On 2 October, 36 people lost their lives when a passenger express to Surabaya ran into a stationary Semarang-bound train at a station in Petarukan Pemalang, Central Java province, Indonesia. More than...
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At least 22 people were killed and 50 injured when two trains collided in central India on 21 September. According to a Times of India report, a freight train smashed into a passenger service that was...
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Already facing a serious financial crisis which led to discontinuation of services on many routes, several hundred kilometres of railway line have been washed away in Pakistan.
Officials of the...
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The Indian Railway Board is to instal anti-collision devices (ACD) in an effort to avert train collisions. The decision follows the recent collision between the Uttarbanga and Vanachal expresses which...
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In a terrible accident in India's West Bengal at about 02:00 on 19 July, more than 60 people died and over 150 were injured, many badly. The Uttar Banga Express ran into the rear of the Vananchal...
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On 28 May, the Jnaneshwari Express bound for Mumbai derailed in West Bengal. A freight train then ploughed into the coaches, killing 'at least 70' and injuring nearly 150. The accident is believed to...
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On 25 May 2010, 15 coaches of the Rajdhani Express from Delhi to the city of Guwahati derailed in the eastern Indian state of Bihar. Eleven passengers sustained minor injuries. The reasons for the...
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On 23 May, the derailment of a passenger train at Jiangxi in south-east China resulted in at least 19 people killed and 71 injured. The train ran into a mass of dirt and debris brought down in a...
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Delhi's system was judged the 'most Improved metro' at the 3rd Metro Awards in London on 23 March. Managing director E Sreedharan received a special mention for his 'outstanding contribution to the...
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Rescuers were working around the clock on 26 March in a search for 10 workers trapped in a collapsed railway tunnel in North China's Inner Mongolia region. The victims were busy with excavation in the...
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