1996

Timelines:	1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
Births:	1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
Deaths:	1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
Establishments:	1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
Disestablishments:	1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
Introductions:	1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
Accidents:	1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
Images:	1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999

By month

March

• March 4 - A Wisconsin Central freight train derails on a broken switch in Weyauwega, Wisconsin; the derailment forces the evacuation of the entire town until March 20 while fire crews work to control the resulting blaze.

December

• December 30 - Dallas Area Rapid Transit opens the first line of Trinity Railway Express between Dallas and Irving, Texas.

Unknown date

• The Toyo Rapid Railway, effectively an eastward extension of the Tokyo Metro Tōzai Line, opens.