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  2. List of rail accidents in Sri Lanka - Wikipedia

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    23 May 1958 – A night mail train derailed at Batticaloa, killing three and injuring several others. 18 March 1964 – Sixty people died in a derailment at Mirigama. [2] 19 January 1985 – Eleven passengers were killed by an LTTE bomb on a Yal Devi train. October 1985 – A freight train from Trincomalee to Colombo was bombed by LTTE.

  3. 2004 Sri Lanka tsunami train wreck - Wikipedia

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    The 2004 Sri Lanka tsunami train wreck is the largest single rail disaster in world history by death toll, with 1,700 fatalities or more. It occurred when a crowded passenger train (No 50, Matara Express) was destroyed on a coastal railway in Sri Lanka by a tsunami that followed the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake. The tsunami subsequently caused ...

  4. List of rail accidents (2010–2019) - Wikipedia

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    Alawwa 17 September – Sri Lanka – 2011 Alawwa rail accident: A passenger train rammed into an observation car at the back of another train near Alawwa, about 60 km (37 mi) northeast of Colombo, killing three and injuring more than 30. [99] Olten 6 October – Switzerland – Two trains collided at Olten, injuring two people. [90]

  5. 2011 Alawwa rail accident - Wikipedia

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    The 2011 Alawwa rail accident, occurred on the evening of Saturday 17 September 2011, when a passenger train, Sri Lanka Railways S11, drove into an observation car at the back of a stationary Intercity Express train near the Alawwa railway station, approximately 60 km (37 mi) northeast of Colombo. [ 1] The accident resulted in the death of five ...

  6. Lists of rail accidents by country - Wikipedia

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    Germany - List of German rail accidents. Greece - List of rail accidents in Greece. France - List of rail accidents in France. Italy- List of rail accidents in Italy. Ireland - List of Irish railway accidents. Netherlands - List of rail accidents in the Netherlands. Russia - List of Russian rail accidents. Spain - List of rail accidents in Spain.

  7. Category : Railway accidents and incidents in Sri Lanka

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    T. Train collisions in Sri Lanka ‎ (1 P) Categories: Railway accidents and incidents by country. Rail transport in Sri Lanka. Transport disasters in Sri Lanka. Railway accidents and incidents in Asia by country.

  8. Category:Train collisions in Sri Lanka - Wikipedia

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    Category: Train collisions in Sri Lanka. 1 language. ... 2011 Alawwa rail accident This page was last edited on 15 August 2020, at 23:35 (UTC). ...

  9. Sri Lanka Railways - Wikipedia

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    The Sri Lanka Railway Department (more commonly known as Sri Lanka Railways (SLR)) (Sinhala: ශ්‍රී ලංකා දුම්රිය සේවය Śrī Laṃkā Dumriya Sēvaya; Tamil: இலங்கை புகையிரத சேவை Ilankai Pugaiyiradha Sēvai) is Sri Lanka 's railway owner and primary operator. As part of ...