Amagasaki derailment

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The Amagasaki derailment was a deadly 2005 train accident in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, in which a commuter train left the tracks and crashed into an apartment building, prompting major scrutiny of railway safety practices.

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Amagasaki derailment canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf disaster in Japan ⓘ
railway accident ⓘ
train derailment ⓘ
affectedCars first car ⓘ
second car ⓘ
buildingName Diorama Amagasaki ⓘ
cause driver error ⓘ
excessive speed on a curve ⓘ
schedule pressure ⓘ
collisionWith apartment building ⓘ
commemoration annual memorial ceremonies on April 25 ⓘ
country Japan ⓘ
curveRadius 304 meters ⓘ
date 2005-04-25 ⓘ
deadliestRailAccidentInJapanSince Sakuragichō train fire ⓘ
driverStatus killed ⓘ
estimatedTrainSpeedAtDerailment approximately 116 km/h ⓘ
impactDescription train left tracks and crashed into residential building ⓘ
investigatedBy Hyōgo Prefectural Police ⓘ
Japan Transport Safety Board ⓘ
leadingCarNumber 1 ⓘ
legalOutcome civil lawsuits by victims and families ⓘ
criminal charges against JR West executives ⓘ
lineName Fukuchiyama Line ⓘ
lineSection between Tsukaguchi Station and Amagasaki Station ⓘ
location Amagasaki, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan ⓘ
Fukuchiyama Line ⓘ
mediaCoverage extensive national media coverage in Japan ⓘ
memorial Amagasaki derailment memorial site near crash location ⓘ
municipality Amagasaki ⓘ
numberOfCars 7 ⓘ
numberOfDeaths 107 ⓘ
numberOfInjured over 500 ⓘ
operatorRegion Kansai region ⓘ
prefecture Hyōgo Prefecture ⓘ
linked to: Hyogo Prefecture
prompted changes in driver training and monitoring ⓘ
implementation of stricter speed control measures ⓘ
major scrutiny of railway safety practices in Japan ⓘ
public criticism of punitive company discipline systems ⓘ
review of JR West safety culture ⓘ
railOperator JR West ⓘ
West Japan Railway Company ⓘ
safetyIssueHighlighted insufficient automatic speed control on curves ⓘ
overemphasis on punctuality over safety ⓘ
speedLimitAtCurve 70 km/h ⓘ
timeOfDay morning ⓘ
trainServiceType commuter train ⓘ
trainType 207 series EMU ⓘ
year 2005 ⓘ

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JR Takarazuka Line → hasAccident → Amagasaki derailment ⓘ
Fukuchiyama Line → notableAccident → Amagasaki derailment ⓘ
JR West Fukuchiyama Line → hasAccident → Amagasaki derailment ⓘ