List of Rail accidents/Mischaps occured during RM period of Ashwini Vaishnav ji.
2021
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2022
Coaches of the Bikaner–Guwahati Express derailed near New Domohani railway station in Mainaguri, Jalpaiguri at around 4:50 p.m. on 13 January 2022, causing nine deaths.
Pawan Express derails near Nashik on 3 April causing two injuries.
25 March 2022 – Two trackmen were fatally hit by the 22209 Mumbai–New Delhi Duronto Express while inspecting track work between Navsari and Maroil Railway Stations; they failed to notice the approaching train and at the same time the locomotive pilot didn't have clear enough visibility due to heavy fog.
2023
2 January 2023 – 11 coaches of the Suryanagri Express derailed five minutes after it left Marwar Junction railway station at 3:27 a.m.. Ten people were injured.
3 April 2023 – Eight passengers suffered burns after a man set fellow passengers on fire on board an express train in Elathur, Kozhikode, Kerala, which was bound for Kannur. Later, three people, including a two-year-old girl, were found dead on a railway track.
15 May 2023 – One coach of the Chennai-Bangalore Double Decker Express heading towards Bengaluru derailed near Bisanattam station at around 11:30 a.m. No injuries or casualties were reported.
2 June 2023 – 2023 Odisha train collision: THIS IS THE VERY WORST ACCIDENT IN INDIAN RAILWAYS HISTORY. Train 12841 Coromandel Express running at 128 km/h (80 mph) collides with a freight train (goods train) loaded with iron ore in Odisha's Balasore district. The accident happened around 19:30 IST near Bahanaga Bazar station when the train was on the way to MGR Chennai Central from Shalimar railway station near Kolkata. More than 20 coaches were derailed. 12864 SMVT Bengaluru–Howrah SF Express travelling towards Howrah passed in the opposite line just seconds before at 130 km/h (81 mph). However, the derailed coaches of the Coromandel Express smashed into the last few coaches of the SMVT Bengaluru-Howrah SF Express before it could completely pass through that section. A total of three trains were involved. More than 1,200 were injured and 296 people died.
8 Jun 2023 – The last coach of the 4-coach Nilgiri Mountain Railway heading from Ooty to Mettupalayam derailed near Coonoor station at around 3 p.m. No injuries or casualties reported.
9 Jun 2023 – A coach of the Vijayawada-Chennai Central Jan Shatabdi Express heading from Chennai Central back to shed derailed near Basin Bridge station at around 2:30 a.m. No injuries or casualties reported.
11 Jun 2023 – The last coach of a Chennai suburban local train from Chennai Central towards Thiruvallur derailed near Avadi station in the morning. No injuries or casualties reported. This one I had already posted on IRI one time.
22 Jun 2023 – A coach of Lokmanya Tilak Express from Chennai to Mumbai caught fire near Vyasarpadi station due to a friction in a high-voltage power line. No injuries or casualties reported.
25 Jun 2023 — A downward goods train collided at the back of another goods train at Ondagram railway station of Bankura district in West Bengal at around 4:00 AM (IST)
7 July 2023 – Three coaches in Howrah-bound Falaknuma Express caught fire between Bommaipally and Pagidipalli in Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district of Telangana. No casualties or injuries were reported.
23 August 2023 — An under construction railway bridge over Kurung river on the Bairabi-Sairang line, in the mountainous area near Sairang around 21 kilometres from Aizawl in Mizoram, collapsed into the river killing at least 26 workers.[196] All those killed were migrant workers hailing from Malda district of West Bengal.Though a four-member investigation committee was formed, the findings are yet to be finalised.
26 August 2023 — Around 5:15 a.m. (IST) fire erupted in Lucknow-Rameshwaram Bharat Gaurav train which was stationed near Madurai Junction; nine killed, 20 injured. Preliminary investigation revealed that the passengers smuggled a gas cylinder aboard the train and were cooking in the coach when the fire broke out.
23 September 2023 — The fire broke out in EOG & B1 coach of Tiruchirappalli-Shri Ganganagar Humsafar SF Express while crossing Valsad Railway Station.
26 September 2023 – On the night of 26 September 2023, and EMU train, which had originated from Shakur basti in Mathura, derailed and climbed onto platform number 2A at the station.
11 October 2023 — On the night of 11 October 2023 at around 9:50 p.m. (local time) 6 coaches of 12506 Anand Vihar Terminal-Kamakhya Junction North East Express derailed near Raghunathpur Railway Station in Buxar district of Bihar killing four and injuring more than 70.
29 October 2023 — On the evening of 29 October 2023 at around 9:02 p.m. (local time) a moving Visakhapatnam-Rayagada passenger train derailed after colliding with the Visakhapatnam-Palasa passenger train near Kottavalasa Junction railway station in Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh killing at least 14 and injuring 50.
31 October 2023 — the Suheldev Superfast Express, on the route from Ghazipur City to Anand Vihar in Delhi, suffered a derailment incident in the outer region of Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh. No casualties or injuries were reported
November 15 2023 — A fire broke out in Delhi-Darbhanga Superfast Express near Etawah in Uttar Pradesh.
2024
28 February 2024 — At least two people were crushed to death while many more were injured after being hit by a train near Kalajhariya in Jharkhand's Jamtara-Karmatand.
15 June 2024 — A 62-year old man from Kerala sleeping on the lower berth of a sleeper coach (S6) in 12645 Ernakulam-Hazrat Nizamuddin Millennium Express died as the upper berth with its occupant passenger fell on him. While the railway declared that the mishap occurred due to improper chaining by the upper berth passenger, the injured lower berth passenger was shifted to a nearby hospital in Ramagundam of Telangana state, where he later succumbed to the injury during a surgery.
17 June 2024 — 2024 West Bengal train collision: A freight train hit the Kanchanjunga Express (13174) near Rangapani railway station approximately 10 km (6.2 mi) away from New Jalpaiguri railway station in West Bengal. Ten people reported dead and at least 60 injured.
18 July 2024 - Within one month of Kanchanjunga express derailment, today the Dibrugarh Chandigarh express derailed near Gonda Uttar Pradesh currently being discussed here.
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please wait...Translate to EnglishList of train accidents that happened while Ashwini Vaishnav was the Railway Minister.
2021
- Guwahati-Howrah Saraighat COVID Special Train derailed at Chaygaon railway station on 25 August.
2022
- Bikaner–Guwahati Express derailed causing nine deaths.
- Pawan Express derailed near Nashik causing two injuries.
- Two trackmen hit by Mumbai–New Delhi Duronto Express, both died.
2023
- Suryanagri Express derailed injuring ten people.
- A man set passengers on fire in Kerala; three found dead.
- Chennai-Bangalore Double Decker Express derailed, no injuries.
- Odisha train collision caused 296 deaths.
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