![]() ![]() Most survivors and witnesses claimed that the train appeared to have been travelling too fast. Of the roughly 700 passengers (initial estimate was 580 passengers) on board at the time of the crash, 106 passengers, in addition to the driver, were killed and 562 others injured. The first car slid into the first-floor parking garage and as a result took days to remove, while the second slammed into the corner of the building, being crushed into an L-shaped against it by the weight of the remaining cars. ![]() It occurred when a seven-car commuter train came off the tracks on West Japan Railway Company's (JR West) Fukuchiyama Line in just before Amagasaki Station on its way for Dōshisha-mae via the JR Tōzai Line and the Gakkentoshi Line, and the front two cars rammed into an apartment building. "JR Fukuchiyama Line derailment") occurred in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, on 25 April 2005 at 09:19 local time (00:19 UTC), just after the local rush hour. "We will spread awareness among passengers so that they inform the designated railway officials before embarking on train journey for attending rallies," said Mishra.The 2005 JR Amagasaki derailment ( JR福知山線脱線事故, JR Fukuchiyama-sen dassen jiko, lit. East Coast Railway (ECoR) chief spokesperson J P Mishra said they would strengthen intelligence to check entry of unauthorized passengers into trains at the source station. The TTEs seek our help, but we express our inability because in the past it led to untoward incidents," said the official. "With handful of RPF personnel, it is difficult to deal with huge crowd. An RPF official, on condition of anonymity, said during assembly sessions or political rallies, trains going to Bhubaneswar get overcrowded and they can't do anything apprehending law and order situation. ![]() As I didn't find any RPF personnel or TTE nearby, I forced them to vacate my seat," said Pradhan, who alighted in Bhubaneswar. "Though I showed my ticket and my berth number, they were unmoved. A passenger Srikanta Pradhan, who got into Durg-Puri intercity express at Barpali, had to toil hard to vacate his berth in the reserved compartment as all the seats were occupied by unauthorized passengers. Protesters from different parts are flocking to the city to stage dharna during last session of the assembly before ensuing polls. Political workers from across the state are thronging the capital city to attend political rallies of Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi and BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi. BHUBANESWAR: Having reserved seats in a train may not ensure a 'sitting' journey as compartments in overcrowded Bhubaneswar-bound trains are being occupied by general passengers. ![]()
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