Münchenstein rail disaster

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The Münchenstein rail disaster on 14 June 1891 was historically the worst railway accident ever to affect Switzerland. A crowded passenger train fell through a girder bridge, killing over seventy people and injuring many more. The accident occurred on the railway line between Basel and Delémont, near the Bruckgut just below the village centre of Münchenstein, as the train was traversing the bridge across the river Birs.
The single-track bridge had been built in 1874–75 by Gustave Eiffel , who went on to build the Eiffel Tower in 1889. The contract was given to Eiffel & Cie by the Jurabahn , a private railway company. Eiffel's engineering company had already acquired the necessary experience, having previously planned and built numerous railway bridges and viaducts in France such as those at Rouzat and Bouble in the Massif Central.

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Address: Münchenstein, Arlesheim, Switzerland

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