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Western Railway Commissions First Kavach System in Vadodara Division, mark
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The commissioning marks a major step in Indian Railways' ongoing efforts to enhance operational safety and prevent train accidents through indigenous technology. The Kavach system has been made operational on the 96-km-long Bajwa-Ahmedabad route, covering 17 stations along one of the divi
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Railway safety at record high, safety budget has grown almost three times
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Railways has reached "record highs" in terms of safety with annual consequential train accidents dropping sharply from an average of 171 per year during 2004-14 to just 11 so far in 2025-26, Information and Broadcasting Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw told Lok Sabha on Friday.
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Railway accidents at record low; safety budget, technology upgrades boost
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
According to the Ministry, the steep decline in accidents is a result of sustained investment in safety and technological upgrades.
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TMC leader Kunal Ghosh calls Delhi stampede "failure of Railway Ministry"
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Ghosh told ANI, "This is a serious accident. This is the failure of the Railway Ministry and the railway management. First, there were train accidents one after the other, and now so many people died on the platform."
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Railway safety initiatives lead to 70 pc decline in train accidents since
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
As an outcome of various safety measures taken over the years, there has been a steep decline in the number of accidents from 135 in 2014-15 to 40 in 2023-24, Union Minister for Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw told Lok Sabha in a written reply.
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Railways launch 'Rail Rakshak Dal' in North Western Zone for quick rescue
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Amid the increasing number of train accidents across the country, Indian Railways has established a 'Rail Rakshak Dal' in the North Western Railway (NWR) zone for the first time as part of a pilot project, which was launched on Tuesday.
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"Frequent train accidents causing loss of lives, railway property," says O
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi criticised the Centre for not taking steps to prevent frequent train derailments and said such incidents are causing loss of lives and railway property. He also said that the landslide in Kerala's Wayanad was a natural calamity.
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Congress' Gaurav Gogoi gives adjournment notice in Lok Sabha to discuss "r
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Gogoi, in a letter to the Secretary General of Lok Sabha, said that the recent spate of tragic incidents has caused "immense loss of life, suffering and economic disruption."
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'Hundreds dead, people will teach lesson': Mallikarjun Kharge warns BJP-le
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday criticized the BJP-led NDA government for recent train accidents, saying that the government should address the issue or face public consequences.
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AAP targets Centre, Ministry of Railways over train accidents
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
The ruling Aam Admi Party in Delhi has targeted the BJP-led Centre and the Ministry of Railways over the two back-to-back train accidents in the country.
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Dibrugarh Express train mishap: Continuous train accidents extremely worry
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
A passenger train derailed in Uttar Pradesh's Gonda on Thursday, killing three people and injuring 30 others.
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Consequential train accidents show remarkable decline, Ashwini Vaishnav gi
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
In a significant development, Union Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said that there has been a substantial decrease in consequential train accidents over the years. The average number of such accidents has dropped from 171 per annum during 2004-14 to 71 per annum between 2014-23.
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