1897 Gentofte train crash

Gentofte train crash
Gentofte train crash, 11 July 1897
Details
Date11 July 1897 (1897-07-11)
CountryDenmark
Incident typeCollision
CauseSignal passed at danger
Statistics
Trains2
Deaths40
Injured100+

In the Gentofte train crash at Gentofte station, Denmark, on the island of Zealand, on 11 July 1897 an express train pulled by a DSB class CS (0-4-2) number 245 passed a signal cautioning danger and collided with a stationary passenger train waiting at the station. There were 40 deaths and more than 100 people were injured.[1]

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

References

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



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