2018 Yilan train derailment

On 21 October 2018, a passenger train derailed in Yilan County, Taiwan, killing 18 people and injuring 187. At the time, it was Taiwan's deadliest rail accident since a collision near Miaoli in 1991 that killed 30 people.

2018 Yilan train derailment
Crashed carriages on the site
Details
Date21 October 2018
16:50 local time (UTC+8)
LocationXinma station, Su'ao, Yilan County
70 km (43 mi) SE from Taipei
Coordinates24°36′57″N 121°49′24″E
CountryTaiwan
LineYilan line, Eastern Trunk line
OperatorTaiwan Railways Administration
Service6432 Puyuma express bound for Taitung
Incident typeDerailment
CauseExcessive speed, inactive automatic train protection system
Statistics
Trains1
Passengers366
Deaths18
Injured187
Route map of service 6432
14:50
Shulin
14:58
Banqiao
15:09
Taipei
15:16
Songshan
16:23
Yilan
16:31
Luodong
Dongshan
16:50
Xinma, crash site
Su'aoxin
17:22
Hualien
Towards Taitung
Red timestamp is time of crash, other timestamps are scheduled departures
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