In the Gentofte train crash at

Gentofte station Gentofte station is a station on the Hillerød radial of the S-train network in Copenhagen, Denmark, served by E-trains to Hillerød/Holte and Copenhagen. It is located centrally in Gentofte municipality. See also * 1897 Gentofte train crash * ...

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, on the island of

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, on 11 July 1897 an express train passed a signal cautioning danger and collided with a stationary passenger train waiting at the station. There were 40 deaths and more than 100 people were injured.

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