Zibo train collision
The China Railway train T195 accident was a major train collision that occurred on the morning of April 28, 2008, between Wangcun and Zhoucun, near Zibo, in Shandong province, People's Republic of China.
Train T195 from Beijing to Sifang, Qingdao derailed at 04:38 CST on the inside (left) track around a bend and train 5034 from Yantai to Xuzhou, coming from the other direction on the outside track, collided with it at the K290+940 meters mile marker on Jiaoji Railway at approximately 04:41 CST.
The accident caused 71 fatalities[1] and 416 injuries.[2] It occurred when train T195 was on a section of the railway track undergoing railway maintenance. The section was a temporary railway and the speed limit was 80 km/h (50 mph), but T195 was traveling at 131 km/h (81 mph).[3] Train 5034 then crashed into the derailed T195 and fell into a ditch.
This collision was the deadliest rail accident in China since 1997.[4]
Timeline
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- March 2008 – Jinan railway bureau issued traffic control command number 4240, limiting the speed of Jiaoji railway K290+784 – K293+780 temporarily to 80 km/h.
- 2008 April 23 – Jinan railway bureau issued traffic control file number 154, changing the working diagram from April 28, changing the speed limit K290+784 – K293+780 from temporary to long-term limit. This file was delivered as a relatively slow post mail, and Beijing railway bureau was in the cc. list.
- 2008 April 26 – Jinan railway bureau issued traffic control command number 4158, canceling temporary traffic control commands that were previously issued including command 4240. This command arrived earlier than file 154, so that the speed limit for train T195 in that section of railway was restored to 140 km/h.
- The driver of train 2245 reported to the duty man in Zhoucun railway station about the conflict between the command and the file.
- Jiaoji railway issued traffic control command 4444 for the speed limit again less than one hour before the accident, but it was not sent to train T195 by GSM-R.
- The traffic controller did not recheck with the driver about the speed limit ahead when train T195 was passing Wangcun station.
See also
References
- ^ "Death Toll Rose to 71 in Shandong Train Accident". Sina.com. April 29, 2008.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help); Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ^ "China says 70 dead in train crash". The Guardian. Retrieved 2008-04-28.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ^ "China train crash kills 70 and injures hundreds". Reuters. Retrieved 2008-04-28.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ^ "China train crash kills 70 and injures hundreds". Reuters. Retrieved 2008-04-28.
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