Global InformationHugstetten rail disaster information
| Hugstetten rail disaster | |
|---|---|
 The accident site. | |
| Details | |
| Date | 3 September 1882 |
| Location | Hugstetten |
| Country | German Empire |
| Line | Freiburg–Colmar |
| Operator | Grand Duchy of Baden State Railway |
| Incident type | Derailment |
| Cause | Washaway |
| Statistics | |
| Trains | 1 |
| Passengers | ca. 1,200 |
| Deaths | 64 |
| Injured | 230 |
The Hugstetten rail disaster occurred on the railway line between Freiburg im Breisgau and Breisach am Rhein on 3 September 1882. With 64 people killed and some 230 seriously injured, it was the deadliest train accident in German history until the collision of two D-Trains in the Genthin rail disaster on 21 December 1939, which claimed 278 casualties.