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 (yet later in 2018 was upgraded to Sealdah-Jammu Tawi Humsafar Express on the same route) collided with six derailed coaches of the Amritsar-bound "Frontier Mail" which were lying in its path.151 killed in Punjab rail tragedy At least 212 people were killed; the trains were estimated to be carrying 2,500 passengers. The initial derailment was caused by a broken rail.http://www.expressindia.com/news/ie/daily/19990901/ige01021.html Hundreds of train mishaps unreported -- Panel The crash is among the deadliest rail accidents in India.
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