Pukhrayan train derailment

Pukhrayan Train Derailment
Pukhrayan train derailment is located in Uttar Pradesh
Pukhrayan train derailment
Pukhrayan train derailment is located in India
Pukhrayan train derailment
Details
Date20 November 2016
3:10 a.m. local time
(21:40 UTC, 19 November)
LocationPukhrayan, Uttar Pradesh
Coordinates26°13′50″N 79°50′54″E / 26.23056°N 79.84833°E / 26.23056; 79.84833
CountryIndia
LineIndore–Patna Express
OperatorIndian Railways Western Zone
Incident typeDerailment
CauseUnder investigation/Sabotage or terrorism ruled out[1]
Statistics
Trains1
Deaths150
Injured≈150
Scheduled train route from Indore to Patna.

On 20 November 2016, the Indore–Patna Express 19321, a scheduled train from Indore to Patna, derailed near Pukhrayan, Kanpur, India, resulting in the death of 150 passengers and injuries to at least another 150.[2]

  1. ^ Singh, Vijaita (21 October 2018). "NIA won't file chargesheet in Kanpur derailment case" – via www.thehindu.com.
  2. ^ "Indore-Patna Express derailment: Toll touches 150; deadliest rail mishap since 1999". The Times of India. Retrieved 22 November 2016.

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