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Police officers cordon off areas near the platforms at the main train station in Frankfurt

Boy dies after being pushed onto train track in Germany

An eight-year-old boy has died and his mother was injured when a man pushed them in front of a train in Germany's Frankfurt railway station today, police said.

Europe • 30 Jul 19

There are only four female train drivers out of a current total of 500 in Iarnód Éireann

Iarnród Éireann begins external recruitment for drivers

Iarnród Éireann is launching its first external recruitment process for train drivers.

Transport • 02 Jan 19

Amtrak train 'on wrong track' in fatal US crash

An Amtrak passenger train apparently travelling on the wrong track crashed into a parked CSX Corp freight train in South Carolina, in the US today, killing two crew members and injuring at least 116 others.

US • 04 Feb 18

There will no DART services on Dublin's northside

Weekend travel disruption for rail passengers

Rail passengers are being advised to check their travel plans this weekend because of disruption to Iarnród Éireann services.

Ireland • 27 Oct 17

The train passed through Kazakhstan, Russia, Belarus, Poland, Germany, Belgium and France before it reached the UK

Freight train from China to UK arrives in London

The first China-to-Britain freight train arrived in London today after a 7,500-mile journey, marking a milestone in China's push to build commercial links across Europe and Asia.

Business • 18 Jan 17

Rescue workers at the site of the accident near Pukhrayan, in Kanpur, India

At least 119 killed after train derails in India

At least 119 people were killed and more than 150 injured when an Indian express train derailed in northern state of Uttar Pradesh today.

News • 20 Nov 16

11 died in the head-on crash last Tuesday

'Human error' caused deadly German train crash

German prosecutors have said human error was to blame for a train crash that killed 11 people and have charged a 39-year-old signalling worker with negligence leading to the accident.

World • 16 Feb 16

Chilean authorities at the scene of the train crash in Talca, Chile

7 killed after train collides with car in Chile

Seven people have been killed after a freight train crashed into a car that had become stranded on the tracks in southern Chile, officials said.

News • 08 Feb 16

Spencer Stone was awarded a Purple Heart for his actions

US hero of French train attack stabbed

US Air Force airman Spencer Stone, one of the three Americans who thwarted an August train attack in France, was hospitalised after being stabbed several times during a fight outside a Sacramento bar.

News • 08 Oct 15

Francois Molins says an investigation had been opened into Moroccan Ayoub el Khazzani for attempted murder with terrorist intent

French train attack suspect charged

The Moroccan man suspected of launching an attack on a high-speed train in France last week has been charged with attempted murder of a terrorist nature, a judicial source has said.

News • 25 Aug 15

There were 6.1% more passengers on the DART services in the first three months of this year

DART services to expand as passenger numbers grow

The number of passenger journeys made on DART, Commuter and Intercity rail services in the first three months of 2015 was up almost 4% on the same period last year.

News • 09 Apr 15

The newborn survived after falling through a train toilet chute

Indian baby survives train toilet birth

An Indian baby has survived after he slipped down a train toilet and landed on railway tracks just moments after his mother gave birth to him.

News • 17 Feb 15

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo described the scene as 'ugly and brutal'

Six dead after New York train hits car

Six people died after a New York commuter train struck a car stalled on the tracks near suburban White Plains yesterday evening, sparking an explosion and a fire, officials said.

News • 04 Feb 15

Further strikes are planned for 7 and 21 September

Disruption as train strike takes place nationwide

Thousands of rail travellers are experiencing disruption today and will again tomorrow due to a strike at Iarnród Éireann.

News • 24 Aug 14

Iarnród Éireann advised employees that the company will implement payroll savings measures tomorrow

Businesses call for end to threatened rail strike

A business group representing 2,500 businesses in Dublin has urged all parties in the rail dispute to find a resolution.

News • 23 Aug 14

The accident happened when a moving train slammed into the rear of a stationary train in eastern Seoul

170 injured as trains collide in South Korea

Two subway trains collided in Seoul in South Korea today, injuring more than 170 people but with no reported fatalities, emergency services said.

News • 02 May 14

NTSB investigators carry an event recorder from the derailed commuter train in New York

Driver in NY train crash claims he "lost focus"

The driver of a New York commuter train that derailed on Sunday, killing four people, has told investigators he "lost focus" and went into a daze shortly before the crash.

News • 03 Dec 13

Ambulances were unable to reach the accident scene in Huimanguillo because of the difficult terrain

Six killed in Mexican cargo train crash

At least six people were killed when a cargo train nicknamed "The Beast", on which would-be migrants hitch lifts toward the US border, derailed in a remote area of southern Mexico.

News • 26 Aug 13

Reports say angry passengers torched a carriage after the train hit a group of people

Train kills at least 34 people in India

At least 34 people have been killed by a train while crossing a railway track in eastern India.

News • 19 Aug 13

Train driver Francisco Jose Garzon Amo is taken in a police car to the preliminary court last night

Spanish train driver on reckless homicide charge

The Spanish judge investigating the train crash near Santiago de Compostela, in which 79 people were killed, has provisionally charged the driver with multiple cases of reckless homicide.

News • 29 Jul 13

Four of the cars, which each carried 30,000 gallons of crude oil, caught fire

Five dead, 40 missing after Canada train crash

Five people have died and 40 are reported missing in Canada after a train carrying crude oil derailed causing explosions that destroyed dozens of buildings in a town in Quebec.

News • 08 Jul 13

Conductors, station and platform staff will take part in the action

150 railway workers to strike in Northern Ireland

More than 150 railway workers in Northern Ireland are to go on strike over pay and conditions.

News • 20 Jun 13

Over 75 people have been injured and many had to be pulled from the wreckage

Three people killed in Argentina train crash

Three people have been killed after two trains crashed into each other between stations in Buenos Aires.

News • 13 Jun 13

The National Transport Authority is to report on the train carriages

Train carriages worth €44m not being used - PAC

The Public Accounts Committee has asked for a report into why 21 train carriages owned by Iarnród Éireann and worth €44m are not being used.

News • 25 Jan 13

Prosecutors initially believed the train had been intentionally crashed

Swedish train's crash into apartment 'accidental'

The crash of a train into a low-rise apartment building in Sweden this week was an accident and not the fault of a cleaner, state prosecutors have said.

News • 18 Jan 13