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	\| image = Partition of Punjab, India 1947.jpg		\| image = Partition of Punjab, India 1947.jpg
	\| caption = Muslim refugees boarding a train in September 1947, similar to those involved in the massacre, with the intent of fleeing India.		\| caption = Muslim refugees boarding a train in September 1947, similar to those involved in the massacre, with the intent of fleeing India.
	\| location = [[Amritsar]]		\| location = [[Amritsar]]
	\| target = ~~[[Refugees]]<br>~~[[Muslims]]		\| target = [[Muslims]]
	\| date = September 22nd 1947		\| date = September 22nd 1947
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	\| type = [[Massacre]]		\| type = [[Massacre]]
	\| fatalities = 3000		\| fatalities = 3000
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	The '''1947 Amritsar train massacre''' was an attack on Indian [[~~Refugee\|refugees~~]]. It killed 3000 [[Muslims]] and wounded a further 1000.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web\|last=\|first=\|date=\|title=3000 Dead in Indian Train Massacre - Australian Associated Press New Delhi, September 25th\|url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/36001501\|url-status=live\|archive-url=\|archive-date=\|access-date=\|website=}}</ref>		The '''1947 Amritsar train massacre''' was an attack on Indian [[refugee]]s. It killed 3000 [[Muslims]] and wounded a further 1000.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web\|last=\|first=\|date=\|title=3000 Dead in Indian Train Massacre - Australian Associated Press New Delhi, September 25th\|url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/36001501\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160423161737/http://trove.nla.gov.au:80/newspaper/article/36001501 \|archive-date=2016-04-23 \|access-date=\|website=}}</ref>

	This massacre is one of many on trains carrying refugees that happened during the 1947 [[Partition of India\|India-Pakistan Partition]], which saw the transport of around 4 million [[~~Refugee\|refugees~~]].<ref>{{Cite web\|last=\|first=\|date=\|title=70 years later, survivors recall the horrors of India-Pakistan partition\|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia-pacific/70-years-later-survivors-recall-the-horrors-of-india-pakistan-partition/2017/08/14/3b8c58e4-7de9-11e7-9026-4a0a64977c92_story.html\|url-status=live\|archive-url=\|archive-date=\|access-date=\|website=}}</ref>		This massacre is one of many on trains carrying refugees that happened during the 1947 [[Partition of India\|India-Pakistan Partition]], which saw the transport of around 4 million [[refugee]]s.<ref>{{Cite web\|last=\|first=\|date=\|title=70 years later, survivors recall the horrors of India-Pakistan partition\|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia-pacific/70-years-later-survivors-recall-the-horrors-of-india-pakistan-partition/2017/08/14/3b8c58e4-7de9-11e7-9026-4a0a64977c92_story.html\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170816020838/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia-pacific/70-years-later-survivors-recall-the-horrors-of-india-pakistan-partition/2017/08/14/3b8c58e4-7de9-11e7-9026-4a0a64977c92_story.html \|archive-date=2017-08-16 \|access-date=\|website=}}</ref>

	== Incident ==		== Incident ==
	On Monday September 22, 1947, a train was leaving 30 miles east from [[Amritsar]] and was attacked by [[Sikhs]]. This attack was stopped. However, when the same train arrived at [[Amritsar]], it was faced with crowds of armed [[Sikhs\|Sikh people]] who opened fire on it from both sides of the track.<ref name=":0" />		On Monday September 22, 1947, a train was leaving 30 miles east from [[Amritsar]] and was attacked by [[Sikhs]]. This attack was stopped. However, when the same train arrived at [[Amritsar]], it was faced with crowds of armed [[Sikhs\|Sikh people]] who opened fire on it from both sides of the track.<ref name=":0" />

	Trains carrying Sikh troops did pass by during the massacre, but they did not intervene. Only a few troop trains were left by Sikhs to join the massacre. <ref name=":0" />		Trains carrying Sikh troops did pass by during the massacre, but they did not intervene. Only a few troop trains were left by Sikhs to join the massacre.<ref name=":0" />

	~~It is unknown who the escorts of the train were, but many believe it to be~~ [[Hindu Jats]]~~. These escorts~~ were ~~ordered by British officers~~ to ~~fire, but going~~ against ~~such orders, instead fired over~~ the ~~attacker's heads~~. <ref name=":0" />		[[Hindu Jats]] saved many Muslims although were killed in the process of trying to fight against the Sikh Jathas.<ref name=":0" />

	The officer of the train was left alone to fend for the passengers. He reportedly shot back at the raiders with a [[machine gun]] he possessed until it ran out of ammo. He was killed soon after losing such ammo. It has been reported that he was killed by his own men.<ref name=":0" />		The officer of the train was left alone to fend for the passengers. He reportedly shot back at the raiders with a [[machine gun]] he possessed until it ran out of ammo. He was killed soon after losing such ammo. It has been reported that he was killed by his own Sikh men.<ref name=":0" />

	Men, women and children were attacked by [[Sikhs]] who swept through the train. The weapons used by [[Sikhs]] during this attack included [[~~Sword\|swords~~]] and [[~~Spear\|spears~~]]. This slaughter lasted for approximately three hours.<ref name=":0" />		Men, women and children were attacked by [[Sikhs]] who swept through the train. The weapons used by [[Sikhs]] during this attack included [[sword]]s and [[spear]]s along with rifles carried by ex-servicemen. This slaughter lasted for approximately three hours.<ref name=":0" />

	On Tuesday September ~~23rd~~ 1947, the train involved in the attack was returned to its platform.<ref name=":0" />		On Tuesday September 23, 1947, the train involved in the attack was returned to its platform.<ref name=":0" />

	== Effects ==		== Effects ==
	The West Punjab Government announced other attacks that happened during the 1947 [[India-Pakistan partition\|India-Pakistan Partition]]. This included the attack of a refugee train in [[Kamoke]] carrying Sikh-Hindu passengers around 25 miles west of [[Lahore]] on Wednesday September ~~24th~~ 1947. This attack was responsible for a further 340 deaths of both [[Sikhs]] and [[Hindus]] and wounded a further 250.<ref name=":0" />		The West Punjab Government announced other attacks that happened during the 1947 [[India-Pakistan partition\|India-Pakistan Partition]]. This included the attack of a refugee train in [[Kamoke]] carrying Sikh-Hindu passengers around 25 miles west of [[Lahore]] on Wednesday September 24, 1947. This attack was responsible for a further 340 deaths of both [[Sikhs]] and [[Hindus]] and wounded a further 250.<ref name=":0" />

	Meetings within the [[Indian Cabinet]] to stop further attacks were called on Thursday the 25th as reported by the Associated Press of Great Britain. Military spokesmen reported on the mounting tensions in the [[Punjab]] and the serious attacks on refugee trains and convoys.<ref name=":0" />		Meetings within the [[Indian Cabinet]] to stop further attacks were called on Thursday the 25th as reported by the Associated Press of Great Britain. Military spokesmen reported on the mounting tensions in the [[Punjab]] and the serious attacks on refugee trains and convoys.<ref name=":0" />

	== References ==		== References ==
	~~<references~~ />		{{Reflist}}
			*{{Cite journal\|last=Kaur\|first=Navdip\|date=2011\|title=VIOLENCE AND MIGRATION: A STUDY OF KILLING IN THE TRAINS DURING THE PARTITION OF PUNJAB IN 1947\|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/44146786\|journal=Proceedings of the Indian History Congress\|volume=72\|pages=947–954\|issn=2249-1937}}

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{{short description|Massacre of Indian refugees by Muslims}}
{{short description|1947 Massacre in Amritsar perpetrated by Muslims that led to the deaths of 3000 Sikhs and Hindus.}}
{{Infobox civilian attack
| title = 1947 Amritsar train massacre
| subheader =
| image = Partition of Punjab, India 1947.jpg
| caption = Muslim refugees boarding a train in September 1947, similar to those involved in the massacre, with the intent of fleeing India.
| location = [[Amritsar]]
| target = [[Refugees]]<br>[[Muslims]]
| date = September 22nd 1947
| time =
| timezone =
| type = [[Massacre]]
| fatalities = 3000
| perps = [[Sikhs]]
| dfens =
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The '''1947 Amritsar train massacre''' was an attack on Indian [[Refugee|refugees]]. It killed 3000 [[Muslims]] and wounded a further 1000.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=3000 Dead in Indian Train Massacre - Australian Associated Press New Delhi, September 25th|url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/36001501|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=}}</ref>

This massacre is one of many on trains carrying refugees that happened during the 1947 [[Partition of India|India-Pakistan Partition]], which saw the transport of around 4 million [[Refugee|refugees]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=70 years later, survivors recall the horrors of India-Pakistan partition|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia-pacific/70-years-later-survivors-recall-the-horrors-of-india-pakistan-partition/2017/08/14/3b8c58e4-7de9-11e7-9026-4a0a64977c92_story.html|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=}}</ref>

== Incident ==
On Monday September 22, 1947, a train was leaving 30 miles east from [[Amritsar]] and was attacked by [[Sikhs]]. This attack was stopped. However, when the same train arrived at [[Amritsar]], it was faced with crowds of armed [[Sikhs|Sikh people]] who opened fire on it from both sides of the track.<ref name=":0" />

Trains carrying Sikh troops did pass by during the massacre, but they did not intervene. Only a few troop trains were left by Sikhs to join the massacre. <ref name=":0" />

It is unknown who the escorts of the train were, but many believe it to be [[Hindu Jats]]. These escorts were ordered by British officers to fire, but going against such orders, instead fired over the attacker's heads. <ref name=":0" />

The officer of the train was left alone to fend for the passengers. He reportedly shot back at the raiders with a [[machine gun]] he possessed until it ran out of ammo. He was killed soon after losing such ammo. It has been reported that he was killed by his own men.<ref name=":0" />

Men, women and children were attacked by [[Sikhs]] who swept through the train. The weapons used by [[Sikhs]] during this attack included [[Sword|swords]] and [[Spear|spears]]. This slaughter lasted for approximately three hours.<ref name=":0" />

On Tuesday September 23rd 1947, the train involved in the attack was returned to its platform.<ref name=":0" />

== Effects ==
The West Punjab Government announced other attacks that happened during the 1947 [[India-Pakistan partition|India-Pakistan Partition]]. This included the attack of a refugee train in [[Kamoke]] carrying Sikh-Hindu passengers around 25 miles west of [[Lahore]] on Wednesday September 24th 1947. This attack was responsible for a further 340 deaths of both [[Sikhs]] and [[Hindus]] and wounded a further 250.<ref name=":0" />

Meetings within the [[Indian Cabinet]] to stop further attacks were called on Thursday the 25th as reported by the Associated Press of Great Britain. Military spokesmen reported on the mounting tensions in the [[Punjab]] and the serious attacks on refugee trains and convoys.<ref name=":0" />

== References ==
<references />
[[Category:Anti-Muslim violence in India]]
[[Category:Massacres of Muslims]]
[[Category:Transport in Amritsar]]
[[Category:1947_in_India]]
[[Category:Mass murder in 1947]]
[[Category:Massacres in the 1940s]]
[[Category:September 1947 events]]
[[Category:1947 in rail transport]]
[[Category:Transport disasters in 1947]]
[[Category:India–Pakistan relations]]
[[Category:1947 in British India]]
[[Category:Railway accidents and incidents in Punjab, India]]