Indian Railways Achieves Major Safety Milestone in 2019, Zero Passenger Death Reported First Time in 166 Years

New Delhi, December 25: In a major milestone in safety, the financial year 2019-20 was the safest year for the Indian Railways. For the first time in its 166-year-long history, there were zero passenger deaths during the current fiscal for Indian Railway, Business Today reported. The report also added that consequential accidents, which includes fire in trains, collisions, derailment and level crossing accidents, have seen a 95 percent reduction in last 38 years. Indian Railways to Use Integrated Security System to Detect Terrorists: DG RPF Arun Kumar.

In 1960-61, the number of accidents was 2,131, which went down to 840 in 1970-71. The number of accidents in 1980-81 stood at 1,013, in 1990-91 it was recorded at 532, in 2010-11 only 141 such cases were reported. Indian Railways to Spend Rs 18,000 Crore to Run Trains at 160 Kmph on Delhi-Howrah and Delhi-Mumbai Route.

In 2017-18, 73 accidents were reported. The number of casualties went down in FY2019 due to continuous implementation of safety measures. During FY19, Indian Railways reported 59 accidents. Indian Railways Update: ‘Fog PASS Device’, a GPS-Based Equipment, to Help Motormen Avoid Train Delays in Foggy Weather During Winters.

One of the major safety achievements for the railways in recent times has been getting rid of all unmanned level crossing on its network across the country. As many as 3,478 unmanned level crossings were eliminated.

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