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== Events ==

=== January – February ===
* '''January 2''' – The '''[[2010 Uttar Pradesh train accidents|first of three accidents]]''' in [[Uttar Pradesh]] on this day takes place near the town of [[Etawah]], about 170 miles (270 kilometers) southwest of [[Lucknow]], the capital of [[Uttar Pradesh]] state, when the Lichchavi Express entering the station in heavy fog runs into the stationary [[Magadh Express]] train stopped there. Ten people, including the driver of one of the trains, are injured.<ref name=ET20100102>{{cite news|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/news-by-industry/transportation/railways/Trains-collide-in-dense-fog-in-Uttar-Pradesh/articleshow/5404290.cms |title=Trains collide in dense fog in Uttar Pradesh |publisher=The Economic Times |access-date=4 January 2010 |date=2 January 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100105153007/http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/News-By-Industry/Transportation/Railways/Trains-collide-in-dense-fog-in-Uttar-Pradesh/articleshow/5404290.cms |archive-date=January 5, 2010 }}</ref> At least 10 people were reported to have been killed.<ref name=Google>{{cite web|url=https://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5j1xL6-j0Zlckb6UVmFvNJlSkTpFA |title=10 die as trains collide in fog-bound northern India |access-date=4 January 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100105080445/https://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5j1xL6-j0Zlckb6UVmFvNJlSkTpFA| archive-date= 5 January 2010 | url-status= live}}</ref>
* '''January 2''' – The Gorakhdham Express and [[Prayagraj Express]] '''[[2010 Uttar Pradesh train accidents|collide]]''' near the [[Panki, Kanpur|Panki]] railway station in [[Kanpur]], about {{convert|100|km}} southwest of [[Lucknow]]. The crash left five people dead and about 40 others injured.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Khan |first1=Atiq |last2=Balchand |first2=K |date=2 January 2010 |title=10 killed as trains collide in dense fog U.P. |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/10-killed-as-trains-collide-in-dense-fog-U.P./article16835525.ece |work=[[The Hindu]] |location=Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |access-date=26 February 2019}}</ref>
* '''January 2''' – At [[Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh|Pratapgarh]], {{convert|61|km}} from [[Allahabad]], the Sarayu Express '''[[2010 Uttar Pradesh train accidents|breaks into a tractor trolley]]''' at an unmanned railway crossing. Though nobody is injured, the engine of the train is severely damaged.<ref name=Reuters>{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6010CN20100102 |title=At least 10 killed in train crashes in northern India |publisher=Reuters |access-date=4 January 2010 | first=Rina | last=Chandran | date=2 January 2010}}</ref>
* '''January 2''' – All seven coaches of the Arunachal Pradesh Express, running between [[Murkongselek]] and [[Rangiya]] derail between [[Helem]] and Nij Bogaon in [[Assam]], [[India]] in the early hours of the day. No passengers are hurt.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://netindian.in/news/2010/01/02/0004638/7-coaches-arunachal-pradesh-derail-assam-passengers-safe |title=7 coaches of Arunachal Pradesh derail in Assam, passengers safe |publisher=netindian |access-date=5 January 2010}}</ref>
* '''January 16''' – Three people die and around a dozen are injured when '''[[2010 Uttar Pradesh train accidents|two express trains collide]]''' in thick fog near [[Tundla]], {{convert|25|km}} from [[Agra]], in India's northern state of Uttar Pradesh. The driver of one of the trains apparently did not react to a signal, slamming his train into another on the same track.<ref>[http://www.ptinews.com/news/470855_One-Express-train-rams-into-another-near-Tundla--10-hurt (PTI)] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100119081500/http://www.ptinews.com/news/470855_One-Express-train-rams-into-another-near-Tundla--10-hurt |date=January 19, 2010 }}</ref><ref>[http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/world/04-india-train-collision-qs-01 (Dawn)] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100328005716/http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/world/04-india-train-collision-qs-01 |date=March 28, 2010 }}</ref><ref>[https://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5g99vZLJYSHdCnUge3791vFB2kC_Q (AFP)]</ref>
* '''January 17''' – The Lucknow-Sultanpur Harihar Nath Express strikes a car at an unmanned railway crossing under Haidergarh police station area on Sunday afternoon in [[Barabanki district]], [[India]]. Two persons traveling in the car die on the spot and four others who sustained serious injuries were referred to Trauma Centre in Lucknow. Train traffic on this route is disrupted for nearly two hours after the accident. This was the fifth accident in a series of [[2010 Uttar Pradesh train accidents|similar accidents]] in the area.
* '''January 22''' – Three [[bogies]] of a goods train '''[[2010 Uttar Pradesh train accidents|derail]]''' at Sathiyaon station near Azamgarh, in [[Uttar Pradesh]], disrupting rail traffic in the region. No one is injured. Traffic is disrupted on the busy [[Varanasi]]–[[Azamgarh]]–[[Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh|Gorakhpur]] route.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.samaylive.com/news/goods-train-derails-in-uttar-pradesh-672657/672657.html |title=Goods train derails in Uttar Pradesh |publisher=Samaylive |date=2010-05-19 |access-date=2010-05-29}}</ref>

=== March – August ===
* '''March 20''' – [[Maharaja Express|Maharajas’ Express]] luxury train begins operation in [[India]] as a joint venture between [[Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation]] and the travel agency [[Cox & Kings|Cox and Kings India Ltd]].<ref>{{cite news|url= http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-03-19/kolkata/28127817_1_maharajas-express-luxury-train-deluxe-cabin|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110811055521/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-03-19/kolkata/28127817_1_maharajas-express-luxury-train-deluxe-cabin|url-status= dead|archive-date= 2011-08-11|title=Rs 1 lakh a night on Maharajas' Express|last=Gupta|first=Jayanta|date=2010-03-19|work= [[The Times of India]]|access-date=2010-04-06}}</ref>
* '''May 28''' – At least 148 people were killed<ref>{{cite news|author =PTI |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-05-31/india/28307342_1_cbi-investigation-cbi-inquiry-cbi-probe |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811070855/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-05-31/india/28307342_1_cbi-investigation-cbi-inquiry-cbi-probe |url-status=dead |archive-date=11 August 2011 |title=No CBI probe into Jnaneswari express derailment: WB govt – India |date= 31 May 2010|work =[[The Times of India]] |access-date=2010-05-31}}</ref> and more than 200 got injured<ref>{{cite web|url=http://english.aljazeera.net/news/asia/2010/05/20105294114550630.html |title=India train attack death toll rises – CENTRAL/S. ASIA |publisher=Al Jazeera English |access-date=2010-05-31| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100530212001/http://english.aljazeera.net/news/asia/2010/05/20105294114550630.html| archive-date= 30 May 2010 | url-status= live}}</ref> after the Mumbai bound Gyaneshwari Express, from [[Howrah Station]], with 13 passenger coaches, was derailed by an explosion on the tracks and [[2010 Gyaneshwari Express train derailment|collided]] with another train as it traveled through the [[Paschim Medinipur district]] in [[West Bengal]]. The [[Naxalite-Maoist insurgency|Naxalite-Maoist Group]], which is suspected to have derailed the train which threw five of its carriages into the path of an oncoming goods train, however, deny the allegation.<ref>{{cite news
|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/10178967.stm
|title=At least 25 dead in India train blast and collision
|work=BBC News
|date=27 May 2010
|access-date=8 June 2010
| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100531175654/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/10178967.stm| archive-date= 31 May 2010 | url-status= live}}</ref>

* '''June 6''' – Passengers of the [[Hazrat Nizamuddin Railway Station|Hazrat Nizamuddin]]-[[Visakhapatnam]] [[Samata Express]] had a narrow escape when its engine derailed near Arand railway station in [[Chhattisgarh]], but no one was injured. Rail services through the track were affected for about five hours due to the derailment at an area between Arand and Bhimkhoj stations in [[Raipur|Raipur section]]. The cause of derailment is yet to be ascertained, officials said.<ref>{{cite news |title= Samata Express derails near Arand |url= http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/article448108.ece |date= June 6, 2010 |work= [[The Hindu]] |access-date= 22 May 2010 |location=Chennai, India}}</ref>
* '''July 20''' – The government of [[Andhra Pradesh]] announces that among the eight companies that submitted proposals, [[Larsen & Toubro]] is the preferred bidder for construction of the [[Hyderabad Metro]] in [[India]], costing a proposed [[Indian rupee|Rs]]122 billion. The state and federal governments will each finance 20% of the project while Larsen & Toubro will finance the remaining 60%. The project is expected to be completed in 2014. [http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/single-view/view/10/hyderabad-metro-bids-announced.html (Railway Gazette)]

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