From Kanchenjunga Express to Utkal Express: 7 major train accidents


Kanchenjunga train incident (June 17, 2024)

    Kanchenjunga express collided with a goods train claiming the lives on 5 and injuring around 30 people. It runs from Silchar in Assam to Sealdah in Kolkata.

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Odisha Train Triple Collision (June 2, 2023)

    Bengaluru-Howrah Superfast Express, the Shalimar-Chennai Central Coromandel Express, and a goods train collided, resulting in over 290 fatalities and more than 900 injuries.

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Visakhapatnam Train Collision (October 29, 2023)

    A head-on collision between the Visakhapatnam-Palasa passenger train and the Visakhapatnam-Rayagada passenger train claimed 14 lives.

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Bikaner-Guwahati Express Derailment (January 13, 2022)

    At least 12 coaches of the Bikaner-Guwahati Express derailed in West Bengal, leaving nine dead and 36 injured.

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Indore-Patna Express Derailment (November 20, 2016)

    At least 150 passengers were killed and more than 150 injured when the Indore-Patna Express derailed near Kanpur.

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Kaifiyat Express Derailment (August 23, 2017)

    Nine coaches of the Delhi-bound Kaifiyat Express derailed near Auraiya, Uttar Pradesh, causing at least 70 injuries.

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Utkal Express Derailment (August 18, 2017)

    The Puri-Haridwar Utkal Express derailed in Muzaffarnagar, killing 23 people and injuring nearly 60 others.

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