- Source: 1998 Khanna rail collision
The Khanna rail disaster occurred on 26 November 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 people were killed; the trains were estimated to be carrying 2,500 passengers. The initial derailment was caused by a broken rail. The crash is among the deadliest rail accidents in India.
See also
List of train accidents by death toll
2023 Odisha train collision
List of Indian rail accidents
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- 1998 Khanna rail collision
- List of railway accidents and incidents in India
- List of rail accidents (1990–1999)
- List of accidents and disasters by death toll
- Sarai Banjara train disaster
- Caltrain Modernization Program
- K. Balachander
- Ganges
- Santa Clara County, California
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