In the fiscal year 2021, most railroad fatalities were personal accidents not attributable to either train collisions, train derailments, fire outbreaks, grade crossings, or railroad track crossings, adding up to 164. The total number of railway accidents amounted to 543.
Number of fatalities caused by railway accidents in Japan in fiscal year 2021 by type of accident
fiscal year 2021; the Japanese fiscal years start on April 1 of the stated year and end on March 31 of the following year
Supplementary notes
*Railway accident definitions:
- 'Train collision': Accident where a train collides with or comes into contact with another train or rail vehicle.
- 'Railway crossing accident': Accident where a train collides with or comes into contact with a person, vehicle, etc., crossing the track at a grade crossing.
- 'Railroad track accident': Accident where a train collides with or comes into contact with a person, vehicle, etc., crossing the track at a place other than a grade crossing.
- 'Personal accident': Accident where the driving of a train or rail vehicle causes human casualties, excluding those resulting from derailments, fire outbreaks, or any of the accidents mentioned above.
- 'Property damage accidents': Accidents where the driving of a train or rail vehicle causes at least five million Japanese yen of property damage, excluding those resulting from any of the other accidents.
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