New Delhi: The train accident in Fatehpur district of Uttar Pradesh on Sunday when a speeding Delhi-bound Kalka Mail derailed killing at least 35 people and injuring over 100 was the worst rail mishap this year. Following is the chronology of major train accidents in the country since 2000: Dec 3, 2000: Forty-six people were killed and over 130 injured as the Howrah-Amritsar Mail rammed into a derailed goods train...
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Ghaziabad: An alert driver averted a major train accident near Chhipyana bridge, 10 km from Ghaziabad junction, as a coach of a Delhi-bound train got derailed haulting traffic for hours. According to Railway sources, the Delhi-bound Gaya Mahabodhi Express got derailed last evening, apparently due to a technical fault. The coach got derailed as a technical fault occurred when the train was to change track, though removal of fish plates...03:27 PM, Sep 02, 2010
Of the 11 boogies that derailed, four overturned and got badly damaged. ...08:51 AM, Nov 04, 2009
Driver trapped in engine compartment for two hours. ...03:18 PM, Oct 23, 2009
While four died at the spot, many other students were severely injured. ...09:38 AM, May 20, 2009
Travelling on a train in India can be risky business. ...06:22 PM, Jan 20, 2009
Eleven people have been killed near Kanchipuram in a collision between a passenger train and a mini-bus. ...10:51 PM, Apr 16, 2007
The Pitwala-bound train from Mumbai hit an empty rake from behind around 2353 hrs IST at the Thane railway station. ...08:50 AM, Dec 14, 2006
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