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| date                = 26 May 2014
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On 26 May 2014, an [[Gorakhdham Express|express train]] travelling from [[Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh|Gorakhpur]] town to [[Hisar (city)|Hisar]] collided with a stationary goods train at [[Chureb railway station]] in [[Khalilabad, India|Khalilabad]] north [[India]], killing at least 40 people and injuring another 150.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-05-26/several-killed-in-india-train-crash/5479374 |title=At least 40 killed in India train crash |work=[[Australia Network]] News |date=27 May 2014 |accessdate=29 May 2014 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140527165846/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-05-26/several-killed-in-india-train-crash/5479374 |archivedate=27 May 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.yahoo.com/train-accident-kills-least-40-northern-india-112707419.html |title=Train accident kills at least 40 in northern India |publisher=[[Yahoo! News]] |agency=[[Associated Press]] |date=26 May 2014 |accessdate=29 May 2014 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140529124357/http://news.yahoo.com/train-accident-kills-least-40-northern-india-112707419.html |archivedate=29 May 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/chronology-of-major-train-accidents-in-recent-years/ |title=Timeline of major train accidents in recent years |newspaper=[[The Indian Express]] |date=4 May 2014 |accessdate=29 May 2014 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140509160758/http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/chronology-of-major-train-accidents-in-recent-years/ |archivedate=9 May 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref> Prime-minister-elect [[Narendra Modi]] expressed his condolences at the time, on [[Twitter]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-27573997 |title=Deadly train crash in north India |publisher=[[BBC News]] |date=26 May 2014 |accessdate=29 May 2014 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140528042459/http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-27573997 |archivedate=28 May 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref>

{{Tweet|name=Narendra Modi|username=narendramodi|date=26 May 2014|text=My condolences to families of those who lost their lives in the Gorakhdham express tragedy. Prayers with the injured.|ID=470837169876004864}}

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[[Category:Railway accidents in 2014]]
[[Category:Derailments in India]]
[[Category:2014 disasters in India]]
[[Category:Sant Kabir Nagar district]]
[[Category:May 2014 events in India]]
[[Category:Railway accidents and incidents in Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:History of Uttar Pradesh (1947–present)]]


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