1979 Bangkok train collision

Railway incident in Bangkok, Thailand May 2026 1979 Bangkok train collision 1 August 1979 Taling Chan Junction, Bangkok Thailand Southern Line (Thailand) State Railway of Thailand Railway collision Signal passed at danger; failure to stop at red signal (reported) 2 51 138 Multiple carriages derailed and destroyed The 1979 Bangkok train collision was a major railway accident that occurred on 1 August 1979 in the Taling Chan Junction area of Bangkok, Thailand. History A passenger train passed a red signal and collided with a freight train, resulting in a derailment and severe destruction of multiple carriages. The disaster killed 51 people and injured 138 others, and is regarded as one of the deadliest railway accidents in Thailand’s history.https://www.nytimes.com/1979/08/22/archives/article-1-no-title.html On 28 January 1991, the Bangkok Military Court sentenced both the signalman and the freight train driver to four years’ imprisonment for negligence that caused deaths and serious injuries.https://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2532/D/166/51.PDF See also 2009 Khao Tao train derailment 2015 Phachi collision 2026 Sikhio train disaster 2026 Bangkok train collision References Category:Railway accidents in 1979 Category:Train collisions in Thailand Category:1979 in Thailand Category:August 1979 in Asia Category:1970s in Bangkok Category:Transport in Bangkok Category:1970s disasters in Thailand