High winds can blow railway trains off tracks and cause accidents. ^[1]

High winds can cause problems in a number of ways:

• blow trains off the tracks.
• blow trains or wagons along the tracks and cause collisions.
• cause pantographs and overhead wiring to tangle.

Risks from high winds can be reduced by:

• wind fences akin to snow sheds
• lower profile of carriages
• reduction in train speed

• Lanxin High-Speed Railway#Wind related accident
• List of rail accidents (2000–2009) - February 28, 2007 – Wind blows 10 passenger rail cars off the track near Turpan, China.

• One reason for choosing broad gauge in India for for greater stability in high winds.

• Londonderry and Lough Swilly Railway

• Inaho
• Amarube Viaduct

• Rimutaka Incline railway accident

• Makrellbekken (station)#Wind related accident - tractor

• Tay Bridge disaster
• Chelford rail accident 1894 - during shunting
• East Coast Main Line#Accidents
• Snowdon Mountain Railway#Gripper rail It is said in high winds, a train can proceed over the exposed sections of the line with the carriage ...

• One reason for choosing broad gauge in BART was for greater stability in high winds and perhaps earthquakes. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

• lightweight trains a factor
• narrow gauge
• aspects of the terrain ^[5]
• tunnels ^[6]

• Snowshed

• Partial list of related accidents
• List of wind-related railway accidents