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Godhra train burning

incident in Godhra, Gujarat, India in February 2002
Event Train Wreck Q3535523

Facts

10 properties
Instance of
railway accident
Country
India[2]
Location
Godhra[3]
Part of
Islamic terrorism[4]
Coordinate location
🗺️ 22.763°, 73.606°
Located in the administrative territorial entity
Godhra[1]
Number of deaths
+59[6]
Number of injured
+48[7]
Point in time
February 27, 2002[5]
Significant person
Umesh Chandra Banerjee[8]
🏷️ Also known as
en Godhra train burning ar حرق قطار بجودهرا de Eisenbahnattentat von Godhra es incendio del tren de Godhra fa آتش گرفتن قطار گودرا fr incendie du train de Godhra he שריפת הרכבות של גודרה hi गोधरा काण्ड ja ゴドラ列車襲撃事件 ja 列車焼き討ち事件
🔖 Identifiers · 5
Library of Congress Authorities ID
sh2004002233
Freebase ID
/m/0fptmy
J9U entity ID
987007544642905171
Quora topic ID
Godhra-Train-Burning
Yale LUX ID
concept/66edb017-eb6b-4f90-953c-c350f918ba5e

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Country 1
India
Instance of 1
railway accident
Located in the administrative territorial entity 1
Godhra
Location 1
Godhra
Part of 1
Islamic terrorism
Significant person 1
Umesh Chandra Banerjee
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Umesh Chandra Banerjee
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  1. 23w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Location → Godhra
    Coordinate location → 22.763°, 73.606°
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Godhra
    Number of injured → 48
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