| Khanna rail disaster | |
| Pushpin Map: | India Punjab#India |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Punjab, India |
| Coordinates: | 30.7358°N 76.1728°W |
| Date: | 26 November 1998 |
| Time: | 03:15 |
| Location: | Khanna |
| Country: | India |
| Line: | Northern Railway |
| Operator: | Indian Railways |
| Type: | Derailment and collision |
| Cause: | Broken rail |
| Trains: | 2 |
| Passengers: | 2500 |
| Deaths: | 212 |
The Khanna rail disaster occurred on 26 November 1998 near Khanna on the Khanna-Ludhiana section of India's Northern Railway in Punjab, at 03:15 when the Calcutta-bound Jammu Tawi-Sealdah Express collided with six derailed coaches of the Amritsar-bound "Frontier Mail" which were lying in its path.[1] At least 212 people were killed;[2] the trains were estimated to be carrying 2,500 passengers. The initial derailment was caused by a broken rail.[3] The crash is among the deadliest rail accidents in India.[4] [5]