Ashwini Vaishnaw: ‘Railway safety initiatives lead to 70 pc decline in train accidents since 2014’
Retro-reflective sigma boards are provided on the mast which is located two OHE masts prior to the signals in electrified territories to alert the crew about the signal ahead when visibility is low due to foggy weather.
As an effect of diverse safety measures taken over time, there changed into a steep decline your entire way through the choice of accidents from a hundred thirty five in 2014-15 to 40 in 2023-24, Union Minister for Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw told Lok Sabha in a written reply.
He said the consequential train accidents someday of the period 2004-14 changed into 1711 (average 171 per annum), which has declined to 678 someday of the period 2014-24 (average sixty eight per annum).
Another important index showing improved safety in train operations is Accidents per Million Train Kilometer (APMTKM) which has reduced from zero.eleven in 2014-15 to zero.03 in 2023-24, indicating an improvement of approx seventy three per cent someday of the said period.
“Electrical/Electronic Interlocking Systems with centralized operation of points and signals have been provided at 6,608 stations as much as 31.10.2024 to remove accidents resulting from human failure. The interlocking of Level Crossing (LC) Gates has been provided at eleven,053 level Crossing Gates as much as October 31 this year for reinforcing safety at LC gates,” the minister told Lok Sabha.
Complete Track Circuiting of stations to boost safety by verification of track occupancy by electrical means has been provided at 6,619 stations as much as October 31 this year, he said.
Kavach is a highly technology-intensive system, which requires safety certification of best order has already been deployed on 1548 RKm on South Central Railway and North Central Railway.
At present, the work is in progress on Delhi-Mumbai and Delhi-Howrah corridors (approximately 3000 Route Km). Track side works on these routes have been completed on about 1081 RKm (705RKm on Delhi-Mumbai section and 376 RKm on Delhi-Howrah section).
Detailed instructions on issues related with safety of Signalling e.g. mandatory correspondence check, alteration work protocol, preparation of completion drawing etc. have been issued.
All locomotives are equipped with Vigilance Control Devices (VCD) to improve alertness of Loco Pilots, the minister said.
Retro-reflective sigma boards are provided on the mast which is located two OHE masts previous to the signals in electrified territories to alert the crew in regards to the signal ahead when visibility is low resulting from foggy weather.
A GPS-based Fog Safety Device (FSD) is supplied to loco pilots in fog-affected areas which enables loco pilots to understand the gap of the impending landmarks like signals, level crossing gates etc.
Modern track structure consisting of 60kg, 90 Ultimate Tensile Strength (UTS) rails, Prestressed Concrete Sleeper (PSC) Normal/Wide base sleepers with elastic fastening, fan-shaped layout turnout on PSC sleepers, Steel Channel/H-beam Sleepers on girder bridges is used while winding up primary track renewals, the minister said.
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