Ufa train disaster
| Ufa train disaster | |
|---|---|
The destroyed passenger cars after the gas explosion near the city of Ufa | |
| Details | |
| Date | June 4, 1989 1:15 |
| Location | Iglinsky District, Bashkir ASSR, Russian SFSR, USSR |
| Country | Soviet Union |
| Line | Kuybyshev Railway |
| Cause | Gas pipeline leak resulting in catastrophic explosion. |
| Statistics | |
| Trains | 2 |
| Passengers | 1,300 |
| Deaths | 575 |
| Injured | 725 |
| Damage | 2 trains |
The Ufa train disaster was a railway accident that occurred on 4 June 1989, in Iglinsky District, Bashkir ASSR, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union, when a gas pipe explosion killed 575 people and injured 800 more. It is the deadliest rail disaster during peacetime in Soviet/Russian history and the second-deadliest overall after the Vereshchyovka train disaster. This accident took place exactly a year after the 1988 Arzamas train disaster.
The accident was named after Ufa, the largest city in the Bashkir ASSR, although it occurred about 75 kilometres (47 miles) east of the city. An annual commemoration is usually held at the Ulu-Telyak station, near the disaster site; there is a memorial at the site.