| Chenzhou train collision | |
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| Details | |
| Date | June 29, 2009 02:34 CST (UTC+8) |
| Location | Chenzhou railway station Chenzhou, Chenzhou, Hunan |
| Coordinates | 25°48′32″N 113°01′59″E / 25.809°N 113.033°E |
| Country | China |
| Line | Beijing–Guangzhou railway |
| Operator | China Railways, Guangdong Railway Group |
| Incident type | Derailment |
| Cause | under investigation |
| Statistics | |
| Trains | 2 |
| Deaths | 3 |
| Injured | 60+ |
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| Simplified Chinese | 郴州列车相撞事故 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 郴州列車相撞事故 | ||||||
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| Alternative Chinese name | |||||||
| Simplified Chinese | “6·29”京广铁路特大交通事故 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | “6·29”京廣鐵路特大交通事故 | ||||||
| Literal meaning | "June 29" Beijing–Guangzhou railway major transport incident | ||||||
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The Chenzhou train collision occurred on June 29, 2009, at Chenzhou railway station in Chenzhou, Hunan province, China, when two passenger trains collided, leaving at least three people dead and 63 injured.[1] The crash occurred at 02:34 local time, between express trains numbered K9017 and K9063.[2] The investigation determined that the accident was caused by a worker failing to remove a dust plug on a brake line of a newly manufactured carriage, causing the K9017 train to lose braking power on most of its carriages when the dust plug blocked the air brake hose.
- ^ "Three killed in passenger train collision in C China". Xinhua News Agency. Archived from the original on 2009-08-29. Retrieved 29 June 2009.
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