Tsurumi rail accident, Train wreck in Japan
The Tsurumi rail accident was one of the deadliest train collisions in Japan.
On November 9, 1963, two passenger trains collided at high speed.
The accident deeply impacted national railway safety policies.
It took place near Tsurumi Station on the Tōkaidō Main Line.
With over 160 fatalities, it marked a turning point in Japanese rail safety.
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five major accidents of Japanese National Railways in postwar Japan
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