List of rail accidents in Sri Lanka
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This list of railway accidents in Sri Lanka provides details of significant railway crashes in Sri Lanka involving railway rolling stock.
Other than these, a number of accidents have taken place. One major type is elephant accidents, which typically occur in the North-Central area. Other accidents occur at unsecured level crossings with road traffic.
Worst Accidents
Tsunami rail disaster
The worst accident was the 2004 Sri Lanka tsunami-rail disaster with more than 1700 people died by tsunami wave which followed the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake.[1]
1900's
- 12 March 1928 - A passenger train and a mixed train collided near Kalutara killing 28 people.
- 18 March 1964 - 60 people died in a derailment at Mirigama.[2]
- 19 January 1985 - 11 passengers were killed by LTTE bomb attack. Yal Devi train was attacked.
- October 1985 - A freight train from Trincomalee to Colombo got a bomb attack by LTTE. Class M2 No. 571 locomotive was destroyed in this incident.
- 24 July 1996 - 70 people died. A train was bombed by LTTE at Dehiwala.
- 4 December 1996 - LTTE attacked another train on the Trincomalee Line. Class M6 No. 7981 locomotive was destroyed in this incident.
2000's
Alawwa train crash
- 19 August 2001 - At Alawwa, 13 were died in a derailement.
- January 2002 - The Intercity Express was heading to Colombo from Kandy derails near Rambukkana causing more than 15 deaths. The accident was due to malfunctioning of the braking system.
- 13 June 2002 – Train derails whilst coming into Alawwa station, killing 14 people.
- 26 December 2004 – 2004-Tsunami rail disaster, At Peraliya, approximately 2685 died in the world's biggest rail disaster as a train is overwhelmed by a Tsunami created by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake.
- 26 April 2005 – Polgahawela level crossing collision, a private bus tries to beat another bus and the train at a level crossing in Yangalmodara close to Polgahawela crashed. 37 of commuters died, all on the bus.[3]
- 17 September 2011 – 2011 Alawwa rail accident, near Alawwa, two trains (intercity express train no 1029 Colombo to Kandy and a Class S11 DMU) collide killing 5 persons and injuring over 30 people.[4]
- 17 May 2012 - Two trains (after one train crashing in to a stopped train) collided between the Wandurawa and Keenawala railway stations in Veyangoda.[5]
- 30 April 2014 - An intercity express train to north and Colombo bound Rajarata Rajina train collided at Pothuhera injuring 68 passengers.[6]
See also
References
- ↑ "Daily Mirror Online Edition". 26 December 2008.
- ↑ "Railway Museum of Sri Lanka". Retrieved 4 April 2011.
- ↑ Ramanayake, Wasantha (April 23, 2004). "Bus illegally driven round the end of the level crossing barrier". The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). Retrieved February 6, 2014.
- ↑ "Death toll in Alawwa train accident rises to 5". 18 September 2011.
- ↑ "News First". Trains collide in Veyangoda. 18 May 2012.
- ↑ "68 injured in train accident". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 2 May 2014.
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