2014 Moscow Metro derailment

On 15 July 2014, at around 8:40 am MSK (UTC+04:00), an outbound Moscow Metro train derailed between Park Pobedy and Slavyansky Bulvar stations of the Arbatsko-Pokrovskaya Line. Casualties reported include 24 dead and 160 injured. Early reports suggested a power surge or a terrorist attack to be the cause of the derailment, but both were soon dismissed.

2014 Moscow Metro derailment
Details
Date15 July 2014
LocationMoscow
Coordinates55°44′11″N 37°30′56″E
CountryRussia
Line Arbatsko-Pokrovskaya line
OperatorMoscow Metro
Incident typeDerailment
CauseIncorrectly installed switch.
Statistics
Deaths24
Injured160 (estimated)
Track diagram
to Minskaya (U/C) 
to Slavyansky Bulvar 
Crash site
Platforms of Park Pobedy

This accident was the deadliest ever recorded in the history of the Moscow metro system, and the second to occur due to a technical failure (after the 1982 Aviamotornaya escalator accident).

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