploded on a train near Belfast Central station before it was fully evacuated, killing a woman.[23] Provisional IRA The Troubles
Spain Madrid, Spain 29 July 1979 7 100+ July 1979 Madrid bombings: Coordinated bombings in Barajas Airport and Atocha and Chamartín train stations ETA Basque conflict

1980s

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Location Date Dead Injured Details Perpetrators Part of
United Kingdom Dunmurry, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom 17 January 1980 3 5 Dunmurry train explosion: A premature detonation of an incendiary bomb occurred on board a Ballymena to Belfast passenger train service. Provisional IRA The Troubles
People's Republic of Kampuchea Romeas, Cambodia 10 June 1980 150+ 250 Guerrillas stopped a passenger train 70 km (43 mi) northwest of Phnom Penh using an explosive, then opened fire. Khmer Rouge Cambodian–Vietnamese War
Italy Bologna, Italy 2 August 1980 85 200+ Bologna massacre: An IED exploded at Bologna Centrale railway station. The attack was believed to be connected to Operation Gladio. Nuclei Armati Rivoluzionari Operation Gladio/Years of Lead
France Ambazac, France 28 March 1982 5 28 Capitole train bombing: Bombing of a Le Capitole train on the Paris-Toulouse express near Limoges. Carlos the Jackal
Norway Oslo, Norway 2 July 1982 1 0 Oslo Central Station bombing: Explosion of a homemade bomb in a locker of the station. Unnamed 18-year-old man
France Tain-l'Hermitage and Marseille, France 31 December 1983 5 54 TGV train and Marseille station bombings: Two bombs went off on a high speed TGV train and another at the Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles. Carlos the Jackal
Italy San Benedetto Val di Sambro, Italy 2 December 1984 16 200+ Train 904 bombing: A bomb exploded in a train traveling between Florence and Rome. Sicilian Mafia Years of Lead
People's Republic of Bulgaria Bunovo, Sofia Province, Bulgaria 9 March 1985 7 9 A bomb exploded on a train traveling from Burgas to Sofia.[24] Pro-Turkish militants
Bangladesh Bheramara, Bangladesh 15 May 1986 25 45 A crowded express derailed near Bheramara due to sabotage, with several cars falling into a river.[25] Sarbahara militants
Peru Lima, Peru 26 June 1986 7 38 A bomb blast on a train killed seven, including an American.[26] Shining Path Internal conflict in Peru

1990s

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Location Date Dead Injured Details Perpetrators Part of
United Kingdom London, United Kingdom 18 February 1991 1 38 Bombings of Paddington and Victoria stations: Attacks were carried out on two mainline stations. Provisional IRA The Troubles
India Ludhiana district, India 15 June 1991 80-126 1991 Punjab killings: Sikh militants stopped two trains and massacred Hindu passengers on board. The incidents occurred five hours after polling closed for the 1991 Indian general election. Sikh militants Punjab insurgency
India Ludhiana district, India 26 December 1991 49 20 Sikh militants massacred Hindu passengers aboard a train.[27] Sikh militants Punjab insurgency
Angola Quipungo, Angola 27 May 1993 355 A train derailed due to an attack by rebels. UNITA Angolan Civil War
Egypt near Asyut, Egypt 19 February 1994 0 4 Gunmen open fire on an Asyut-Luxor train from fields beside the railway track.[28] Unknown
Azerbaijan Baku, Azerbaijan 19 March 1994 14 49 1994 Baku Metro bombings - A suicide bombing at 20 January station. The lead railroad car was destroyed and the station's roof partially collapsed. Sadval
Azerbaijan Baku, Azerbaijan 3 July 1994 13 58 1994 Baku Metro bombings - A remote controlled-gelatine explosive exploded on a train between 28 May and Gənclik stations. Sadval
Japan Tokyo, Japan 20 March 1995 13 6252 Sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway - Sarin Gas was released at 5 locations along the Tokyo Metro. Aum Shinrikyo
France Paris, France 25 July 1995 8 80 1995 Paris Metro bombing - A gas bottle exploded in the Saint-Michel - Notre-Dame station of line B of the RER (Paris regional train network). Armed Islamic Group Algerian Civil War
United States Palo Verde, Arizona 9 October 1995 1 78 1995 Palo Verde, Arizona derailment - An Amtrak Sunset Limited derailed after rails were deliberately shifted out of position. Unknown
Sri Lanka Colombo, Sri Lanka 24 July 1996 64 400+ 1996 Dehiwala train bombing: Simultaneous detonation of suitcase bombs in four carriages on a commuter train. LTTE Sri Lankan Civil War
France Paris, France 3 December 1996 4 170 1996 Paris Métro bombing: Bomb exploded in a car of an RER train at Port Royal station.[29] Armed Islamic Group Algerian Civil War
India Western Assam, India 30 December 1996 33 Brahmaputra Mail train bombing: The Kokrajhar-Fakiragram Junction mail train was destroyed by a bomb. The rail line was frequently by military trains as well which may have been the bomb's intended target. National Democratic Front of Bodoland (suspected) Assam conflict

2000s

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Location Date Dead Injured Details Perpetrators Part of
Philippines Manila, Philippines 30 December 2000 22 120 Rizal Day bombings - Islamist militants bombed a train at the Blumentritt LRT Station as part of a series of bombings. Jemaah Islamiyah (suspected) Moro conflict
Angola Angola 10 August 2001 252 165 2001 Angola train attack - Rebels derailed a train with an anti-tank mine between the towns of Zenza and Dondo and then attacked the passengers with small arms fire. UNITA Angolan Civil War
India Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh, India 13 May 2002 12 80 Jaunpur train crash - An act of sabotage caused the derailment of a passenger train. Student's Islamic Movement of India (suspected)
India Rafiganj, Bihar India 10 September 2002 130 500? Rafiganj train disaster - Derailment of a train on a bridge over the Dhave River, which was reportedly due to sabotage. Communist Party of India Naxalite–Maoist insurgency
India Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh, India 21 December 2002 20 80 Kurnool train crash: Deliberate derailment of a passenger train. Lashkar-e-Taiba (suspected) Islamic terrorism
India Mumbai, India 27 January 2003 1 28 January 2003 Mumbai bombing: A bomb placed on a bicycle exploded outside the Vile Parle railway station, killing a woman and injuring dozens of people. Lashkar-e-Taiba (suspected) Islamic terrorism
India Mumbai, India 13 March 2003 10 70 2003 Mumbai train bombing: A bomb exploded on a train as it entered Mulund railway station. Lashkar-e-Taiba (suspected) Islamic terrorism
Russia Stavropol Krai, Russia 3 September 2003 7 80 A blast ripped through a commuter train going from Kislovodsk to Mineralnye Vody.[30] Riyadus-Salihiin Second Chechen War
Russia Stavropol Krai, Russia 5 December 2003 46 170 2003 Stavropol train bombing (December) - A suicide bomber caused a blast which ripped through a commuter train going from Kislovodsk to Mineralnye Vody as it was leaving Yessentuki. Riyadus-Salihiin Second Chechen War
Russia Moscow, Russia 6 February 2004 41 120 February 2004 Moscow metro bombing - A suicide bombing took place near Avtozavodskaya station. Riyadus-Salihiin Second Chechen War
Spain Madrid, Spain 11 March 2004 192 2050 2004 Madrid train bombings - Ten near-simultaneous explosions between Alcalá de Henares and Madrid Atocha railway station during the morning rush hour. See Reactions to the 2004 Madrid train bombings. Al-Qaeda Islamic terrorism in Europe
United Kingdom London, United Kingdom 7 July 2005 56 700 7 July 2005 London bombings - Four explosions (3 on the London Underground and 1 on a bus) along the London transport network. Al-Qaeda Islamic terrorism in Europe
India Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh, India 28 July 2005 13 50 2005 Jaunpur train bombing - An explosion destroyed a carriage of an express train. Unknown
India Varanasi, India 11 July 2006 28 101 2006 Varanasi bombings - Blast at the Varanasi Cantonment Railway Station following an explosion at the Sankat Mochan Hanuman Temple. Lashkar-e-Taiba Islamic terrorism
India Mumbai, India 11 July 2006 209 714 11 July 2006 Mumbai train bombings - Seven explosions in eleven minutes rocked the Western Line on the Mumbai Suburban Railway. Lashkar-e-Taiba Islamic terrorism
India West Bengal, India 20 November 2006 7 53 2006 West Bengal train disaster - A bomb exploded on a train near Belacoba station.[31] Unknown
India Panipat, Haryana, India 18 February 2007 68 50 2007 Samjhauta Express bombings - Bombs were set off in two carriages, both filled with passengers, just after the train passed Diwana station. Abhinav Bharat or Lashkar-e-Taiba Terrorism
Sri Lanka Colombo, Sri Lanka 3 February 2008 12 92 Fort railway station bombing - Suicide bombing of a commuter train while it was stopped at Colombo's main railway station. LTTE Sri Lankan civil war
Sri Lanka Colombo, Sri Lanka 26 May 2008 8 72 A packed commuter train carrying 200 passengers was blown up by a time bomb at Dehiwela railroad station.[32] LTTE Sri Lankan civil war
India Mumbai, India 26 November 2008 58 104 Part of 2008 Mumbai attacks: Three terrorists, including Ajmal Kasab, opened fire on the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus. This was the deadliest single incident of the attacks that killed 166 people in total. Lashkar-e-Taiba Islamic terrorism by Pakistani infiltrators
Russia Bologoye, Russia 27 November 2009 27 95 2009 Nevsky Express bombing - A 7-kilogram (15 lb) explosive device derailed at least three of the 14 cars of the Nevsky Express on a journey from Moscow to St Petersburg while traveling at 200 kilometres per hour. A second bomb exploded during salvage operations.[33] Caucasus Emirate Insurgency in the North Caucasus

2010s

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Location Date Dead Injured Details Perpetrators Part of
Russia Moscow, Russia 29 March 2010 40 102 2010 Moscow Metro bombings - A double suicide bombing at Lubyanka and Park Kultury stations of the Moscow Metro. Caucasus Emirate
Al-Qaeda 		Insurgency in the North Caucasus
India West Midnapore, West Bengal, India 28 May 2010 148 200+ 2010 Gyaneshwari Express derailment - A sabotaged railway track caused a train to derail before an oncoming goods train. Communist Party of India (Maoist) Naxalite–Maoist insurgency
Belarus Minsk, Belarus 11 April 2011 15 204 2011 Minsk Metro bombing: A nail bomb exploded at Kastryčnickaja station. Two men were arrested and executed in 2012. Dzimitry Kanavalau and Vlad Kavalyou
China Kunming, China 1 March 2014 31 143 2014 Kunming attack: A group of 8 knife-wielding terrorists attacked passengers in the Kunming Railway Station Uyghur separatists Xinjiang conflict
India Chennai, India 1 May 2014 1 14 2014 Chennai train bombing: Two bombs exploded on a train entering Chennai Central railway station Indian Mujahideen (suspected)
France France 21 August 2015 0 1 2015 Thalys train attack: A self-proclaimed jihadist opened fire inside a Thalys train from Amsterdam to Paris and was subdued by passengers after his weapon jammed. The train was diverted to Arras where the gunman was arrested.[34] Ayoub El Khazzani Islamic terrorism in Europe
Turkey Istanbul, Turkey 1 December 2015 0 5 2015 Istanbul metro bombing: A pipe bomb exploded near Bayrampaşa—Maltepe station. Unknown
Belgium Brussels, Belgium 22 March 2016 20 200 Part of 2016 Brussels bombings: Suicide bombing at the Maalbeek station of the Brussels Metro about an hour after two other suicide bombers detonated at Zaventem airport Islamic State Islamic terrorism in Europe
Germany Würzburg, Germany 18 July 2016 1 5 2016 Würzburg train attack: A 17-year-old Afghan refugee stabbed four people on a train before fleeing, stabbing another person outside before being shot dead by police. Islamic State Islamic terrorism in Europe
India Madhya Pradesh, India 7 March 2017 0 10 2017 Bhopal–Ujjain Passenger train bombing: First Islamic State attack in India.[35] Islamic State
Russia Saint Petersburg, Russia 3 April 2017 15 64 2017 Saint Petersburg Metro bombing: A briefcase bomb packed with shrapnel exploded on a Saint Petersburg Metro train between Sennaya Ploshchad and Tekhnologichesky Institut stations.[36][37] Unknown Unknown
United Kingdom London, United Kingdom 15 September 2017 0 30 Parsons Green train bombing: An explosion occurred on a District line train at Parsons Green Underground station. Islamic State Islamic terrorism in Europe
United States New York City , United States 11 December 2017 0 3 2017 New York City Subway bombing Akayed Ullah Terrorism in the United States
Netherlands Utrecht, The Netherlands 18 March 2019 4 6 Utrecht tram shooting: Mass shooting on an Utrecht sneltram by a Turkish-born Islamic extremist Gökmen Tanis Islamic terrorism in Europe
Hong Kong Yuen Long, Hong Kong 21 July 2019 0 45 2019 Yuen Long attack: An armed mob dressed in white attacked passengers at Yuen Long Station of the MTR, most of whom were returning from protests against the 2019 Hong Kong extradition bill Pro-Chinese Triad members (suspected) 2019–2020 Hong Kong protests

2020s

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Location Date Dead Injured Details Perpetrators Part of
Pakistan Balochistan, Pakistan 18 January 2022 0 5 A Jaffar Express train was hit by a bomb and derailed.[38] Unknown Insurgency in Balochistan
Nigeria Katari, Nigeria 28 March 2022 8 Unknown Abuja–Kaduna train attack: A passenger train from Abuja to Kaduna was attacked by bandits, who detonated a bomb under the train and opened fire.[39] 62 passengers were abducted, with the last of them being released on April 6 Bandits Nigerian bandit conflict/Boko Haram insurgency
Bangladesh Dhaka, Bangladesh 5 January 2024 4 Unknown A passenger train from Jessore to Dhaka caught fire in a suspected arson attack.[40] Unknown 2024 Bangladeshi general election
Israel Jaffa, Israel 1 October 2024 9 (including 2 perpetrators) 17 2024 Jaffa shooting: Two men opened fire inside a rail carriage and a platform at Gush Dan Light Rail's Erlich Station before being fatally shot.[41][42][43] Hamas Israel-Hamas war
Pakistan Quetta, Pakistan 9 November 2024 27 (including 1 perpetrator) 62 2024 Quetta railway station bombing: A suicide bomber detonated at a platform inside Quetta railway station.[44] Balochistan Liberation Army Insurgency in Balochistan

Failed attacks

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References

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  13. ^ Terrorists Wreck Haifa Troop Train NY Times, 10 August 1947
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  41. ^ "Seven killed in shooting and knife attack in Tel Aviv". BBC. 2 October 2024..
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