Back كارثة قطار سريلانكا 2004 Arabic Smetení pobřežního expresu tsunami Czech Queen of the Sea-togulykken 2004 Danish Eisenbahnunfall von Peraliya German Σιδηροδρομική καταστροφή λόγω τσουνάμι στη Σρι Λάνκα (2004) Greek Telwattan junaturma Finnish Accident ferroviaire de 2004 au Sri Lanka French תאונת הרכבת בסרי לנקה (2004) HE Bencana kereta api tsunami Sri Lanka 2004 ID Disastro ferroviario di Peraliya Italian
| 2004 Sri Lanka tsunami train wreck | |
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 One of the cars following the wreck | |
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| Details | |
| Date | December 26, 2004 |
| Location | Peraliya, Hikkaduwa |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Line | Coastal line |
| Operator | Sri Lanka Railways |
| Incident type | Flood |
| Cause | Tsunami caused by 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake |
| Statistics | |
| Trains | 1 Train (No. 50) |
| Deaths | Exact figures unknown, at least 900, most likely 1,700+ |
| Injured | 100+ |
The 2004 Sri Lanka tsunami train wreck is the largest single rail disaster in world history by death toll, with 1,700 fatalities or more. It occurred when a crowded passenger train (No 50, Matara Express) was destroyed on a coastal railway in Sri Lanka by a tsunami that followed the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake. The tsunami subsequently caused over 30,000 reported deaths and billions of rupees in property damage in the coastal areas of Sri Lanka.
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