1981 Chengdu–Kunming rail crash

The 1981 Chengdu–Kunming rail crash occurred on July 9, 1981, when train number 442 passed the failed Liziyida bridge near Ganluo County, Sichuan province. More than 200 died in the accident while 146 were injured. It is the worst train disaster in the history of the People's Republic of China.

1981 Chengdu–Kunming railway crash
The ruin of Liziyida bridge, near Ganluo County
Details
DateJuly 9, 1981
01:47 CST
17:47 UTC
LocationLiziyida bridge near Ganluo County, Sichuan province
CountryPeople's Republic of China
LineChengdu–Kunming Railway
OperatorChina Railways, Sichuan Railway Group
Incident typeBridge failure
CauseMudslide
Statistics
Trains1
Deaths240, 275 or 360
Injured146
km
Chengdu
0.0
Wusihe
(now Hanyuan)
1.6
Dadu River
Ya'an
Liangshan
border
section built after accident
Liziyida Tunnel (built after accident)
2.5
Liziyida Bridge (destroyed)
2.7
Nainaibao Tunnel (abandoned)
Direction of train 422
6.5
Niri
Dukou Railway
Geliping
Origin of train 442
Kunming
Guikun Railway to Guiyang
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