The Indian Railways, often considered the most affordable and safe mode of transportation in India, has recently been facing a series of major accidents, raising concerns about safety. This article details eight major railway accidents in India, starting from 1981. These include: the 1981 Bihar train accident where a train fell...
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into the Bagmati River, killing over 800 people; the 1995 Kolhapur accident where the Purushottam Express derailed, resulting in 52 deaths; the 1999 Gonda accident where the Avadh-Assam Express and Brahmaputra Mail collided, killing 285 people; the 2000 Panvel accident involving the Amritsar-Mumbai Central Frontier Mail, resulting in 30 deaths; the 2005 Khargone accident where a passenger train derailed, causing 80 fatalities; the 2010 Uttar Pradesh accident involving an Intercity Express and a freight train, killing 70; the 2018 Amritsar accident where a train ran over a crowd during Dussehra celebrations, killing 60; and the 2023 Odisha accident where the Koromandal Express collided with a freight train and a superfast train, resulting in approximately 300 deaths.