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| date = 26 November 1998<br />
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The '''Khanna rail disaster''' occurred on 26 November 1998 near [[Khanna, India|Khanna]] on the Khanna-[[Ludhiana]] section of India's [[Northern Railway Zone (India)|Northern Railway]] in [[Punjab (India)|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. At least 212 were killed;<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/feature/fe0399/f0603991.html|title = Untitled Page}}</ref> in total the trains were estimated to be carrying 2,500 passengers. The initial derailment was caused by a broken rail.<ref>http://www.expressindia.com/news/ie/daily/19990901/ige01021.html Hundreds of train mishaps unreported -- Panel</ref><br />
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==Sources==<br />
*[http://www.rediff.com/news/1998/nov/26train.htm 151 killed in Punjab rail tragedy]<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[List of train accidents by death toll]]<br />
*[[List of Indian rail accidents]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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{{1998 railway accidents}}<br />
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[[Category:Derailments in India]]<br />
[[Category:Railway accidents in 1998]]<br />
[[Category:Ludhiana district]]<br />
[[Category:1990s in Punjab, India]]<br />
[[Category:Railway accidents and incidents in Punjab, India]]<br />
[[Category:Rail transport in Punjab, India]]<br />
[[Category:1998 in India]]<br />
[[Category:November 1998 events in Asia]]</div>
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