| Zagreb train disaster | |
|---|---|
 Monument to victims of the train accident at the Mirogoj Cemetery, by Vojin Bakić | |
| Details | |
| Date | 30 August 1974 22:40 |
| Location | Zagreb |
| Coordinates | 45°48′18″N 15°59′18″E / 45.80490°N 15.98840°E |
| Country | Yugoslavia |
| Line | Belgrade-Dortmund |
| Operator | Yugoslav Railways |
| Incident type | Derailment |
| Cause | Excessive speed |
| Statistics | |
| Trains | 1 |
| Passengers | 400 |
| Deaths | 153 |
| Injured | 60 |
The Zagreb train disaster occurred on 30 August 1974 when an express train (number 10410)[1] traveling from Belgrade, Yugoslavia, to Dortmund, West Germany, derailed before entering Zagreb Main Station (present-day Croatia), killing 153 people.[2][3] It was the worst rail accident in Yugoslavia's history till then[4] and remains one of the worst in Europe's history.[5]
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...It was a day of national mourning in Yugoslavia, in memory of those killed in the worst Yugoslav train disaster on record....
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