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Ministry of Railways

Decline in the number of train accidents

Posted On: 20 JUL 2018 4:41PM by PIB Delhi

Consequential train accidents have come down from 118 in 2013-14 to 73 in 2017-18. Year-wise details of these consequential train accidents are given below:

 

Type of accidents

2013-14

2014-15

2015-16

2016-17

2017-18

Collisions

4

5

3

5

3

Derailments

53

63

65

78

54

Manned Level Crossing Accidents

4

6

6

 

3

Unmanned Level Crossing Accidents

47

50

29

20

10

Fire

7

6

 

1

3

Miscellaneous Accidents

3

5

4

 

 

Total

118

135

107

104

73

 

The comparative position showing average annual capital expenditure during 2009-10 to 2013-14 viz-a-viz average annual expenditure during 2014-15 to 2017-18 is given below:

( in crore)

Capital Expenditure (CE): From 2009-10 to 2013-14

Years

2009-10

2010-11

2011-12

2012-13

2013-14

Total

Average Annual CE

CE

39671.85

40792.74

45061.02

50383.45

53989.26

229898.32

45979.66

 

(in crore)

Capital Expenditure (CE): From 2014-15 to 2017-18

Years

2014-15

2015-16*

2016-17*

2017-18*

(provisional)

Total

Average Annual CE

CE

58718.93

93519.79

108290.14

101988.53

362517.39

90629.35

 

*Includes Public Private Partnership (PPP) projects.

           

This information was given by the Minister of State of Railways Shri Rajen Gohain in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today.

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