Pukhrayan train derailment

2 Aftermath
The rescue and operations were carried out by the Indian
Army, the National Disaster Response Force, teams of
doctors and local police.[6][7] Rail mobile-medical units
were also on site. Helpline numbers for those aected by
the derailment were issued by Indian Railways.[9]
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that he was
Anguished beyond words on the loss of lives due to the
derailing of the IndorePatna Express and added that his
thoughts are with the bereaved families, in a tweet.[10]
The Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu tweeted, Strictest
possible action will be taken against those who could be
responsible for accident.[9]

3 Compensation
As the rescue operation was underway, the Indian Railways, prime minister Narendra Modi and chief ministers across the states of Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh
Scheduled train route from Indore to Patna.
and Bihar announced ex-gratia for the victims of the
accident.[11] Earlier on 1 September 2016, the Indian
On 20 November 2016, the Indore Rajendra Nagar Ex- Railways had launched an optional insurance scheme at
press 19321, a scheduled train from Indore to Patna, de- a low premium.[12]
railed near Pukhrayan, Kanpur, India, resulting in at least
150 deaths and more than 150 injuries.[1] It is the deadliest train accident in India since 1999, when the Gaisal
4 Investigation
train disaster claimed 290 lives.

Within hours of the incident, the central government ordered an investigation to probe the cause of the accident.
Primary sources hinted at fracture in a section of the
railway tracks which might have caused the train to skid
o.[14] Other sources speculated the train to have been
overcrowded.[15] Some survivors claimed that one of the
coaches was making noise and that its wheels were not
running smoothly.[16]

Accident

The Indore Rajendra Nagar Express travels twice

a week between Indore Junction railway station and
Rajendra Nagar Terminal in Patna.[2][3] At approximately
03:10 local time on 20 November, the train derailed in
the town of Pukhrayan near the city of Kanpur. Fourteen
carriages were derailed and early reports had at least 120
people killed and over 260 injured, with the death toll
later rising to 150, and injured reduced to 150 people.[1]
Although the cause of the derailment remains unclear,[4]
sources in the railways suspect the accident to have been
caused by rail fracture.[5]

5 See also
2016 Eska train derailment, another deadly derailment a few weeks earlier

According to ocials, most of the casualties were from

two severely damaged coaches namely S1 and S2 of
sleeper class, and heavy machinery was being used to rescue passengers trapped in the train.[6][7]

List of deadliest rail accidents

List of Indian rail incidents
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References

[1] Indore-Patna Express derailment: Toll touches 150;

deadliest rail mishap since 1999. The Times of India.
Retrieved 22 November 2016.
[2] Almost 100 people killed in India train derailment.
Aljazeera.com. 20 November 2016. Archived from the
original on 20 November 2016. Retrieved 20 November
2016.
[3] Timetable 35 (PDF). Indian Railways. Retrieved 20
November 2016.
[4] Dozens killed as train derails near Kanpur, India. BBC
News. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
[5] Indore-Patna Express train accident: Rail fracture suspected to be cause of derailment. The Times of India.
Retrieved 20 November 2016.
[6] 120 Dead After Indore-Patna Express Derails In Train
Accident Near Kanpur Today. NDTV. Retrieved 20
November 2016.
[7] Kanpur Train Accident: Rajnath Singh Sends Disaster
Response Teams For Rescue Ops. NDTV. Retrieved 20
November 2016.
[8] 19313/Indore - Rajendranagar Express (via Sultanpur)".
India Rail Info. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
[9] LIVE | Kanpur train tragedy: Death toll rises to 120, rescue operations on. Hindustan Times. 2016-11-20. Retrieved 2016-11-20.
[10] PM Narendra Modi Expresses Anguish Over IndorePatna Express Train Derailment. NDTV. 20 November
2016. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
[11] Indore-Patna Train Accident: Victims Kin to Get Rs
14.5 Lakh Compensation. News18. Retrieved 20
November 2016.
[12] Railways oers Rs 10 lakh insurance cover for train
travel. The Economic Times. Retrieved 1 September
2016.
[13] Madan Kumar (20 November 2016). Kanpur train derailment: Bihar CM Nitish Kumar announces ex-gratia
payment for Rs 2 lakh to dead, Rs 50,000 to injured.
Patna: The Times of India. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
[14] Indore Patna Express accident: MoS Railways hints at
fractured track for derailment. Indian Express. Retrieved
20 November 2016.
[15] Indore-Patna Express derailment: Train was carrying
more passengers than its capacity. Times of India. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
[16] Indore-Patna train derailment: FIR lodged against railway staers. The Times of India. Retrieved 21 November 2016.

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