2010 in rail transport in India

none Events January – February January 2 – The first of three accidents in Uttar Pradesh on this day takes place near the town of Etawah, about 170 miles (270 kilometers) southwest of Lucknow, the capital of Uttar Pradesh state, when the Lichchavi Express entering the station in heavy fog runs into the stationary Magadh Express train stopped there. Ten people, including the driver of one of the trains, are injured.http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/news-by-industry/transportation/railways/Trains-collide-in-dense-fog-in-Uttar-Pradesh/articleshow/5404290.cms Trains collide in dense fog in Uttar Pradesh The Economic Times 4 January 2010 2 January 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100105153007/http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/News-By-Industry/Transportation/Railways/Trains-collide-in-dense-fog-in-Uttar-Pradesh/articleshow/5404290.cms January 5, 2010 At least 10 people were reported to have been killed.https://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5j1xL6-j0Zlckb6UVmFvNJlSkTpFA 10 die as trains collide in fog-bound northern India 4 January 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100105080445/https://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5j1xL6-j0Zlckb6UVmFvNJlSkTpFA 5 January 2010 dead January 2 – The Gorakhdham Express and Prayagraj Express collide near the Panki railway station in Kanpur, about 100 km southwest of Lucknow. The crash left five people dead and about 40 others injured.Khan Atiq Balchand K 2 January 2010 10 killed as trains collide in dense fog U.P. https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/10-killed-as-trains-collide-in-dense-fog-U.P./article16835525.ece The Hindu Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India 26 February 2019 January 2 – At Pratapgarh, 61 km from Allahabad, the Sarayu Express breaks into a tractor trolley at an unstaffed railway crossing. Though nobody is injured, the engine of the train is severely damaged.https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6010CN20100102 At least 10 killed in train crashes in northern India Reuters 4 January 2010 Rina Chandran 2 January 2010 January 2 – All seven coaches of the Arunachal Pradesh Express, running between Murkongselek and Rangiya derail between Helem and Nij Bogaon in Assam, India in the early hours of the day. No passengers are hurt.http://netindian.in/news/2010/01/02/0004638/7-coaches-arunachal-pradesh-derail-assam-passengers-safe 7 coaches of Arunachal Pradesh derail in Assam, passengers safe netindian 5 January 2010 21 July 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110721163506/http://netindian.in/news/2010/01/02/0004638/7-coaches-arunachal-pradesh-derail-assam-passengers-safe dead January 16 – Three people die and around a dozen are injured when two express trains collide in thick fog near Tundla, 25 km from Agra, in India's northern state of Uttar Pradesh. The driver of one of the trains apparently did not react to a signal, slamming his train into another on the same track.(PTI) https://web.archive.org/web/20100119081500/http://www.ptinews.com/news/470855_One-Express-train-rams-into-another-near-Tundla--10-hurt January 19, 2010 (Dawn) https://web.archive.org/web/20100328005716/http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/world/04-india-train-collision-qs-01 March 28, 2010 (AFP) January 17 – The Lucknow-Sultanpur Harihar Nath Express strikes a car at an unstaffed railway crossing under Haidergarh police station area on Sunday afternoon in Barabanki district, India. Two persons traveling in the car die on the spot and four others who sustained serious injuries were referred to Trauma Centre in Lucknow. Train traffic on this route is disrupted for nearly two hours after the accident. This was the fifth accident in a series of similar accidents in the area. January 22 – Three bogies of a goods train derail at Sathiyaon station near Azamgarh, in Uttar Pradesh, disrupting rail traffic in the region. No one is injured. Traffic is disrupted on the busy Varanasi–Azamgarh–Gorakhpur route.http://www.samaylive.com/news/goods-train-derails-in-uttar-pradesh-672657/672657.html Goods train derails in Uttar Pradesh Samaylive 2010-05-19 2010-05-29 March – August March 20 – Maharajas’ Express luxury train begins operation in India as a joint venture between Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation and the travel agency Cox and Kings India Ltd. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata-/Rs-1-lakh-a-night-on-Maharajas-Express/articleshow/5700045.cms https://web.archive.org/web/20110811055521/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-03-19/kolkata/28127817_1_maharajas-express-luxury-train-deluxe-cabin live 2011-08-11 Rs 1 lakh a night on Maharajas' Express Gupta Jayanta 2010-03-19 The Times of India 2010-04-06 May 28 – At least 148 people were killedPTI https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/No-CBI-probe-into-Jnaneswari-express-derailment-WB-govt/articleshow/5994996.cms https://web.archive.org/web/20110811070855/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-05-31/india/28307342_1_cbi-investigation-cbi-inquiry-cbi-probe live 11 August 2011 No CBI probe into Jnaneswari express derailment: WB govt – India 31 May 2010 The Times of India 2010-05-31 and more than 200 got injuredhttp://english.aljazeera.net/news/asia/2010/05/20105294114550630.html India train attack death toll rises – CENTRAL/S. ASIA Al Jazeera English 2010-05-31 https://web.archive.org/web/20100530212001/http://english.aljazeera.net/news/asia/2010/05/20105294114550630.html 30 May 2010 live after the Mumbai bound Gyaneshwari Express, from Howrah Station, with 13 passenger coaches, was derailed by an explosion on the tracks and collided with another train as it traveled through the Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal. The Naxalite-Maoist Group, which is suspected to have derailed the train which threw five of its carriages into the path of an oncoming goods train, however, deny the allegation.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/10178967.stm At least 25 dead in India train blast and collision BBC News 27 May 2010 8 June 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100531175654/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/10178967.stm 31 May 2010 live June 6 – Passengers of the Hazrat Nizamuddin-Visakhapatnam Samata Express had a narrow escape when its engine derailed near Arand railway station in Chhattisgarh, but no one was injured. Rail services through the track were affected for about five hours due to the derailment at an area between Arand and Bhimkhoj stations in Raipur section. The cause of derailment is yet to be ascertained, officials said. Samata Express derails near Arand http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/article448108.ece https://web.archive.org/web/20140418220758/http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/article448108.ece dead April 18, 2014 June 6, 2010 The Hindu 22 May 2010 Chennai, India July 20 – The government of Andhra Pradesh announces that among the eight companies that submitted proposals, Larsen & Toubro is the preferred bidder for construction of the Hyderabad Metro in India, costing a proposed Rs122 billion. The state and federal governments will each finance 20% of the project while Larsen & Toubro will finance the remaining 60%. The project is expected to be completed in 2014. (Railway Gazette)August 2026 InternetArchiveBot References Category:History of rail transport in India Rail Transport In India, 2010 In In India, 2010 In Rail Transport