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List of Major Train Accidents in India

By:  Tupaki Desk   |   20 Nov 2016 5:03 PM IST
List of Major Train Accidents in India
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At least 107 passengers were killed and more than 200 others suffered injuries after the derailment of Indore-Patna Express Train in the wee hours of Sunday. Take a look at major train accidents in the country...

August 20th, 1995: Purushottam Express collided with Kalindi Express in Uttar Pradesh. About 400 passengers were killed.

August 2nd, 1999: Two Trains collided in Assam, leaving 290 passengers dead.

November 26th, 1998: Jammu Tawi-Sealdah Express collided with Frontier Mail in Punjab. 212 were killed in this accident.

May 28th, 2010: Gyaneshwari Express was derailed by Naxals in West Bengal. 148 people were killed.

July 8th, 1988: Island Express plunged into Ashtamudi lake in Kerala. Death toll stood at 107.

September 9th, 2002: Howrah-Delhi Rajdhani Express plunged into Dhave river in Bihar. This incident claimed 100 lives.

September 14th, 1997: 81 passengers were killed when Ahmedabad-Howrah Express plunged into a river in Madhya Pradesh.

April 18th, 1988: Karnataka Express derailed in Uttar Pradesh, leaving 75 people dead.