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Three trains on the Nishinari Line; present Sakurajima Line, in Osaka, Japan, collide and explode while approaching Ajikawaguchi Station. One hundred and eighty-one people are killed.

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Sakurajima Line

Railway line in Osaka, Japan

The Sakurajima Line is a railway line in Osaka, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company connecting Nishikujō Station to Sakurajima Station. It is also referred to as the JR Yumesaki Line (JRゆめ咲線). The entire line is within Konohana-ku, Osaka, and connects the Osaka Loop…
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Osaka

Designated city in Kansai, Japan

Osaka is a designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan. It is the capital of and most populous city in Osaka Prefecture, and the third-most populous city in Japan, following the special wards of Tokyo and Yokohama. With a population of 2.7 million in 2020, it is the…
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Ajikawaguchi Station

Railway station in Osaka, Japan

Ajikawaguchi Station is a train station on the West Japan Railway Company Sakurajima Line in Konohana-ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan.
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January 29

Day of the year

January 29 is the 29th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 336 days remain until the end of the year.
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