Rail accident

Hachikō Line derailment

25 Feb 1947 · 35.87° N, 139.34° E

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When
25 Feb 1947
Kind
Rail accident
Coordinates
35.87° N, 139.34° E
Description
train wreck
Deaths
184

Placed at the coordinates of its German Wikipedia article.

Hachikō Line derailment

1947 railway accident in Japan

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 accident to have occurred in Japan.

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