Bramminge train accident

Bramminge train accident
Memorial stone of the Bramminge railroad accident on the site
Details
Date26 July 1913
16:11
LocationBramming (then Bramminge)
Coordinates55°27′49″N 8°41′08″E / 55.46361°N 8.68556°E / 55.46361; 8.68556
CountryDenmark
OperatorDSB
Incident typeDerailment
CauseHeat-stressed rails
Statistics
Trains1
Passengers279
Deaths15
Injuredabout 80
Damage1.2 mio. DKK

The Bramminge railway accident happened in Denmark on 26 July 1913, when train 1029 (known as the Emigrant) servicing the route from Copenhagen to Esbjerg derailed soon after passing the station at Bramminge (now spelled Bramming) just 20 km east of Esbjerg.