Jnaneswari Express train derailment

Jnaneswari Express train derailment
LocationWest Midnapore, West Bengal
Coordinates22°21′34″N 87°09′09″E / 22.35944°N 87.15250°E / 22.35944; 87.15250
Date28 May 2010
2:30 IST (UTC+05:30)
Attack type
Sabotage or bombing
Deaths148+[1]
Injured200+[2]
PerpetratorDebated, multiple players may have been responsible

On 28 May 2010, a Jnaneshwari Express train derailed at about 1 a.m. in the West Midnapore district of West Bengal, India (between the Sardiha and Khemasuli railway stations near Jhargram).[3] It was disputed as to whether sabotage or a bomb caused damage on the railway track, which in turn led to the derailment, before an oncoming goods train hit the loose carriages, resulting in the deaths of at least 148 passengers.[1]

  1. ^ a b Koushik Dutta (14 July 2018). "Eight years after Gyaneshwari Express accident, families of victims still wait for closure". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 11 June 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  2. ^ "India train attack death toll rises – CENTRAL/S. ASIA". Al Jazeera English. Archived from the original on 30 May 2010. Retrieved 31 May 2010.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference IndiaExpres28May2010FifteenDead was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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