After NITI's questions, Railways says 29K-30K died due to ‘trespassing, untoward incidents' in 3 yrsRailway Board Chairman VK Yadav's clarification came days after Niti Ayog CEO Amitabh Kant took note of the Railways' claim and questioned ...
20 Aug, 2020, 07.10 PM IST
Around 30,000 people lost their lives in last three years due to accidents on railway tracksConsequential accident deaths, however, remain zero since last and the ongoing financial years.
20 Aug, 2020, 03.32 PM IST
Railways orders comprehensive probe into Aurangabad accidentThe Railways has ordered a comprehensive probe into the Aurangabad accident in which 16 migrants workers who were sleeping on the tracks we...
08 May, 2020, 10.41 PM IST
Maharashra accident: Rail safety watchdog calls for 'abundant caution' to avoid recurrence of such incidentThe Commission of Railway Safety, which investigates all serious rail accidents and clears all rail projects, also said that now that such ...
08 May, 2020, 06.55 PM IST
To avoid repeat of Amritsar like tragedy, Railways to make 3000 km wall: ReportRailways plans to build a 3,000 km wall to keep trespassers away to avoid Amritsar like tragedy.
19 Nov, 2018, 07.07 PM IST
After ruling out investigation, railways agrees to probe Amritsar tragedyThe Chief Commissioner of Railway Safety will probe the Amritsar tragedy in which 60 Dussehra revellers were mowed down by a passing train.
03 Nov, 2018, 11.21 AM IST
Nearly 50,000 deaths in 3 years after being hit by trainsData provided by the railways states, 49,790 deaths happened because people were hit by trains on tracks from 2015 to 2017.
22 Oct, 2018, 07.05 PM IST
Railways rules out probe, says revellers were trespassersAmritsar mayor Karamjit Singh Rintu said the organisers had not even applied for permission for the Ravan Dahan celebration
21 Oct, 2018, 10.25 AM IST
Amritsar tragedy: Railways to launch massive anti-trespassing drive, budget to be 'no constraint'The national transporter had initiated a drive last year too, after a slew of 'selfie deaths' on tracks were reported from across the count...
20 Oct, 2018, 11.03 PM IST
Amritsar tragedy not 'railway accident', no statutory inquiry: Railway Board chairman"The Commission conducts statutory investigation into railway accidents. This was an incident where people were trespassing on the tracks a...
20 Oct, 2018, 07.54 PM IST
Nearly 50,000 people died on railway tracks after being hit by trains in last 3 years49,790 deaths were reported between 2015-2017. Deaths on railway tracks occur due to trespassing, violating safety and cautionary instructi...
18 Jul, 2018, 09.45 PM IST
Over 81,000 deaths on rail tracks in 2012-15: GovernmentNumber of deaths reported in 2014 stood at 24,393, while it was 20,312 till the November this year.
16 Dec, 2015, 03.32 PM IST
Civil society, NGOs to be asked to help guard rail crossings18,735 people have lost their lives in railway accidents this year till October of which 5,000 alone in areas falling under the Northern Ra...
22 Dec, 2014, 02.25 PM IST
Death on rail tracks on rise;18,735 lives lost in 2014 till OctoberThe number of deaths on railway tracks has been on the rise in the past few years despite several measures taken by the authorities to cont...
30 Nov, 2014, 11.08 AM IST
Trespassing on rail tracks claims 39 lives every dayThirty-nine people are killed everyday on rail tracks while trespassing and the casualty in in such accidents between 2009-2012 was over 50...
25 Aug, 2013, 12.11 PM IST
ECR to intensify drive against people walking on railway tracksEast Central Railway decided to launch an awareness drive to dissuade people from walking on the tracks.
25 Aug, 2013, 11.21 AM IST
'More than 8,000 killed on rail track till June 2012'Despite concerted efforts by Indian Railways to prevent accident on rail track, the number of persons killed due to trespassing is on the r...
19 Aug, 2013, 09.01 PM IST