Lok Sabha Question No. 3096 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-14
Subject: Derailment of Trains
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: HARI OM PANDEY, SANTOSH KUMAR, BANSHILAL MAHTO

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3096 TO BE ANSWERED ON 14.03.2018

## DERAILMENT OF TRAINS

3096.      SHRI HARI OM PANDAY: SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR: DR. BANSHILAL MAHATO:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has taken cognizance of increase in the  incidents  related  to  derailment  during  the  recent  years and if so, the details thereof during the last three years and the current year, zone and area-wise;
- (b) the  number  of  casualties  occurred  due  to  rail  derailments during the above period;
- (c) whether  the  victims  or  families  of  victims  were  given  any compensation,  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  if  not,  the reasons therefor;
- (d) whether  the  Government  has  any  advance  track  monitoring system to avoid derailing of trains in the Railways, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (e) whether  the  Government  is  contemplating  to  augment  the facilities on the platforms falling under stations in South East Central Railway Bilaspur Zone and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

(SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

(a) to (e): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (e)  OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 3096 BY SHRI HARI OM PANDAY, SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR AND DR. BANSHILAL MAHATO TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 14.03.2018 REGARDING DERAILMENT OF TRAINS

(a): Zone-wise details of number of Consequential Train Derailments during the last three years (2014-15, 2015-16 and 201617) and the current year 2017-18 (up to 28 th  February, 2018) are as under:

| Zonal Railways             |   2014-15 |   2015-16 |   2016-17 |   2017-18 (up to 28 th Feb, 2018) |
|----------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------------------------------|
| Central Railway            |         9 |         7 |         7 |                                 7 |
| Eastern Railway            |         3 |         3 |         5 |                                 1 |
| East Central Railway       |         6 |         9 |        13 |                                 6 |
| East Coast Railway         |         5 |         2 |         6 |                                 4 |
| Konkan Railway             |         3 |         1 |         1 |                                 1 |
| North Central Railway      |         3 |         3 |         4 |                                 3 |
| North East Railway         |         7 |         2 |         1 |                                 4 |
| Northeast Frontier Railway |         2 |         2 |         5 |                                 1 |
| North Western Railway      |         3 |         4 |         2 |                                 2 |
| Northern Railway           |         8 |         9 |        10 |                                10 |
| South Central Railway      |         1 |         2 |         1 |                                 3 |
| South Eastern Railway      |         4 |         1 |         0 |                                 2 |
| South East Central Railway |         0 |         2 |         5 |                                 1 |
| South Western Railway      |         6 |         6 |         1 |                                 1 |

| Southern Railway     |   0 |   5 |   7 |   3 |
|----------------------|-----|-----|-----|-----|
| West Central Railway |   2 |   2 |   2 |   0 |
| Western Railway      |   1 |   5 |   8 |   4 |
| Metro                |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |
| TOTAL                |  63 |  65 |  78 |  53 |

(b): Details of casualties occurred in Consequential Train Derailments  during  the  last  three  years  (2014-15,  2015-16  and 2016-17)  and  the  current  year  2017-18  (up  to  28 th   February,  2018) are as under:

| Year                            |   Death |   Injured |
|---------------------------------|---------|-----------|
| 2014-15                         |     104 |       265 |
| 2015-16                         |      36 |        99 |
| 2016-17                         |     193 |       322 |
| 2017-18 (up to 28 th Feb, 2018) |      28 |       174 |

(c): The amount of compensation paid by the Railways in derailment cases during the last three years and current year, is tabulated as under:-

( ₹ in Lakhs)

| Year       | Derailments (Sec-124)   | Derailments (Sec-124)   | Derailments (Sec-124)   |
|------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|            | Death                   | Injury                  | Total                   |
| 2014-15    | 4.17                    | 4.39                    | 8.57                    |
| 2015-16    | 105.53                  | 16.83                   | 122.36                  |
| 2016-17    | 39.50                   | 18.21                   | 57.71                   |
| 2017-18    | 28.65                   | 16.73                   | 45.38                   |
| (Feb 2018) |                         |                         |                         |

(d): Indian Railways has Track Recording Car (TRC) for measurement of track parameters for planning maintenance input to the  track.  The  advanced  TRCs  available  with  Indian  Railways  are capable of measuring rail wear also besides track parameters and vehicle ride parameters. In  addition  to  TRC,  Oscillation  Monitoring  System  (OMS)  are run  at  predefined  periodicity  for  measurement  of  horizontal  and vertical acceleration for need based maintenance input to the track. (e): It is Railways' endeavour to maintain passenger amenities at all Railway  stations  as  per  norms  including  those  covered  by  South East Central Railway. Further augmentation/improvement of amenities at Railway stations is a continuous process and works in this regard are taken up depending upon their inter-se priority and availability of funds.

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