Mikawashima train crash
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The Mikawashima train crash was a multiple train crash which occurred on 3 May 1962 near Mikawashima Station in Arakawa, Tokyo, Japan. It involved a freight train and two passenger trains; 160 people
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Hachikō Line derailment
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The Hachikō Line derailment was a major fatal railway accident which occurred on 25 February 1947 between Komagawa and Higashi-Hannō stations on the Hachikō Line in Japan. It is the worst railway acci
Mikawashima train crash
…160 people were killed. As of 2024, the crash remains the third-deadliest in Japanese history, surpassed only by the Tsurumi rail accident and the Hachikō Line derailment. At 21:36, a Mito-bound freight train (No. 287) was approaching to join the main Jōban Line at Mikawashima Station and missed the red signal. A fail-safe…
Hachiko Line Rail Accident in 1947