Firozabad rail disaster

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Firozabad rail disaster
Details
Date August 20, 1995
Location Firozabad
Country India
Rail line Northern Railway
Operator Indian Railways
Type of incident Collision
Statistics
Trains 2
Passengers 2200
Deaths 358

The Firozabad rail disaster occurred on August 20, 1995 near Firozabad on the Delhi-Kanpur section of India's Northern Railway, at 02:55[1] when a passenger train collided with a train which had stopped after hitting a cow, killing 358 people[2] (although some sources estimate the deaths at more than 400).[3] The accident happened in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh; both trains were bound for the Indian capital, Delhi. The first train, the "Kalindi Express" from Kanpur struck a cow but was unable to proceed as its brakes were damaged. It was then struck from behind at a speed of 70 Kmph[4] by the Purushottam Express from Puri.[1] Three carriages of the Kanpur express were destroyed, the engine and front two carriages of the Puri train were derailed. Most of the 2200 passengers aboard the two trains were asleep at the time of the accident.[5]

See also

  • List of train accidents by death toll
  • List of Indian rail accidents

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Feature". Pib.nic.in. Retrieved 2012-09-01. 
  2. ↑ "The world's worst train accidents since 1900". The Independent. Retrieved 2012-09-01. 
  3. ↑ "Chronology of railways in India, Part 5 (1995 - present)". Irfca.org. Retrieved 2012-09-01. 
  4. ↑ "The Leading Emergency Management Site on the Net". Emergency-management.net. Retrieved 2012-09-01. 
  5. ↑ "300 die after Indian train hits cow". The Independent. Retrieved 2012-09-01. 

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Coordinates: 27°08′46″N 78°23′25″E / 27.14611°N 78.39028°E / 27.14611; 78.39028

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