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A train derailed in Eckwersheim, France, while performing trials on the high-speed rail line LGV Est.
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Eckwersheim derailment
Train crash in Alsace, France on 14 November 2015
On 14 November 2015, a TGV train derailed in Eckwersheim, Alsace, France, while performing commissioning trials on the second phase of the LGV Est high-speed rail line, which was scheduled to open for commercial service five months later. The derailment resulted in 11 deaths and…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Eckwersheim
Commune in Grand Est, France
Eckwersheim is a commune, in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. It is around 11 km (7 mi) north of Strasbourg.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
LGV Est
French high-speed railway
The Ligne à Grande Vitesse Est européenne, typically shortened to LGV Est, is a French high-speed rail line that connects Vaires-sur-Marne and Vendenheim. The line halved the travel time between Paris and Strasbourg and provides fast services between Paris and the principal…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)