2023 ओडिशा ट्रेन टक्कर
Also known as 2023 Balasore train collision, Balasore train collision, Coromandel express accident, Balasore train disaster
train collision in Balasore, Odisha, India, on 2 June 2023
Key facts
- Date
- 2 June 2023 ( 2023-06-02 ) , around 19:00 IST (13:30 UTC )
- Location
- Near Bahanaga Bazar railway station , Balasore , Odisha
- Country
- India
- Line
- Howrah–Chennai main line
- Operator
- South Eastern Railway zone
- Owner
- Indian Railways
- Incident type
- Rear-End n Side Swipe Collision, Derailment
- Cause
- Electronic interlocking defect due to signalling error
- Trains
- 3 trains A goods train carrying iron ore 12841 Coromandel SF Express between Shalimar and Chennai Central 12864 SMVT Bengaluru–Howrah SF Express between SMVT Bengaluru and Howrah
- Vehicles
- Locomotive-WAP-7
- Injured
- 1,200+
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