1897 Gentofte train crash

Gentofte train crash, 11 July 1897

In the Gentofte train crash at Gentofte station, Denmark, on the island of Zealand, on 11 July 1897 an express train passed a signal cautioning danger and collided with a stationary passenger train waiting at the station.^[1] There were 40 deaths and more than 100 people were injured.

Coordinates: 55°45′13″N 12°32′29″E / 55.75361°N 12.54139°E / 55.75361; 12.54139

References[]

^ Christensen, Lars Bjarke (17 March 2014). ""den frygteligste jærnbaneulykke" - Gentofteulykken 1897". Jernbanehistorie. 2 (1).

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[1] Christensen, Lars Bjarke (17 March 2014). ""den frygteligste jærnbaneulykke" - Gentofteulykken 1897". Jernbanehistorie. 2 (1).

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