Tsurumi rail accident
| Tsurumi rail accident | |
|---|---|
| Details | |
| Date | November 9, 1963 |
| Location | Yokohama |
| Country | Japan |
| Line | Tōkaidō Main Line |
| Operator | Japanese National Railways |
| Incident type | Derailment and collision |
| Cause | Track problems |
| Statistics | |
| Trains | 3 |
| Deaths | 162 |
| Injured | 120 |
The Tsurumi rail accident (鶴見事故, Tsurumi jiko; or "Tsurumi accident") occurred on November 9, 1963, between Tsurumi and Shin-Koyasu stations on the Tōkaidō Main Line in Yokohama, Japan, about 30 kilometres (20 mi) south of Tokyo, when two passenger trains collided with a derailed freight train, killing 162 people.
As of 2024, the disaster remains the second deadliest train crash to occur in Japan, behind the Hachikō Line derailment.