Transport Yearbook 2015

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6.1.1. Structure of serious rail traffic accidents

  2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Total number of serious accidents1) 125 99 97 91 104 94
of which:
Collisions 3 6 6 5 13 14
Derailments 3 5 6 7 9 5
Accidents involving level-crossings 57 34 47 36 45 36
Accidents to persons caused by rolling stock in motion 61 51 37 35 32 27
Fires in rolling stock 0 1 1 2 0 4
others 1 2 0 6 5 8

1) suicides and attempted suicides are excluded

Source: DI