KÜTAHYA — 2008 · Major Tragedy
Kütahya Pamukkale Express Derailment
At around 02:00 on 27 January 2008, the Pamukkale Express running from Haydarpaşa to Denizli derailed near the village of Çöğürler in Kütahya. Five cars of the train, which carried about 436 passengers, overturned; 9 people died and more than 30 were injured. The cause was found to be a broken rail in an area where night temperatures had fallen to minus 12 degrees. Expert examination found the driver not at fault, noted that the rails had been in service for a long time, and stressed that maintenance and inspection practices needed scrutiny. Coming after the 2004 Pamukova accident, the crash reignited debate on railway safety and calls to speed up rail renewal on the old lines of the state railway TCDD. The resulting court case continued for a long period.
- Date
- 2008
- Place
- Central district (Çöğürler), Kütahya
- Category
- Major Tragedy
- Case Status
- Closed
- Coordinates
- 39.2500, 29.7500 ↗
Timeline of Events
- 27 January 2008, 02:00The Pamukkale Express derailed near Çöğürler.
- 27 January 2008Nine deaths were announced after five cars overturned.
- 2008An expert report attributed the crash to a broken rail.
- After 2008A court case over the accident began.
Sources
- Wikipedia — Kütahya train derailment en.wikipedia.org ↗
- T24 — Türkiye'de son 15 yılın ölümlü tren kazaları t24.com.tr ↗
- Haberler.com — Kütahya'daki tren kazası davası haberler.com ↗
- Wikipedia
- T24
- Haberler.com
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