Khanna rail disaster

Khanna rail disaster
Details
Date November 26, 1998
Time 03:15
Location Khanna
Country India
Rail line Northern Railway
Operator Indian Railways
Type of incident Derailment and collision
Cause Broken rail
Statistics
Trains 2
Passengers 2500
Deaths 212

The Khanna rail disaster occurred on November 26, 1998 near Khanna on the Khanna-Ludhiana section of India's Northern Railway in Punjab, at 03:15 when the Calcutta-bound Jammu Tawi-Sealdah Express collided with six derailed coaches of the Amritsar-bound "Frontier Mail" which were lying in its path. At least 212 were killed[1]; in total the trains were estimated to be carrying 2,500 passengers. The initial derailment was caused by a broken rail.[2]

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  1. ^ http://pib.nic.in/feature/fe0399/f0603991.html
  2. ^ http://www.expressindia.com/news/ie/daily/19990901/ige01021.html Hundreds of train mishaps unreported -- Panel