Template:Infobox rail accident/doc

This is a documentation subpage for Template:Infobox rail accident.
It contains usage information, categories and other content that is not part of the original template page.

This template renders a compact infobox for railway accidents and incidents (collisions, derailments, level-crossing crashes). It is dependency-light (no Lua, no TemplateStyles) and suppresses empty rows automatically.

Usage

Place this at the top of the article:

{{Infobox rail accident
| title        = 
| image        = 
| image_alt    = 
| image_caption= 
| date         = 
| time         = 
| timezone     = 
| location     = 
| country      = 
| coordinates  = {{coord|…|…|display=inline}}
| line         = 
| operator     = 
| type         = 
| trains       = 
| vehicles     = 
| cause        = 
| summary      = 
| deaths       = 
| injuries     = 
| missing      = 
| damage       = 
| participants = 
| notes        = 
}}

Parameters

title

Custom title. Defaults to the page name if omitted.

image

File name only, for example Example.jpg (no File: prefix needed inside the template call).

image_alt

Concise alt text for accessibility.

image_caption

Short caption displayed under the image.

date

Event date, for example 5 July 2025.

time

Local time, for example 09:00.

timezone

Time zone, for example CAT (UTC+2).

location

Crossing/site plus district and province.

country

Country name (e.g., Zambia).

coordinates

Use {{coord}} with display=inline.

line

Railway line (e.g., Tanzania–Zambia Railway).

operator

Operating authority (e.g., TAZARA).

type

Incident type (e.g., Level-crossing collision, Derailment).

trains

Number/description of trains involved.

vehicles

Road vehicles involved, if any (e.g., 1 (Toyota Noah)).

cause

Proximate cause when reliably reported.

summary

One-line summary if needed.

deaths / fatalities

Number of deaths (either field works).

injuries / injured

Number of injuries (either field works).

missing

Number missing, if applicable.

damage

Rolling stock or infrastructure damage; estimate if known.

participants

Free text, e.g., “TAZARA train; Toyota Noah (13 occupants)”.

notes

Any brief extra notes.

Notes

• This template’s internal code uses {{!}} to safely emit pipe characters inside parser functions. On this wiki, ensure {{!}} exists with the content |.
• Empty parameters produce no rows.
• If you don’t need rail-specific fields, {{Infobox event}} is a simpler alternative.

Example

{{Infobox rail accident
| title        = Mpika minivan–train crash
| date         = 5 July 2025
| time         = ~09:00
| timezone     = CAT (UTC+2)
| location     = Kasenga Rail Crossing, Mpika District, Muchinga Province
| country      = Zambia
| coordinates  = {{coord|−11.834|31.452|display=inline}}
| line         = Tanzania–Zambia Railway (TAZARA)
| operator     = Tanzania–Zambia Railway Authority (TAZARA)
| type         = Level-crossing collision
| trains       = 1
| vehicles     = 1 (Toyota Noah minivan; 13 occupants)
| cause        = Minivan failed to stop at crossing (reported)
| deaths       = 9
| injuries     = 5
| participants = TAZARA train; Toyota Noah minivan
}}

TemplateData

Infobox for railway accidents/incidents (collisions, derailments, level-crossing crashes). Dependency-light and suppresses empty rows.

Template parameters

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Title	title	Custom infobox title (defaults to page name).	String	optional
Image	image	File name only, e.g., Example.jpg	String	optional
Image alt	image_alt	Alt text for accessibility.	String	optional
Image caption	image_caption	Caption under the image.	String	optional
Date	date	Event date, e.g., 5 July 2025.	String	optional
Time	time	Local time, e.g., 09:00.	String	optional
Time zone	timezone	Time zone label, e.g., CAT (UTC+2).	String	optional
Location	location	Crossing/site and district/province.	String	optional
Country	country	Country name.	String	optional
Coordinates	coordinates	Use {{coord|...|display=inline}}.	String	optional
Line	line	Railway line.	String	optional
Operator	operator	Operating authority/company.	String	optional
Incident type	type	e.g., Level-crossing collision, Derailment.	String	optional
Trains	trains	Number/description of trains involved.	String	optional
Road vehicles	vehicles	Road vehicles involved.	String	optional
Cause	cause	Proximate cause when reliably reported.	String	optional
Summary	summary	One-line description.	String	optional
Deaths	deaths fatalities	Number of deaths.	Number	optional
Injuries	injuries injured	Number of injuries.	Number	optional
Missing	missing	Number missing, if applicable.	Number	optional
Damage	damage	Equipment/infrastructure damage or estimate.	String	optional
Participants	participants	Actors involved (free text).	String	optional
Notes	notes	Any brief extra notes.	String	optional

Category:Infobox templates