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Eschede derailment

high-speed train accident in Germany
Thing derailment Q313404
Eschede derailment
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Facts

11 properties
Instance of
derailment, mass-casualty incident, railway accident, bridge strike[3][4][5]
Country
Germany[2]
Location
Eschede, Lehrte–Hamburg-Harburg railway line[9][10]
Coordinate location
🗺️ 52.734°, 10.220°
Has cause
fatigue rupture[12]
Located in the administrative territorial entity
Eschede[1]
Named after
Intercity Express, Eschede[7][8]
Number of deaths
+101[13]
Number of injured
+88[14]
Operator
Deutsche Bahn[6]
Point in time
June 3, 1998[11]
🏷️ Also known as
en Eschede train disaster en Eschede derailment cs Železniční neštěstí u Eschede cs Neštěstí u Eschede cs Železniční nehoda v Eschede da Eschede-ulykken de ICE-Unglück Eschede de ICE-Unglück von Eschede de Zugunglück von Eschede de ICE-Unfall von Eschede de Eisenbahnunfall von Eschede el Εκτροχιασμός στο Εσέντε es accidente ferroviario de Eschede fi Escheden junaonnettomuus fi Escheden junaturma fr accident d'Eschede fr accident ferroviaire d'Eschede fr Catastrophe ferroviaire d’Eschede he אסון הרכבת באשדה hu eschedei vasúti baleset
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🔗 Connections
← Significant event 6
Deutsche Bahn, Intercity Express, Eschede, high-speed train, ICE 1, Lehrte–Hamburg-Harburg railway line
Instance of 3
railway accident, derailment, mass-casualty incident
Location 2
Eschede, Lehrte–Hamburg-Harburg railway line
Named after 2
Intercity Express, Eschede
Country 1
Germany
Located in the administrative territorial entity 1
Eschede
Operator 1
Deutsche Bahn
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  10. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . haz.de. Retrieved . haz.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . haz.de. Retrieved . haz.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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    Coordinate location → {'lat': 52.734444444444, 'lon': 10.220277777778}
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    Instance of → derailment, mass-casualty incident, railway accident +1
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