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[Breaking News]20th anniversary of train derailment in western Japan

AMAGASAKI, Japan, April 25 Kyodo - West Japan Railway Co. President Kazuaki Hasegawa speaks during a memorial ceremony at the site of the 2005 fatal train derailment in the western Japan city of Amagasaki on April 25, 2025, its 20th anniversary. A rush-hour commuter train on the JR Fukuchiyama Line derailed and crashed into a condominium building, killing the driver and 106 passengers. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)

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20th anniversary of train derailment in western Japan

20th anniversary of train derailment in western Japan

A train passes near the site of the 2005 fatal train derailment in the western Japan city of Amagasaki on April 25, 2025, its 20th anniversary. A rush-hour commuter train on the JR Fukuchiyama Line derailed and crashed into a condominium building, killing the driver and 106 passengers. (Pool photo)

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20th anniversary of train derailment in western Japan

20th anniversary of train derailment in western Japan

West Japan Railway Co. President Kazuaki Hasegawa speaks during a memorial ceremony at the site of the 2005 fatal train derailment in the western Japan city of Amagasaki on April 25, 2025, its 20th anniversary. A rush-hour commuter train on the JR Fukuchiyama Line derailed and crashed into a condominium building, killing the driver and 106 passengers. (Pool photo)

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20th anniversary of train derailment in western Japan

20th anniversary of train derailment in western Japan

West Japan Railway Co. President Kazuaki Hasegawa speaks during a memorial ceremony at the site of the 2005 fatal train derailment in the western Japan city of Amagasaki on April 25, 2025, its 20th anniversary. A rush-hour commuter train on the JR Fukuchiyama Line derailed and crashed into a condominium building, killing the driver and 106 passengers. (Pool photo)

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20th anniversary of train derailment in western Japan

20th anniversary of train derailment in western Japan

West Japan Railway Co. President Kazuaki Hasegawa (C) observes a moment of silence at the site of the 2005 fatal train derailment in the western Japan city of Amagasaki on April 25, 2025, its 20th anniversary. A rush-hour commuter train on the JR Fukuchiyama Line derailed and crashed into a condominium building, killing the driver and 106 passengers. (Pool photo)

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20th anniversary of train derailment in western Japan

20th anniversary of train derailment in western Japan

West Japan Railway Co. President Kazuaki Hasegawa bows to the bereaved family of the 2005 fatal train derailment in the western Japan city of Amagasaki during the memorial ceremony at the site of the accident on April 25, 2025, its 20th anniversary. A rush-hour commuter train on the JR Fukuchiyama Line derailed and crashed into a condominium building, killing the driver and 106 passengers. (Pool photo)

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20th anniversary of train derailment in western Japan

20th anniversary of train derailment in western Japan

West Japan Railway Co. President Kazuaki Hasegawa (C) observes a moment of silence at the site of the 2005 fatal train derailment in the western Japan city of Amagasaki on April 25, 2025, its 20th anniversary. A rush-hour commuter train on the JR Fukuchiyama Line derailed and crashed into a condominium building, killing the driver and 106 passengers. (Pool photo)

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20th anniversary of train derailment in western Japan

20th anniversary of train derailment in western Japan

A train passes near the site of the 2005 fatal train derailment in the western Japan city of Amagasaki on April 25, 2025, its 20th anniversary. A rush-hour commuter train on the JR Fukuchiyama Line derailed and crashed into a condominium building, killing the driver and 106 passengers. (Pool photo)

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20th anniversary of train derailment in western Japan

20th anniversary of train derailment in western Japan

A train passes near the site of the 2005 fatal train derailment in the western Japan city of Amagasaki on April 25, 2025, its 20th anniversary. A rush-hour commuter train on the JR Fukuchiyama Line derailed and crashed into a condominium building, killing the driver and 106 passengers.

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20th anniversary of train derailment in western Japan

20th anniversary of train derailment in western Japan

A train passes near the site of the 2005 fatal train derailment in the western Japan city of Amagasaki on April 25, 2025, its 20th anniversary. A rush-hour commuter train on the JR Fukuchiyama Line derailed and crashed into a condominium building, killing the driver and 106 passengers.

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20th anniversary of train derailment in western Japan

20th anniversary of train derailment in western Japan

A train passes near the site of the 2005 fatal train derailment in the western Japan city of Amagasaki on April 25, 2025, its 20th anniversary. A rush-hour commuter train on the JR Fukuchiyama Line derailed and crashed into a condominium building, killing the driver and 106 passengers.

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20th anniversary of train derailment in western Japan

20th anniversary of train derailment in western Japan

A train passes near the site of the 2005 fatal train derailment in the western Japan city of Amagasaki on April 25, 2025, its 20th anniversary. A rush-hour commuter train on the JR Fukuchiyama Line derailed and crashed into a condominium building, killing the driver and 106 passengers.

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20th anniversary of train derailment in western Japan

20th anniversary of train derailment in western Japan

A train crew member bows as his train passes near the site of the 2005 fatal train derailment in the western Japan city of Amagasaki on April 25, 2025, its 20th anniversary. A rush-hour commuter train on the JR Fukuchiyama Line derailed and crashed into a condominium building, killing the driver and 106 passengers.

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20th anniversary of train derailment in western Japan

20th anniversary of train derailment in western Japan

Lit candles are placed to form a sentence reading "Never forget" at a memorial event for the victims of a train derailment in 2005 in Amagasaki, western Japan, on April 24, 2025, the eve of the 20th anniversary. A rush-hour commuter train on the JR Fukuchiyama Line derailed and crashed into a condominium building, killing the driver and 106 passengers. (Pool photo)

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20th anniversary of train derailment in western Japan

20th anniversary of train derailment in western Japan

Lit candles are placed to form a sentence reading "Never forget" at a memorial event for the victims of a train derailment in 2005 in Amagasaki, western Japan, on April 24, 2025, the eve of the 20th anniversary. A rush-hour commuter train on the JR Fukuchiyama Line derailed and crashed into a condominium building, killing the driver and 106 passengers. (Pool photo)

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20th anniversary of train derailment in western Japan

20th anniversary of train derailment in western Japan

A woman prays at a memorial event for the victims of a train derailment in 2005 in Amagasaki, western Japan, on April 24, 2025, the eve of the 20 anniversary. A rush-hour commuter train on the JR Fukuchiyama Line derailed and crashed into a condominium building, killing the driver and 106 passengers.

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20th anniversary of train derailment in western Japan

20th anniversary of train derailment in western Japan

Candles are lit at a memorial event for the victims of a train derailment in 2005 in Amagasaki, western Japan, on April 24, 2025, the eve of the 20 anniversary. A rush-hour commuter train on the JR Fukuchiyama Line derailed and crashed into a condominium building, killing the driver and 106 passengers.

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20th anniversary of train derailment in western Japan

20th anniversary of train derailment in western Japan

Candles are lit at a memorial event for the victims of a train derailment in 2005 in Amagasaki, western Japan, on April 24, 2025, the eve of the 20th anniversary. A rush-hour commuter train on the JR Fukuchiyama Line derailed and crashed into a condominium building, killing the driver and 106 passengers.

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SWEDEN-STOCKHOLM-TRAIN-STRIKE

SWEDEN-STOCKHOLM-TRAIN-STRIKE

(230418) -- STOCKHOLM, April 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A passenger checks electronic timetables at a station in Stockholm, Sweden, April 18, 2023. More than 80 percent of the commuter trains scheduled for Monday evening's rush hour in the Swedish capital were canceled due to a strike by train drivers, local media reported. TO GO WITH "Commuter train drivers stage strike in Stockholm" (Photo by Fang Ming/Xinhua)

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SWEDEN-STOCKHOLM-TRAIN-STRIKE

SWEDEN-STOCKHOLM-TRAIN-STRIKE

(230418) -- STOCKHOLM, April 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Passengers check electronic timetables at a station in Stockholm, Sweden, April 18, 2023. More than 80 percent of the commuter trains scheduled for Monday evening's rush hour in the Swedish capital were canceled due to a strike by train drivers, local media reported. TO GO WITH "Commuter train drivers stage strike in Stockholm" (Photo by Fang Ming/Xinhua)

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Parents of student killed by train receive gratitude message

Parents of student killed by train receive gratitude message

TOKYO, Japan - Parents (R) of 26-year-old South Korean student Lee Su Hyon, who was run over by a train in Tokyo, receive a message of gratitude from Hidetoshi Kagawa, chief of the Shinjuku Police Station in Tokyo, at a funeral ceremony in Tokyo's Arakawa Ward on Jan. 29. Lee and photographer Shiro Sekine, 47, were struck and killed by a rush-hour commuter train on the Yamanote loop line while trying to rescue a drunken man who had fallen off a platform at JR Shin-Okubo Station.

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15th anniversary of train derailment in western Japan

15th anniversary of train derailment in western Japan

Mitsuko Fujisaki visits the site of a massive 2005 train derailment in Amagasaki, western Japan, on April 25, 2020, its 15th anniversary. A rush-hour commuter train on the JR Fukuchiyama Line derailed and crashed into a condominium building after entering a curved section of track traveling well in excess of its maximum permitted speed, killing the driver and 106 passengers, including Fujisaki's daughter. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan marks 12th year since deadly train derailment

Japan marks 12th year since deadly train derailment

File photo taken in April 2005 shows a rush-hour commuter train derailing in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan. On April 25, 2017, the country marked the 12th anniversary of the accident that killed 106 passengers and the driver while injuring more than 560. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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15th anniversary of train derailment in western Japan

15th anniversary of train derailment in western Japan

Mitsuko Fujisaki visits the site of a massive 2005 train derailment in Amagasaki, western Japan, on April 25, 2020, its 15th anniversary. A rush-hour commuter train on the JR Fukuchiyama Line derailed and crashed into a condominium building after entering a curved section of track traveling well in excess of its maximum permitted speed, killing the driver and 106 passengers, including Fujisaki's daughter. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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15th anniversary of train derailment in western Japan

15th anniversary of train derailment in western Japan

Mitsuko Fujisaki visits the site of a massive 2005 train derailment in Amagasaki, western Japan, on April 25, 2020, its 15th anniversary. A rush-hour commuter train on the JR Fukuchiyama Line derailed and crashed into a condominium building after entering a curved section of track traveling well in excess of its maximum permitted speed, killing the driver and 106 passengers, including Fujisaki's daughter. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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15th anniversary of train derailment in western Japan

15th anniversary of train derailment in western Japan

A man prays near the site of a massive 2005 train derailment in Amagasaki, western Japan, on April 25, 2020, its 15th anniversary. A rush-hour commuter train on the JR Fukuchiyama Line derailed and crashed into a condominium building after entering a curved section of track traveling well in excess of its maximum permitted speed, killing the driver and 106 passengers, and injuring 562 people. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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15th anniversary of train derailment in western Japan

15th anniversary of train derailment in western Japan

A man stands at the site of a massive 2005 train derailment in Amagasaki, western Japan, on April 25, 2020, its 15th anniversary. A rush-hour commuter train on the JR Fukuchiyama Line derailed and crashed into a condominium building after entering a curved section of track traveling well in excess of its maximum permitted speed, killing the driver and 106 passengers, and injuring 562 people. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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15th anniversary of train derailment in western Japan

15th anniversary of train derailment in western Japan

Combined photo taken on April 25, 2005, (L) and April 25, 2020, shows the site of a massive train derailment in Amagasaki, western Japan. A rush-hour commuter train on the JR Fukuchiyama Line derailed and crashed into a condominium building on April 25, 2005, after entering a curved section of track traveling well in excess of its maximum permitted speed, killing the driver and 106 passengers, and injuring 562 people. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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15th anniversary of train derailment in western Japan

15th anniversary of train derailment in western Japan

A man stands at the site of a massive 2005 train derailment in Amagasaki, western Japan, on April 25, 2020, its 15th anniversary. A rush-hour commuter train on the JR Fukuchiyama Line derailed and crashed into a condominium building after entering a curved section of track traveling well in excess of its maximum permitted speed, killing the driver and 106 passengers, and injuring 562 people. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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15th anniversary of train derailment in western Japan

15th anniversary of train derailment in western Japan

A memorial built at the site of a massive 2005 train derailment in Amagasaki, western Japan, is pictured on April 25, 2020, its 15th anniversary. A rush-hour commuter train on the JR Fukuchiyama Line derailed and crashed into a condominium building after entering a curved section of track traveling well in excess of its maximum permitted speed, killing the driver and 106 passengers, and injuring 562 people. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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15th anniversary of train derailment in western Japan

15th anniversary of train derailment in western Japan

West Japan Railway Co. President Kazuaki Hasegawa offers flowers at a memorial built at the site of a massive 2005 train derailment in Amagasaki, western Japan, on April 25, 2020, its 15th anniversary. A rush-hour commuter train on the JR Fukuchiyama Line derailed and crashed into a condominium building after entering a curved section of track traveling well in excess of its maximum permitted speed, killing the driver and 106 passengers, and injuring 562 people. (Pool photo) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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15th anniversary of train derailment in western Japan

15th anniversary of train derailment in western Japan

West Japan Railway Co. President Kazuaki Hasegawa speaks to journalists at a memorial built at the site of a massive 2005 train derailment in Amagasaki, western Japan, on April 25, 2020, its 15th anniversary. A rush-hour commuter train on the JR Fukuchiyama Line derailed and crashed into a condominium building after entering a curved section of track traveling well in excess of its maximum permitted speed, killing the driver and 106 passengers, and injuring 562 people. (Pool photo) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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15th anniversary of train derailment in western Japan

15th anniversary of train derailment in western Japan

West Japan Railway Co. President Kazuaki Hasegawa offers flowers at a memorial built at the site of a massive 2005 train derailment in Amagasaki, western Japan, on April 25, 2020, its 15th anniversary. A rush-hour commuter train on the JR Fukuchiyama Line derailed and crashed into a condominium building after entering a curved section of track traveling well in excess of its maximum permitted speed, killing the driver and 106 passengers, and injuring 562 people. (Pool photo) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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15th anniversary of train derailment in western Japan

15th anniversary of train derailment in western Japan

West Japan Railway Co. President Kazuaki Hasegawa (C) bows at a memorial built at the site of a massive 2005 train derailment in Amagasaki, western Japan, on April 25, 2020, its 15th anniversary. A rush-hour commuter train on the JR Fukuchiyama Line derailed and crashed into a condominium building after entering a curved section of track traveling well in excess of its maximum permitted speed, killing the driver and 106 passengers, and injuring 562 people. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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15th anniversary of train derailment in western Japan

15th anniversary of train derailment in western Japan

West Japan Railway Co. President Kazuaki Hasegawa (C) heads to a memorial built at the site of a massive 2005 train derailment in Amagasaki, western Japan, on April 25, 2020, its 15th anniversary. A rush-hour commuter train on the JR Fukuchiyama Line derailed and crashed into a condominium building after entering a curved section of track traveling well in excess of its maximum permitted speed, killing the driver and 106 passengers, and injuring 562 people. (Pool photo) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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15th anniversary of train derailment in western Japan

15th anniversary of train derailment in western Japan

A train slowly passes the site of a massive 2005 derailment in Amagasaki, western Japan, on April 25, 2020, its 15th anniversary. A rush-hour commuter train on the JR Fukuchiyama Line derailed and crashed into a condominium building after entering a curved section of track traveling well in excess of its maximum permitted speed, killing the driver and 106 passengers, and injuring 562 people. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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15th anniversary of train derailment in western Japan

15th anniversary of train derailment in western Japan

West Japan Railway Co. President Kazuaki Hasegawa (C) bows at a memorial built at the site of a massive 2005 train derailment in Amagasaki, western Japan, on April 25, 2020, its 15th anniversary. A rush-hour commuter train on the JR Fukuchiyama Line derailed and crashed into a condominium building after entering a curved section of track traveling well in excess of its maximum permitted speed, killing the driver and 106 passengers, and injuring 562 people. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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15th anniversary of train derailment in western Japan

15th anniversary of train derailment in western Japan

People pray near the site of a massive 2005 train derailment in Amagasaki, western Japan, on April 25, 2020, its 15th anniversary. A rush-hour commuter train on the JR Fukuchiyama Line derailed and crashed into a condominium building after entering a curved section of track traveling well in excess of its maximum permitted speed, killing the driver and 106 passengers, and injuring 562 people. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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15th anniversary of train derailment in western Japan

15th anniversary of train derailment in western Japan

A man prays near the site of a massive 2005 train derailment in Amagasaki, western Japan, on April 25, 2020, its 15th anniversary. A rush-hour commuter train on the JR Fukuchiyama Line derailed and crashed into a condominium building after entering a curved section of track traveling well in excess of its maximum permitted speed, killing the driver and 106 passengers, and injuring 562 people. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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15th anniversary of train derailment in western Japan

15th anniversary of train derailment in western Japan

A passenger prays as his train passes the site of a massive 2005 derailment in Amagasaki, western Japan, on April 25, 2020, its 15th anniversary. A rush-hour commuter train on the JR Fukuchiyama Line derailed and crashed into a condominium building after entering a curved section of track traveling well in excess of its maximum permitted speed, killing the driver and 106 passengers, and injuring 562 people. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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15th anniversary of train derailment in western Japan

15th anniversary of train derailment in western Japan

Train crew members salute as their train passes the site of a massive 2005 derailment in Amagasaki, western Japan, on April 25, 2020, its 15th anniversary. A rush-hour commuter train on the JR Fukuchiyama Line derailed and crashed into a condominium building after entering a curved section of track traveling well in excess of its maximum permitted speed, killing the driver and 106 passengers, and injuring 562 people. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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15th anniversary of train derailment in western Japan

15th anniversary of train derailment in western Japan

A train crew member bows when his train passes the site of a massive 2005 derailment in Amagasaki, western Japan, on April 25, 2020, its 15th anniversary. A rush-hour commuter train on the JR Fukuchiyama Line derailed and crashed into a condominium building after entering a curved section of track traveling well in excess of its maximum permitted speed, killing the driver and 106 passengers, and injuring 562 people. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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15th anniversary of train derailment in western Japan

15th anniversary of train derailment in western Japan

A train crew member bows when his train passes the site of a massive 2005 derailment in Amagasaki, western Japan, on April 25, 2020, its 15th anniversary. A rush-hour commuter train on the JR Fukuchiyama Line derailed and crashed into a condominium building after entering a curved section of track traveling well in excess of its maximum permitted speed, killing the driver and 106 passengers, and injuring 562 people. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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15th anniversary of train derailment in western Japan

15th anniversary of train derailment in western Japan

A train crew member bows when his train passes the site of a massive 2005 derailment in Amagasaki, western Japan, on April 25, 2020, its 15th anniversary. A rush-hour commuter train on the JR Fukuchiyama Line derailed and crashed into a condominium building after entering a curved section of track traveling well in excess of its maximum permitted speed, killing the driver and 106 passengers, and injuring 562 people. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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15th anniversary of train derailment in western Japan

15th anniversary of train derailment in western Japan

A train passes the site of a massive 2005 derailment in Amagasaki, western Japan, on April 24, 2020, the eve of its 15th anniversary. A rush-hour commuter train on the JR Fukuchiyama Line derailed and crashed into a condominium building after entering a curved section of track traveling well in excess of its maximum permitted speed, killing the driver and 106 passengers, and injuring 562 people. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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15th anniversary of train derailment in western Japan

15th anniversary of train derailment in western Japan

A train passes the site of a massive 2005 derailment in Amagasaki, western Japan, on April 24, 2020, the eve of its 15th anniversary. A rush-hour commuter train on the JR Fukuchiyama Line derailed and crashed into a condominium building after entering a curved section of track traveling well in excess of its maximum permitted speed, killing the driver and 106 passengers, and injuring 562 people. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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15th anniversary of train derailment in western Japan

15th anniversary of train derailment in western Japan

A train passes the site of a massive 2005 derailment in Amagasaki, western Japan, on April 24, 2020, the eve of its 15th anniversary. A rush-hour commuter train on the JR Fukuchiyama Line derailed and crashed into a condominium building after entering a curved section of track traveling well in excess of its maximum permitted speed, killing the driver and 106 passengers, and injuring 562 people. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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15th anniversary of train derailment in western Japan

15th anniversary of train derailment in western Japan

A man prays at the site of a massive 2005 train derailment in Amagasaki, western Japan, on April 24, 2020, the eve of its 15th anniversary. A rush-hour commuter train on the JR Fukuchiyama Line derailed and crashed into a condominium building after entering a curved section of track traveling well in excess of its maximum permitted speed, killing the driver and 106 passengers, and injuring 562 people. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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15th anniversary of train derailment in western Japan

15th anniversary of train derailment in western Japan

A train crew member bows as his train passes the site of a massive 2005 derailment in Amagasaki, western Japan, on April 24, 2020, the eve of its 15th anniversary. A rush-hour commuter train on the JR Fukuchiyama Line derailed and crashed into a condominium building after entering a curved section of track traveling well in excess of its maximum permitted speed, killing the driver and 106 passengers, and injuring 562 people. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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15th anniversary of train derailment in western Japan

15th anniversary of train derailment in western Japan

A relative of one of the 107 people killed in a train derailment in 2005 in Amagasaki, western Japan, prays at the accident site on April 24, 2020, the eve of its 15th anniversary. A rush-hour commuter train on the JR Fukuchiyama Line derailed and crashed into a condominium building after entering a curved section of track traveling well in excess of its maximum permitted speed, killing the driver and 106 passengers, and injuring 562 people. (Pool photo) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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