Bihar India 1981 Train Disaster

Bihar train disaster

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In the Bihar train disaster on June 6, 1981, a passenger train carrying 800 or more passengers^[1] between Mansi and Saharsa,India derailed and plunged into the river Bagmati while it was crossing a bridge.

After five days, more than 200 bodies were recovered, with hundreds more missing that were feared washed away by the river.^[2][1]Estimates of total deaths range from 500 to 800 or more.^[1] The accident is among the deadliest-ever rail accident on record.

The cause of the accident is uncertain as there are multiple causes listed online:

• June 6, 1981 Bihar train disaster: A train carrying over 800 plunged off a bridge. 200 bodies were recovered, estimated 500 to 800 deaths. It was among the deadliest ever rail accidents. No cause was determined. 

Not blamed on sabotage but this one was:

19 July 1981 – In an incident blamed on sabotage, a train traveling to Ahmedabad from New Delhi, India, derailed in Gujarat, killing 30 people and injuring 70

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   6 June 1981 – Bihar train disaster, India: Hundreds are killed (300–800) when a train falls into a river. 16 July 1981 – A freight train slams into the back of a ...

2. List of accidents and disasters by death toll - Wikipedia, the free ...

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   ... (Havana, Cuba, 1898) it is disputed whether this was accidental or an act of terrorism..... 114 – Hyatt Regency walkway collapse, (Kansas City, Missouri, 1981). ..... 500-800 – Bihar train disaster (Bihar, India, 1981); 600+ – Guadalajara train ...

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   Worst rail-accident on London Underground (7th July was terrorism). 1977, Granville ...1981, Bihar train disaster, India, train falls into river, 500-800 ? Extremely ...

   
   

Rankopedia: Vote: Worst Train Accident in the World

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Bihar train disaster, 268 + 300 missing, estimates as high as 800, A cyclone, ...caused the train to derail on a bridge & plunge into the river below

1981 – The Bihar Train Disaster: A passenger train travelling between Mansi and Saharsa, India derailed at a bridge crossing the Bagmati river. Indian government figures place the official death toll at 268 plus another 300 missing. It is generally believed, however, that the actual figure is closer to 1,000 killed. The actual cause of the derailment has never been determined.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Indian_rail_incidents

• 7 May 1950 - At least 81 people were killed and 100 others wounded when a train plunged off a bridge in Bihar state. ^[11]
• 1 December 2006 – Bihar, Bhágalpur in the Ganges a portion of the 150-year-old 'Ulta Pul' bridge being dismantled collapsed over a passing train of India's Eastern Railways, killing 35 and injuring 17.^[43][44]
• 25 May 2010 – A Rajdhani Express train travelling from Delhi to Guwahati derailed in Naugachia, Bihar at IST 6:40 am (UTC+5:30).^[58] All passengers survived and 11 sustained minor injuries.^[59] The train derailed as the driver applied emergency brakes after listening to a loud explosion nearby. Currently, no Maoists link is being indicated. There were no casualties reported as the coaches did not fall off the tracks. All passengers were taken from the train. The injured were treated by the medical officials present on the spot.The derailment halted all railway traffic in the Delhi–Guwahati line. While five passenger trains, including the Tatanagar–Chapra Express, have been cancelled, at least three express trains have been diverted. These include the Awadh Assam Express, Mahananda Express and the Barmer–Guwahati Express.^[60] A special 17-coach train was sent to take the 986 passengers on board the derailed train to their destinations.
• 19 August 2013 - Dhamara Ghat train accident, at least 35 people died when Rajya Rani Express ran over people at the Dhamara station near Saharsa in Bihar ^[96]

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6 June 1981 – Bihar train disaster, India: Hundreds are killed (300-800) when a train falls into a river.