Anekal derailment

Anekal derailment
Details
Date13 February 2015
07:35 IST (UTC+05:30)
LocationAnekal, Karnataka
Coordinates12°43′05″N 77°42′39″E / 12.718072°N 77.710795°E / 12.718072; 77.710795
CountryIndia
LineBangalore City Junction – Ernakulam Junction
OperatorSouth Western Railway
Incident typeDerailment
CauseBroken Rail[1]
Statistics
Trains1
Deaths10[2]
Injured150+
Damage₹1.11 crore (equivalent to ₹1.7 crore, US$200,000, €210,000 or £170,000 in 2023)[1]

The Anekal derailment occurred at 7.35 a.m. on 13 February 2015, when nine coaches of the Ernakulam-bound Intercity Express derailed near Anekal in the Bangalore Urban district of Karnataka, India. Ten people were killed and over 150 injured.[3]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference TNIE20150318 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "10 dead, over 150 injured as Ernakulam-bound Inter City Express derails near Bengaluru". No. 13 February 2015. Yahoo India. PTI. 13 February 2015. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
  3. ^ Balakrishnan, Deepa (13 February 2015). "Karnataka: 3 dead, over 60 injured as 9 coaches of Bangalore-Eknakulam express train derails". IBN Live. Cable News Network. Press Trust of India. Archived from the original on 13 February 2015. Retrieved 13 February 2015.