Mishaps on decline after safety measures in place: Railways dataSince unmanned level crossings are responsible for maximum number of train accidents, the railways intends to eliminate all such crossings ...
Advanced safety system on 3330 km to prevent train accidentsWith the Railways planning to go for semi high speed and high speed trains, there is a need to have automatic train controlling system.
Field trials of train collision avoidance system undertakenTPWS trials on the 50-km Chennai-Gummidipundi Suburban section and the 200-km Nizamuddin-Agra section are being undertaken.
DFC to be equipped with TPWS to make it accident-free trackAs per plan, 12,000 horse power (HP) locomotives will be operational in the Eastern Corridor and 9000 HP loco will be running on Western DF...
French firm Thales to provide latest safety technology to Indian RailwaysIndian Railways intends to implement Train Protection Warning System (TPWS) on a total of approximately 7,900 km of main lines across the c...
204 rail accidents due to failure of staff: ReportOver 200 rail accidents out of total 292 were caused due to failure of railway staff in last few years with action being taken against 542 ...
Railways okays train protection system for south Indian routeIn a move to prevent accidents, Railways has given its nod to a Rs 28.61 crore contract for installation of a train protection warning syst...
Thales wins 1st ETCS contract from Southern RailwayETCS is a modern train protection system that ensures the safe transportation of passengers and goods, it said in a release.
Railways to implement indigenous technology to prevent mishapRailways has announced installation of an indigenous technology to prevent train mishaps, after the success of initial anti-collision syste...
Train protection system to be operational in Kolkata MetroThe 25 km-long track side work has been completed on the entire section and onboard equipment is being fitted on all available 27 rakes of ...
Two firms get nod to install train collision prevention systemRailways has finally selected two firms for installing the much awaited Train Collision Avoidance System, the safety mechanism to prevent a...
- Railways yet to put safety measures on fast track
Despite the recurring train accidents, railways are yet to put the much-needed safety measures, including installation of TPWS and replacem...
- Indian Railways spent Rs 15,767 cr in enhancing safety in last 3 years
The government today said that the Railway Ministry has spent around Rs 15,767 crore in the last three years on some of the identified safe...
- Railways to hold meetings to monitor progress of projects in Kolkata
The Railways have decided to hold periodic meetings to monitor progress of railway projects in the state to ensure their timely completion.
- European tracking system to prevent rail accidents
Faced with recurring train mishaps, Railways has expedited the process for installing the TPWS - an advanced European technology - on an 80...
- Railways firming up Rs 70,000cr safety plan
Hit by a series of major train accidents, Railways is now firming up a Rs 70,000-crore safety plan for speedy installation of anti-collisio...
- Railways seek nearly Rs 40,000 cr budgetary support
Cash-strapped Railways have sought an over two-fold increase in gross budgetary support from the Finance Ministry in the coming Rail Budget...