Pakistan Railways is the national, state-owned railway company of Pakistan with its headquarters in Lahore. Founded in 1861 as the North Western State Railway and headquartered in Lahore, it owns 7,789 kilometers (4,840 miles) of operational track across Pakistan, stretching from Peshawar to Karachi, offering both freight and passenger services, covering 488 operational stations across Pakistan.
There have been 27 major railway accidents during March 16, 2002 to June 7, 2021. There have been 537 railway accidents from June 2019 to June 2024 including 313 leading to loss of life or serious injury. Federal Government Inspector of Railways said that they are seeing a decline in railway accidents in the last 4 years. This is an incomplete chronological list of railway accidents and incidents in Pakistan.