Jajpur derailment

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17/21, Line-1, Sishupalagarh, Bhubaneswar, Odisha 751002, India

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N20° 16' 12" E85° 50' 24"   (20.27, 85.84) Start navigation »

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The Jajpur derailment was a passenger train derailment that occurred at 19:45 local time (14:15 UTC) near Jajpur in the eastern state of Odisha, India, on 13 February 2009. Nine people were killed and 150 people were injured in the incident. Twelve carriages belonging to the Howrah–Chennai Coromandel Express are believed to have derailed following the train's departure from Jajapur Road station near Jajapur. The cause of the accident is currently unknown.

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