NB In List | Odisha train mishap: Here are deadliest train accidents in the history of India

Nearly 300 people were killed and over 900 injured in the horrific train accident in Odisha on Friday. The accident involved three trains -- the Bengaluru-Howrah Superfast Express, the Shalimar-Chennai Central Coromandel Express, and a goods train. Here"s a look at some of the worst train accidents in India.

NewsBharati 03-Jun-2023 16:58:42 PM

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The eastern state of Odisha witnessed one of the deadliest train accidents in the history of Indian Railways when the Bengaluru-Howrah Superfast Express, the Shalimar-Chennai Central Coromandel Express and a goods train collided with each other.

At least 233 people have been reported to be killed so far while over 900 have been injured. This is one of the deadliest train accidents in independent India.

HERE’S A LOOK AT INDIA’S WORST TRAIN DISASTERS

AUGUST 2, 1992

Brahmaputra Mail collided with the stationary Avadh Assam Express at Gaisal station in North Frontier Railway’s Katihar division, killing over 285 people and injuring more than 300. According to a PTIreport, the victims were mostly Army, BSF or CRPF personnel.

NOVEMBER 20, 2016

The Pukhrayan train derailment claimed as many as 152 lives and injured another 260 when 14 coaches of the Indore Rajendra Nagar Express derailed at Pukhrayan.

SEPTEMBER 9, 2002

The Howrah Rajdhani Express derailed over a bridge on the Dhave River in Rafiganj, killing over 140 people.

DECEMBER 23, 1964

The Rameswaram cyclone washed away The Pamban Dhanuskodi passenger train, killing more than 126 passengers on board.

MAY 28, 2010

The Jnaneswari Express train derailment had claimed over 148 lives when the Mumbai-bound train derailed near Jhargram and was hit by an oncoming goods train.

JUNE 6, 1981

India witnessed its worst train tragedy in Bihar when a train fell into the river Bagmati while crossing a bridge, leading to the death of over 750 people.

AUGUST 20, 1995

Over 300 people were killed when the Purushottam Express collided with the stationary Kalindi Express near Firozabad in Uttar Pradesh.

The Jammu Tawi Sealdah Express collided with three derailed coaches of the Frontier Golden Temple Mail in Khanna, Punjab. More than 200 people were killed.