The Dhamara Ghat train accident occurred on 19 August 2013 when the Saharsa Patna Rajya Rani Express train struck a large group of people at the Dhamara Ghat railway station in the Indian state of Bihar.

The victims were mostly Hindu pilgrims returning from prayers at the nearby Katyayani temple.

[2][3] The accident triggered a protest by passengers who beat the driver unconscious, attacked staff and torched two coaches of the train.

[4][5] The chief minister of Bihar State, Nitish Kumar, called it "the rarest of rare tragedies".

[8] The victims were walking along the tracks at Dhamara Ghat station after disembarking from the Samastipur-Saharsa passenger train when the Saharsa-Patna Rajya Rani Express travelling at 80 km/h, struck them.