India’s railway infrastructure is struggling with capacity constraints, safety concerns, and financial losses due to negligence, corruption, and inadequate infrastructure, resulting in frequent train accidents and loss of lives.
🚂 💥 Person wakes up in hospital after train accident, discovers family members are missing.
A person wakes up in a hospital after a train accident and realizes their family members are missing.
🚂 Train accidents in India are increasing due to negligence, resulting in loss of lives and financial losses, with over 57% of accidents caused by Indian Railways, the world’s largest railway network.
Indian Railways, the world’s largest railway network, is responsible for over 57% of train accidents due to negligence, resulting in loss of lives and financial losses.
Britishers brought railways to India in 1853 to move resources, leading to the establishment of 8 railway companies and the world’s 4th biggest railway network, but the Indian government has struggled to make it profitable and security checks remain minimal.
Train accidents in India are increasing and have resulted in the loss of 16,431 lives in 2021, with more than 76% of accidents caused by derailment, 16% by level crossing, and 7% by collision.
Indian Railways spends Rs. 0.73/10kms but makes only Rs. 0.36 rupee, causing delays in projects and protests, and decentralization of purchases could save over 10k crores.
🚂 Train speeds in India are irregular due to shared tracks, safety concerns, and the need to slow down for stops, but dedicated tracks for different types of trains could improve efficiency and save money.
Train speed depends on the tracks and coaches used, and different train sets are used for different needs.
Rajdhani and local trains in India can technically run at the same maximum speed, but the number of stops on local trains prevents them from reaching their top speed.
The irregular speeds of trains in India are due to the availability of tracks and the need to slow down for safety reasons.
Trains in India are forced to share the same tracks, causing delays and congestion, but having dedicated tracks for different types of trains could save money and improve efficiency.
Train delays occur due to the need for trains to give way to other trains on double tracks, causing extra waiting time at stations.
🚂 India’s railway infrastructure is struggling with capacity constraints and imbalanced traffic flow, with passenger trains covering 65% of tracks but contributing only 30% of revenue.
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India’s railway infrastructure is poor, leading to capacity constraints and imbalanced traffic flow, with passenger trains covering 65% of tracks but contributing only 30% of revenue, and only 16% capacity utilization on the Golden quadrilateral diagonals.
🚂 Indian Railways’ inadequate infrastructure and slow expansion of rail network have led to congestion, compromised train speed, poor quality standards, safety concerns, and over 100 rail accidents per year.
Lack of infrastructure development caused the focus of the Indian government to shift towards adding more trains instead of connecting new rail lines, resulting in a need for quick development to maintain political power.
Indian Railways’ infrastructure is inadequate and unable to meet the country’s needs, resulting in congestion, slow speeds, and a lack of investment, leading to over 100 rail accidents per year.
Due to slow expansion of rail network, congestion has increased leading to compromised train speed, poor quality standards, and safety concerns, with over 75% of rail accidents caused by derailments due to defects in tracks and rolling stock, requiring a minimum of 4500 km of track repairs annually.
Indian train coaches are old-fashioned and bulky compared to those of other countries, and the use of EMU train-sets could improve acceleration and reduce the load on front engines.
💰 Indian Railways struggles with financial losses due to pensions for non-productive employees, resulting in delayed projects and safety concerns.
Indian Railways is spending a majority of its money on pensions for non-productive employees, leading to decreased efficiency and financial struggles.
The Rashtriya Rail Sanraksha Kosh was created to provide safety for passengers in Railways, but due to the Railway’s financial losses, the government had to take the whole amount from its revenue sources, and the central government removed the dividend in 2016.
Over 647 government projects in India have been delayed due to financing, tendering, equipment supply, contractual issues, land acquisitions, and other factors, resulting in a waste of nearly 20,311 crore rupees.
🚂 Despite subsidies and discounts, corruption in Indian Railways persists and its poor condition is kept hidden from the public due to politics and fear of losing elections.
Corruption in Indian Railways persists despite subsidies and discounts for research scholars, partners, and children.
The poor condition of Indian Railways is kept hidden from the public due to politics and the fear of losing elections.
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