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Dublin: 11 °C Wednesday 29 March, 2023

# Train

This year
2023
# Attack
Knife attacker kills two on German train before capture
The 33-year-old suspect was detained at the railway station in the town of Brokstedt and treated in hospital for minor injuries.
Last year
2022
# New Jersey
Young Kilkenny man struck and killed by train in New Jersey
The tragic incident happened last Thursday.
# Defaced
Gardaí identify two suspects over €250k worth of graffiti damage to Dart carriages
One man has previously been arrested for questioning over a number of incidents of criminal damage.
# Dublin
DART services between Connolly Station and Grand Canal Dock closed for weekend
Iarnród Éireann has apologised for any inconvenience caused and has advised customers to check times before travel.
# Attacked
Russian Nobel-winning editor says he was attacked on train
The post showed photos of Mr Muratov and a train compartment drenched in red liquid.
# munich
At least one killed and many injured in Munich train crash
More than 200 rescue workers and police were at the scene by the early evening, the police spokesman said.
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# Trains
Major rail works over bank holiday will affect Cork, Limerick, Clare, Dublin and Louth
The rail provider has put a revised timetable in place that will close some lines which will be served with bus transfers instead.
# Philadelphia
Woman raped on US train while people held up phones to seemingly record, authorities say
Police do not believe a single witness on the train just outside Philadelphia dialled 911.
# Montana
At least three dead and more injured after Chicago to Seattle train derails
The derailment happened in Montana about 50 km from the border with Canada.
# zhengzhou
At least 25 die in floods after a year's rain fell on China province in three days
A year’s average rainfall fell in just three days.
# Trapped
Dozens dead after trains collide in southern Pakistan
One train derailed and another hit it soon afterwards.
# Taiwan
At least 48 people dead and dozens injured after train crashes in Taiwan
A passenger train reported collided with a truck which had crashed onto tracks from a cliff above.
# Moyross
'My beef is the road not going ahead': A Limerick road is causing division lines between Fianna Fáil and the Greens
Minister Eamon Ryan has been accused of acting “in clear breach” of the Programme for Government.
# NTA
People urged to avoid public transport at peak times ahead of move to Level 3
Capacity on public transport will increase from 25% to 50% from tomorrow onwards.
# phoenix
Derailed train causes huge fire and bridge collapse in Arizona
The incident occurred in Phoenix.
# Public Health Guidelines
Gardaí board Dublin-Cork train to respond to passenger refusing to wear a mask
Gardaí boarded the Dublin-to-Cork train last night at Thurles, in response to the incident.
# Collision
Two people dead and dozens injured after two trains collide near Czech-German border
The crash occurred on a line between Pernink and Karlovy Vary about 120 kilometres west of Prague.
# Coronavirus
Public transport services to be reduced from next week
Visits to prisons will end from tomorrow, the government has also announced.
# Enterprise
Dublin to Belfast trains sanitised as 'precautionary measure' after Covid-19 case confirmed in Northern Ireland
It’s not yet clear if the woman in question travelled from Dublin to Belfast via train.
# Italy
Two dead after high-speed train derails near Milan
The incident occurred earlier this morning on the Milan-Bologna line.
# Complaints
Irish Rail introducing measures to deal with reservations not appearing over pre-booked seats
Customers have expressed frustration at their reservation name or number not appearing above the seat they have booked.
# Irish Rail
Dart passengers now able to report anti-social behaviour via text message
People can text the word TRAIN followed by their location and details of the incident in question to 51444.
# Frankfurt
8-year-old boy dies after being pushed in front of a train in Germany
Police said they had opened a murder inquiry and were questioning the suspect for a possible motive.
# making an entrance
Passengers celebrate arrival of baby girl born on Galway-Dublin train
The newborn arrived on yesterday’s 15.05 service from Ceannt Station.
# Racism
Irish Rail criticised after Indian man and parents suffer racist abuse on Belfast to Dublin train
Prasun Bhattacharjee spoke to RTÉ’s Liveline yesterday about the incident.
# cocktail party
Labour MP Diane Abbott 'sincerely sorry' for drinking can of M&S Mojito on London train
Drinking alcohol on the TFL network has been illegal since 2008.
# Egypt
At least 20 killed in train crash in Cairo's main railway station
The fire broke out after a train crashed into a steel barrier, sources said.
# Iarnród Éireann
Delays of 30-45 minutes to trains going to and from Heuston due to vandalism
Newbridge to Grand Canal Dock train services are operating from/to Hazelhatch as a result.
# Irish Rail
Several train services delayed after major signal fault
All Dart and Commuter services were stopped for a period this evening.
# Stabbing
Two arrests after UK manhunt following fatal stabbing on London-bound train
Police say they do not believe it was a random attack.
# Great Belt Bridge
Death toll rises to eight in Denmark train accident
Sixteen others were hurt, but none of them suffered life-threatening injuries.
# Irish Rail
Major disruption to Heuston train services following tragic incident
Several trains were cancelled and a number of other services are severely delayed.
# football star
Former England footballer Paul Gascoigne charged with sexual assault during a train journey
The incident is alleged to have happened on a train from York to Durham during the summer.
# Amritsar
At least 50 dead after train strikes crowd in India
A similar number have been rushed to hospital.
# London
Man guilty of attempted murder after pushing 91-year-old man onto train tracks
Paul Crossley also tried to push another man onto the tracks at a different London station.
# malahide castle
Post-concert Dart chaos as commuters 'pried open doors' and 'got down onto the tracks'
Delays were experienced as commuters travelled back from a Liam Gallagher concert at Malahide Castle.
# Fire damage
Fire damage results in major DART disruption between Dalkey and Greystones all week
Today there will be no DART service between Bray and Greystones.
# repair works
'Significant disruption' to train services in Dublin and Wicklow after fire
Services will be affected throughout the week due to damage caused by a fire in Bray.
# Uttar Pradesh
At least 13 children die after train crashes into school bus in India
The children were all aged below 10.
# Witness appeal
Female conductor 'indecently assaulted' on Derry-Belfast train
The woman was grabbed after she intervened with a group of rowdy passengers.