Khanna rail disaster
Location in Punjab, India Show map of Punjab 1998 Khanna rail collision (India) Show map of India
Details
Date	26 November 1998 03:15
Location	Khanna
Coordinates	30°44′09″N 76°10′22″E  /  30.73583°N 76.17278°E  / 30.73583; 76.17278
Country	India
Line	Northern Railway
Operator	Indian Railways
Incident type	Derailment and collision
Cause	Broken rail
Statistics
Trains	2
Passengers	2500
Deaths	212

The Khanna rail disaster occurred on 26 November 1998 near Khanna on the Khanna- Ludhiana section of India 's Northern Railway in Punjab , at 03:15 when the Calcutta -bound Jammu Tawi - Sealdah Express collided with six derailed coaches of the Amritsar -bound " Frontier Mail " which were lying in its path. ^[1] At least 212 people were killed; ^[2] the trains were estimated to be carrying 2,500 passengers. The initial derailment was caused by a broken rail. ^[3] The crash is among the deadliest rail accidents in India . ^{[4] [5]}

See also [ edit ]

• List of train accidents by death toll
• 2023 Odisha train collision
• List of Indian rail accidents

References [ edit ]