Kütahya train derailment

Kütahya train derailment
Location of the train accident in Turkey.
Details
Date27 January 2008
02:00 local time (00:00 UTC)
Location, Çöğürler, Kütahya
Coordinates39°15′31″N 30°11′37″E / 39.25861°N 30.19361°E / 39.25861; 30.19361
LineKütahya-Afyonkarahisar
OperatorTurkish State Railways (TCDD)
Incident typeDerailment
Causerail fracture due to frost
Statistics
Trains1
Passengers436
Deaths9
Injured30
Damage5 cars

The Kütahya train derailment was a fatal railway accident, which occurred in 2008 near Çöğürler village of Kütahya in western Turkey, when an express train derailed, killing 9 and injuring 30 passengers.