-Hindustan Times E Sreedharan says he also doesn’t agree that the Indian Railways has made rapid progress. He cites that apart from bio-toilets, there has been no technical upgradation and accident record has not improved either. Having revolutionised the way urban people commute, Elattuvalappil Sreedharan, 86, a retired civil engineer, has taken up the challenge of laying down standards for the metro rail system. In an interview with Ramesh Babu, the ‘Metro...
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Railway registers worst punctuality in 3 years, 30% trains ran late in 2017-18
-PTI From April 2017-March 2018, the punctuality of mail and express trains was 71.39%, down from 76.69% in the corresponding period of 2016-2017 New Delhi: Almost 30% of trains ran late in financial year 2017-18, Indian Railways’ worst punctuality performance in three years, according to official data. From April 2017-March 2018, the punctuality of mail and express trains was 71.39 per cent, down from 76.69 per cent in the corresponding period of 2016-2017,...
More »1.5 lakh trains delayed in last 11 months -Siddharth Prabhakar
-The Times of India CHENNAI: Ever wondered how many passenger trains arrive late every day in the country? Data tabled by the ministry of railways in Parliament on Friday shows that between April 2017 and February 2018, 1.48 lakh trains, or 450 trains a day, arrived late at the destination station. The worst performers on the punctuality benchmark are mail and express trains, with 75,880 arriving late during the period. The second...
More »60% of all east-bound trains ran late in May -Avishek G Dastidar
-The Indian Express In May, data shows, only 3.04 per cent trains lost punctuality due to law and order problems. Rail passengers travelling to the eastern parts of the country from the north were most affected by train delays in May, according to official data obtained by The Indian Express. The data show that of the 19,450 trains that failed to keep time from May 1 to May 30 across India, around...
More »Lack of trains to blame for track deaths: CAG
-The Hindu "This shows a mismatch on reporting of deaths by Railway administration to the Railway Board concerning safety issues," the report said. A recent Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report has blamed the Indian Railways for not providing adequate train services, leading to overcrowding and death of passengers in suburban trains. The report, released last week, noted that 33,445 people died between January 2010 and December 2014, with half the cases being...
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