Nijmegen train collision

The Nijmegen train disaster was a rail crash in the Netherlands in which two passenger trains—of which one did not contain passengers—collided head-on. The collision happened on 28 August 1979 between Wijchen and Nijmegen, near the Kolpingbuurt neighbourhood in Nijmegen on the railway line Tilburg to Nijmegen. Eight people died in the disaster,^[1] seven passengers and the driver of train 4365. Thirty-six people were injured, including the conductor and driver of train 74363.

Nijmegen train disaster
The aftermath of the accident.
Details
Date	28 August 1979
Coordinates	51.8320°N 5.8378°E / 51.8320; 5.8378
Country	Netherlands
Line	Tilburg–Nijmegen railway
Operator	Nederlandse Spoorwegen
Incident type	Head-on collision
Statistics
Trains	2
Deaths	8
Injured	36

Trains

Two trains were involved in the crash. The first was an empty train 74363 destined for Nijmegen railway station. This train consisted of a multiple unit of the Mat '64 Plan V 936 type. The second was train 4365 consisting of two two-carriage multiple units of the Mat '46 type, units 256 and 244. Train 74363 traveled at about 5 km/h, the passenger train 4365 at about 90 km/h.

See also

• Railways portal

• List of rail accidents (1970–1979)