Kamensk-Shakhtinsky rail disaster, the Glossary
The Kamensk-Shakhtinsky rail disaster occurred on August 7, 1987, at 01:30 in Kamenskaya station in the town of Kamensk-Shakhtinsky on the North Caucasus Railway in the Soviet Union when a freight train ran into the rear of a passenger train standing in the station, killing 106.[1]
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14 relations: Bataysk, Don (river), Electrocution, Kamensk-Shakhtinsky, Kamenskaya railway station, Kuban, Likhaya railway station, Moscow, North Caucasus Railway, Overhead line, Rostov-on-Don, Russian Railways, Soviet Union, VL80.
- 1987 in the Soviet Union
- Accidents and incidents involving Russian Railways
- August 1987 events in Asia
- History of Rostov Oblast
- Railway accidents and incidents in the Soviet Union
- Railway accidents in 1987
- Runaway train disasters
- Train collisions in Russia
Bataysk
Bataysk (Бата́йск) is a city in Rostov Oblast, Russia, located southwest of Rostov-on-Don.
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Don (river)
The Don (p) is the fifth-longest river in Europe.
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Electrocution
Electrocution is death or severe injury caused by electric shock from electric current passing through the body.
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Kamensk-Shakhtinsky
Kamensk-Shakhtinsky (p) is a town in Rostov Oblast, located on the Seversky Donets River.
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Kamenskaya railway station
Kamenskaya railway station (станция Каменская) is a railway station located in Kamensk-Shakhtinsky, Rostov oblast, Russia.
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Kuban
Kuban (Russian and Ukrainian: Кубань; Пшызэ) is a historical and geographical region in the North Caucasus region of southern Russia surrounding the Kuban River, on the Black Sea between the Don Steppe, the Volga Delta and separated from the Crimean Peninsula to the west by the Kerch Strait.
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Likhaya railway station
Likhaya railway station (станция Лихая) is a railway station located in Likhovskoy district of Kamensk-Shakhtinsky, Rostov oblast, Russia.
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Moscow
Moscow is the capital and largest city of Russia.
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North Caucasus Railway
The North Caucasus Railway (Северо-Кавказская железная дорога) is a broad gauge Russian railway network that links the Sea of Azov (in the west) and Caspian Sea (in the east).
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Overhead line
An overhead line or overhead wire is an electrical cable that is used to transmit electrical energy to electric locomotives, electric multiple units, trolleybuses or trams.
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Rostov-on-Don
Rostov-on-Don is a port city and the administrative centre of Rostov Oblast and the Southern Federal District of Russia.
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Russian Railways
Russian Railways (OAO Rossiyskie zheleznye dorogi (OAO RZhD)) is a Russian fully state-owned vertically integrated railway company, both managing infrastructure and operating freight and passenger train services.
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Soviet Union
The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), commonly known as the Soviet Union, was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991.
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VL80
The VL80 (ru: ВЛ80) is a Soviet (and later Russian) built electric AC mainline freight locomotive.
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See also
1987 in the Soviet Union
- 15th Moscow International Film Festival
- 1987 Okinawan Tu-16 airspace violation
- 1987 Soviet nuclear tests
- 1987 Svaneti avalanches
- 1987 in Armenia
- 1987 in Estonia
- 1987 in fine arts of the Soviet Union
- A Man from the Boulevard des Capucines
- Aeroflot Flight N-528
- Aeroflot Flight U-505
- Dark Eyes (1987 film)
- Demokratizatsiya (Soviet Union)
- Finnair Flight 915
- Hirvepark meeting
- Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty
- Kamensk-Shakhtinsky rail disaster
- Kosmos 1818
- Kosmos 1867
- Kosmos 1887
- Kosmos 1894
- Kvant-1
- Laughter and Grief by the White Sea
- List of Soviet films of 1987
- Mathias Rust
- Mir EO-2
- Mir EO-3
- Murmansk Initiative
- Phosphorite War
- Polyus (spacecraft)
- Progress 27
- Progress 28
- Progress 29
- Progress 30
- Progress 31
- Progress 32
- Progress 33
- Soyuz TM-2
- Soyuz TM-3
- Soyuz TM-4
Accidents and incidents involving Russian Railways
- 2003 Stavropol train bombing
- 2009 Nevsky Express bombing
- Arzamas train disaster
- Kamensk-Shakhtinsky rail disaster
- Podsosenka train disaster
August 1987 events in Asia
- 1987 grenade attack in the Sri Lankan Parliament
- August 1987 Philippine coup attempt
- Kamensk-Shakhtinsky rail disaster
- Thai Airways Flight 365
History of Rostov Oblast
- 1998 Russian miners' strike
- 2009 Rostov-on-Don bus crash
- 2nd Azov Corps
- Attacks in Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Azov-Black Sea Krai
- Battle of the Tanais River
- Donets Governorate
- Fortress of Saint Dimitry of Rostov
- Gang of Amazons
- History of Taganrog
- Kamensk-Shakhtinsky rail disaster
- Kobyakovo Settlement
- Lutic Fortress
- Millerovo air base attack
- Mius-Front
- Palace Hotel, Rostov-on-Don
- Petropavlovskaya Poorhouse
- Rostov-on-Don Fair
- Semikarakorsk Fortress
- Shakhty Trial
- Shelling of Donetsk, Rostov Oblast
- Tanais
- Terki Fortress
- Timeline of Rostov-on-Don
- Wagner Group rebellion
Railway accidents and incidents in the Soviet Union
- Arzamas train disaster
- Kamensk-Shakhtinsky rail disaster
- Kursha-2
- List of Russian rail accidents
- Ufa train disaster
- Vereshchyovka train disaster
Railway accidents in 1987
- 1987 Bintaro train crash
- 1987 Maryland train collision
- Glanrhyd Bridge collapse
- Kamensk-Shakhtinsky rail disaster
- King's Cross fire
Runaway train disasters
- 1907 Birmingham Tramway accident
- 1953 Pennsylvania Railroad train wreck
- 1994 Tolunda rail disaster
- 2003 Melbourne runaway train
- 2005 Świnna rail crash
- 2010 Pretoria train accident
- Abergele rail disaster
- Armagh rail disaster
- Benaleka train accident
- Bouhalouane train crash
- CSX 8888 incident
- Chelford rail accident
- Chester General rail crash
- Ciurea rail disaster
- Coton Hill rail crash
- Gare de Lyon rail accident
- Guadalajara train disaster
- Gualliguaica rail accident
- Hjuksebø train collision
- Igandu train collision
- Kamensk-Shakhtinsky rail disaster
- Lac-Mégantic rail disaster
- Meråker train derailment
- Morlanwelz train collision and runaway
- Murulla rail accident
- Nishapur train disaster
- Round Oak rail accident
- Runaway train
- San Bernardino train disaster
- Sjursøya train accident
- St Bedes Junction rail crash
- Stairfoot rail accident
- Tebay rail accident
- Tenga rail disaster
- Torre del Bierzo rail disaster
- Waterfall rail accident
Train collisions in Russia
- Kamensk-Shakhtinsky rail disaster
- Naro-Fominsk rail crash
- Podsosenka train disaster
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamensk-Shakhtinsky_rail_disaster