1998 Khanna rail collision

1998 train collision near Khanna, Punjab, India January 2016 January 2016 Khanna rail disaster India Punjab#India Location in Punjab, India 30 44 09 N 76 10 22 E region:IN-PB_type:landmark_source:kolossus-dewiki title 26 November 1998 03:15 Khanna India Northern Railway Indian Railways Derailment and collision Broken rail 2 * Jammu Tawi - Sealdah Express * Frontier Mail diesel locomotives WDM-2 2500 212 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 (yet later in 2018 was upgraded to Sealdah-Jammu Tawi Humsafar Express on the same route) collided with six derailed coaches of the Amritsar-bound "Frontier Mail" which were lying in its path.151 killed in Punjab rail tragedy At least 212 people were killed;http://pib.nic.in/feature/fe0399/f0603991.html Untitled Page the trains were estimated to be carrying 2,500 passengers. The initial derailment was caused by a broken rail.http://www.expressindia.com/news/ie/daily/19990901/ige01021.html Hundreds of train mishaps unreported -- Panel The crash is among the deadliest rail accidents in India.https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/odisha-train-accident-look-back-nearly-identical-1998-khanna-rail-disaster-178036 Odisha train accident: A look back at the nearly identical 1998 Khanna rail disasterhttps://www.thenewsminute.com/article/odisha-train-mishap-look-some-biggest-railway-accidents-india-178029 Odisha train mishap: A look at some of the biggest railway accidents in India See also List of train accidents by death toll 2023 Odisha train collision List of Indian rail accidents References 2 Category:Derailments in India Category:Railway accidents in 1998 Category:Ludhiana district Category:1990s in Punjab, India Category:Railway accidents and incidents in Punjab, India Category:Rail transport in Punjab, India Category:1998 disasters in India Category:November 1998 in India