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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