| 1928 Times Square derailment | |
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| Details | |
| Date | August 24, 1928 |
| Location | Near Times Square station |
| Country | United States |
| Line | IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line |
| Operator | Interborough Rapid Transit Company |
| Incident type | Derailment |
| Cause | Faulty switch; untrained operator |
| Statistics | |
| Trains | 1 |
| Deaths | 18 |
| Injured | Approximately 100 |
During the evening rush hour on August 24, 1928, an express subway train derailed immediately after leaving the Times Square station on the IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line. Sixteen people were killed at the scene, two died later, and about 100 were injured. It remains the second-deadliest accident on the New York City Subway system, after the Malbone Street Wreck.