Amagasaki derailment
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The Amagasaki derailment was a deadly 2005 train accident in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, in which a commuter train left the tracks and crashed into an apartment building, prompting major scrutiny of railway safety practices.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Amagasaki derailment canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: Amagasaki derailment Context triple: [JR Takarazuka Line, hasAccident, Amagasaki derailment]
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Nagasaki bugyō
Nagasaki bugyō were high-ranking Tokugawa shogunate officials responsible for administering the port city of Nagasaki and overseeing Japan’s tightly controlled foreign trade and relations during the Edo period.
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Imo Incident
The Imo Incident was an 1882 mutiny of Korean soldiers in Seoul that escalated into violent unrest and foreign intervention, highlighting Korea’s internal instability and vulnerability to outside powers.
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Musha Incident
The Musha Incident was a 1930 uprising by Indigenous Seediq people against Japanese colonial rule in Taiwan, marked by a violent attack on Japanese settlers and a brutal military crackdown in response.
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D.
Great Kanto earthquake
The Great Kanto earthquake was a devastating 1923 seismic disaster that struck the Tokyo-Yokohama region of Japan, causing massive destruction and loss of life.
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E.
Bad Kleinen railway station incident
The Bad Kleinen railway station incident was a 1993 German police operation against members of the Red Army Faction that resulted in a deadly shootout and major controversy over law enforcement conduct.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Amagasaki derailment Target entity description: The Amagasaki derailment was a deadly 2005 train accident in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, in which a commuter train left the tracks and crashed into an apartment building, prompting major scrutiny of railway safety practices.
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A.
Nagasaki bugyō
Nagasaki bugyō were high-ranking Tokugawa shogunate officials responsible for administering the port city of Nagasaki and overseeing Japan’s tightly controlled foreign trade and relations during the Edo period.
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B.
Imo Incident
The Imo Incident was an 1882 mutiny of Korean soldiers in Seoul that escalated into violent unrest and foreign intervention, highlighting Korea’s internal instability and vulnerability to outside powers.
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C.
Musha Incident
The Musha Incident was a 1930 uprising by Indigenous Seediq people against Japanese colonial rule in Taiwan, marked by a violent attack on Japanese settlers and a brutal military crackdown in response.
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D.
Great Kanto earthquake
The Great Kanto earthquake was a devastating 1923 seismic disaster that struck the Tokyo-Yokohama region of Japan, causing massive destruction and loss of life.
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E.
Bad Kleinen railway station incident
The Bad Kleinen railway station incident was a 1993 German police operation against members of the Red Army Faction that resulted in a deadly shootout and major controversy over law enforcement conduct.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
disaster in Japan
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railway accident ⓘ train derailment ⓘ |
| affectedCars |
first car
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second car ⓘ |
| buildingName | Diorama Amagasaki ⓘ |
| cause |
driver error
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excessive speed on a curve ⓘ schedule pressure ⓘ |
| collisionWith | apartment building ⓘ |
| commemoration | annual memorial ceremonies on April 25 ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| curveRadius | 304 meters ⓘ |
| date | 2005-04-25 ⓘ |
| deadliestRailAccidentInJapanSince | Sakuragichō train fire ⓘ |
| driverStatus | killed ⓘ |
| estimatedTrainSpeedAtDerailment | approximately 116 km/h ⓘ |
| impactDescription | train left tracks and crashed into residential building ⓘ |
| investigatedBy |
Hyōgo Prefectural Government
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surface form:
Hyōgo Prefectural Police
Japan Transport Safety Board ⓘ |
| leadingCarNumber | 1 ⓘ |
| legalOutcome |
civil lawsuits by victims and families
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criminal charges against JR West executives ⓘ |
| lineName | Fukuchiyama Line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lineSection | between Tsukaguchi Station and Amagasaki Station ⓘ |
| location |
Amagasaki, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
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Fukuchiyama Line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | extensive national media coverage in Japan ⓘ |
| memorial | Amagasaki derailment memorial site near crash location ⓘ |
| municipality | Amagasaki ⓘ |
| numberOfCars | 7 ⓘ |
| numberOfDeaths | 107 ⓘ |
| numberOfInjured | over 500 ⓘ |
| operatorRegion | Kansai region ⓘ |
| prefecture | Hyōgo Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| prompted |
changes in driver training and monitoring
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implementation of stricter speed control measures ⓘ major scrutiny of railway safety practices in Japan ⓘ public criticism of punitive company discipline systems ⓘ review of JR West safety culture ⓘ |
| railOperator |
JR West
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West Japan Railway Company ⓘ |
| safetyIssueHighlighted |
insufficient automatic speed control on curves
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overemphasis on punctuality over safety ⓘ |
| speedLimitAtCurve | 70 km/h ⓘ |
| timeOfDay | morning ⓘ |
| trainServiceType | commuter train ⓘ |
| trainType | 207 series EMU ⓘ |
| year | 2005 ⓘ |
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Subject: Amagasaki derailment Description of subject: The Amagasaki derailment was a deadly 2005 train accident in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, in which a commuter train left the tracks and crashed into an apartment building, prompting major scrutiny of railway safety practices.
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