List of rail accidents in the Philippines

This is a list of rail accidents and incidents that happened in different railway lines in the Philippines.

A Philippine National Railways 2500-class diesel electric locomotive hauling KiHa 52 coaches in Santa Mesa, Manila.

1954
  • On 2 September 1954, 82 people were killed when an overloaded train carrying timber broke apart, derailed and, crashed into a bridge and fell into a 30.4 metres (100 ft) ravine as it approached a steep portion of track in Barangay Fabrica, Sagay City, Negros Occidental. Most of the victims were employees of the Insular Lumber Company and their families.[1]

1974

1980
  • On 25 January 1980, Philippine National Railways train No. T-71 travelling from San Fernando, La Union to Manila collided with a Mercedes Benz sedan at a railroad crossing in Barangay Rizal, Moncada, Tarlac, killing two persons and injured another in the sedan.[3]

1997
  • On 22 September 1997, seven people died and 220 were injured when a Philippine National Railways commuter train collided with another commuter train between Sucat station and Alabang station in Muntinlupa City. According to the PNR, a coupler on the first train apparently failed, sending its three passenger coaches rolling backward about one mile before it hit the other train. One coach derailed in the collision with the five-coach second train. The impact lifted one of the coaches off the tracks, causing it to tilt and scrape two shanties built close to the railway. The shanties were damaged but no one was hurt inside.[4][5]

2000
Main article: Rizal Day bombings
  • On 30 December 2000, Rizal Day, an LRT Line 1 train (Car number 1037) exploded near Blumentritt station as part of a series of explosions in a terrorist attack known as the Rizal Day bombings. The attack on the line killed some 22 people and injured hundreds. Eight members of both the Jemaah Islamiyah and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), which include Asia's most wanted man, Riduan Isamuddin, also known as Hambali, and Indonesian bomber Fathur Rahman al-Ghozi, were charged with plotting and masterminding the attacks in 2003, some three years after the attacks. Three suspects were put on trial,[6][7] with al-Ghozi receiving 17 years in prison due to the illegal possession of explosives. Al-Ghozi later died in a firefight after attempting to escape from prison. Car number 1037 has since been decommissioned, but there are plans to reconstruct it.

2004
  • On 12 November 2004, 10 people were killed and 160 people were injured after a Philippine National Railways from Legazpi City, Albay carrying around 400 passengers bound for Tutuban in Manila derailed and fell off a 40-foot ravine while traversing a curve at Barangay Duhat in Padre Burgos, Quezon.[8][9]

2012
  • On 26 October 2012, five people were suffered minor injuries after a Philippine National Railways train No. 611 carrying 128 passengers from Tutuban in Manila bound for Bicol derailed in Barangay Canda in Sariaya, Quezon after it passed through a portion of the tracks that collapsed due to flooding and heavy rain.[10][11][12]

2014
  • On 26 March 2014, at 10:50 am, a southbound MRT Line 3 train at Guadalupe Station suddenly stopped due to the train driver not observing the red light status and accelerated southbound without getting prior clearance from the Control Center, causing the automatic train stop system to trigger, resulting in eight injuries.[14]
  • On 19 May 2014, a cigarette vendor died while six others were hurt when a PNR train from Tutuban Station collided with a jeepney across the railroad tracks along G. Tuazon Street in Sampaloc, Manila at around 4:30 p.m. The jeepney was dragged around 50 metres (160 ft) from the site of the collision. The driver of the jeepney was allegedly drunk when the collision happened.[15]
  • On 13 August 2014, a southbound MRT Line 3 train heading to Taft Avenue station derailed and overshot to the streets. The train first stopped after leaving Magallanes station due to a technical problem. Later on, the train broke down altogether, so another train was used to push the stalled train. During this process, however, the first train got detached from the rails and overshot towards Taft Avenue, breaking the concrete barriers and falling to the street below. At least 38 people were injured. The accident was blamed on two train drivers and two control personnel for failing to follow the proper coordination procedures and protocol.[16][17]

2015
  • On 29 April 2015, 80 passengers sustained minor injuries after a commuter train of the Philippine National Railways train carrying around 500 passengers from Tutuban, Manila to Alabang, Muntinlupa City derailed in Taguig City. No cause has been determined for the derailment.[18][19]

2016

2017
  • On 7 July 2017, five people, including a pregnant woman, was hurt when an ambulance was hit by a Philippine National Railway (PNR) train near Blumentritt Station in Manila. The ambulance, which came from Barangay 167 Ilano in Caloocan City, was on its way to a hospital to bring the pregnant woman when the accident occurred.[22]

2019
  • On 19 May 2019, an unpowered LRT Line 2 train parked on a pocket track fouls the eastbound track of the main line and collides head-on to a loaded train. The operator of the loaded train was already notified to stop prior to the collision. The operator of the unpowered train jumps onto the tracks. The collision injures 30 passengers and 4 staff.[23][24]
  • On 3 September 2019, at least five persons were hurt while four houses were damaged after a Philippine National Railway train rammed a Nissan Urvan that crossed the railroad tracks around 4:50 a.m. in the sub-village informal settlement in Barangay Parian, Calamba, Laguna.[25]
  • On 3 October 2019, a power trip caused rectifier substations located between Anonas and Katipunan stations of the LRT Line 2 and in the LRT Line 2 Santolan depot to catch fire at around 11 in the morning, cutting the line's power supply in the area. Line operations from Recto to Santolan were suspended at 11:24 a.m., and passengers were evacuated from the line with no injuries. The Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA), Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) and the Philippine Coast Guard immediately deployed shuttle buses to help ferry stranded passengers. Partial operations between Cubao and Recto stations resumed on 8 October 2019 while Santolan, Katipunan and Anonas Stations are expected to reopen after nine months. The initial estimated amount of damages is at around ₱428 million.[26] Due to the incident, the LRTA claimed full operations would be back in two to three months.[27] As the initial deadline was not met the three stations that were caught in a power trip were expected to resume services at the end of June 2020.[28] However, this deadline was also not met, and as such services are instead expected to resume by January 2021.[29]
  • On 1 December 2019, a 21-year-old woman died and a male driver was hurt after their car was hit by a PNR train at Halang Crossing in Barangay Canlalay, Biñan City, Laguna. Based on footages from security cameras, the car apparently tried to beat the south-bound train in crossing the tracks.[30]
  • On 19 December 2019, a public school teacher and a 12-year-old boy died after a PNR Bicol train hit a passenger van in Libmanan, Camarines Sur at around 11:50 a.m. Fifteen other passengers of the van were injured, with the victims' ages ranging from eight to 54 years old. They were brought to the Libmanan District Hospital and the Naga City Hospital.[31][32]

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