The 2005 Phú Lộc derailment was a crash involving an express passenger train that derailed in central Vietnam on 12 March 2005[1] when it was running on the North–South Railway, killing 11 people and injuring hundreds, many of which were in a serious condition after the crash.

The derailment occurred in Phú Lộc District, Thừa Thiên–Huế Province as the train was traveling from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City.

The derailment occurred at 11:50 am near Da Ban hamlet, at kilometre 752(+500) of the North–South Railway, approximately 3 km west of Lăng Cô station, Phú Lộc District, Thừa Thiên–Huế Province, and 8 km from the northern section of the Hải Vân Pass.

[4] Some 500 passengers and 29 crew members were aboard the train; of these, at least 11 were killed and 200 injured.

The crash blocked traffic along the single-track North-South Railway for 26 hours while rescue and clean-up efforts proceeded.