Lok Sabha Question No. 1715 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-13
Subject: Incidents of Accidents
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: RAJIV PRATAP RUDY, DINESH TRIVEDI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1715 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.02.2019

## INCIDENTS OF ACCIDENTS

1715.  SHRI RAJIV PRATAP RUDY: SHRI DINESH TRIVEDI:

## Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the details regarding the number of incidents of accident including  derailments  of  freight  and  passenger  trains  during  the last four years, zone-wise, State-wise and year-wise;
- (b) the number of people killed/injured due to train accidents including at the unmanned level crossings in the last four years, year-wise;
- (c) the  total  amount  of  compensation  given  to  people  killed/injured due to train accidents in the last four years;
- (d) the  loss  incurred  to  the  railway  property  to  the  Government because of such incidents; and
- (e) whether  the  reasons  for  the  derailments/accidents  have  been investigated and if so, the outcome 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  1715  BY  SHRI  RAJIV  PRATAP  RUDY  AND SHRI DINESH TRIVEDI TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 13.02.2019 REGARDING INCIDENTS OF ACCIDENTS

(a):    Zone-wise, year-wise and type-wise number of consequential train accidents (including accidents at unmanned level crossings caused due to negligence of road vehicle users) during the last four years i.e. 201415 to 2017-18 and the current year (from 1 st  April, 2018 to 31 st  January, 2019) are given below:

| Zonal Railway   | Year     | Type of Accidents   | Type of Accidents   | Type of Accidents   | Type of Accidents   | Type of Accidents   | Type of Accidents   |       |
|-----------------|----------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-------|
|                 |          | Collision           | Derailment          | Fire in Train       | MLC                 | UMLC                | Misc.               | Total |
| Central         | 2014-15  | -                   | 9                   | -                   | 1                   | -                   | -                   | 10    |
| Central         | 2015-16  | -                   | 7                   | -                   | -                   | -                   | -                   | 7     |
| Central         | 2016-17  | -                   | 7                   | -                   | -                   | -                   | -                   | 7     |
| Central         | 2017-18  | -                   | 8                   | -                   | -                   | -                   | -                   | 8     |
| Central         | 2018-19* | -                   | 4                   | 1                   | -                   | -                   | -                   | 5     |
| Eastern         | 2014-15  | -                   | 3                   | 1                   | -                   | -                   | -                   | 4     |
| Eastern         | 2015-16  | -                   | 3                   | -                   | 1                   | -                   | -                   | 4     |
| Eastern         | 2016-17  | 1                   | 5                   | -                   | -                   | 1                   | -                   | 7     |
| Eastern         | 2017-18  | -                   | 1                   | 1                   | -                   | -                   | -                   | 2     |
| Eastern         | 2018-19* | -                   | -                   | -                   | -                   | -                   | -                   | -     |
| East Central    | 2014-15  | 3                   | 6                   | -                   | 2                   | 5                   | 3                   | 19    |
| East Central    | 2015-16  | 1                   | 9                   | -                   | 1                   | -                   | 1                   | 12    |
| East Central    | 2016-17  | -                   | 13                  | -                   | -                   | 4                   | -                   | 17    |
| East Central    | 2017-18  | -                   | 6                   | 1                   | -                   | 2                   | -                   | 9     |
| East Central    | 2018-19* | -                   | 3                   | -                   | -                   | 1                   | 1                   | 5     |
| East Coast      | 2014-15  | -                   | 5                   | -                   | 1                   | 2                   | -                   | 8     |
| East Coast      | 2015-16  | -                   | 2                   | -                   | -                   | -                   | -                   | 2     |
| East Coast      | 2016-17  | 1                   | 6                   | -                   | -                   | -                   | -                   | 7     |
| East Coast      | 2017-18  | -                   | 4                   | -                   | -                   | -                   | -                   | 4     |
| East Coast      | 2018-19* | -                   | 2                   | -                   | -                   | -                   | -                   | 2     |
| North Central   | 2014-15  | -                   | 3                   | 3                   | -                   | 1                   | -                   | 7     |
| North Central   | 2015-16  | -                   | 3                   | -                   | -                   | 1                   | -                   | 4     |
| North Central   | 2016-17  | 1                   | 4                   | 1                   | -                   | 1                   | -                   | 7     |
| North Central   | 2017-18  | -                   | 3                   | -                   | -                   | 2                   | -                   | 5     |
| North Central   | 2018-19* | -                   | -                   | 1                   | 1                   | -                   | -                   | 2     |
| North           | 2014-15  | 1                   | 7                   | -                   | -                   | 6                   | -                   | 14    |
| Eastern         | 2015-16  | -                   | 2                   | -                   | 1                   | 5                   | 1                   | 9     |
| Eastern         | 2016-17  | -                   | 1                   | -                   | -                   | 2                   | -                   | 3     |
| Eastern         | 2017-18  | -                   | 4                   | -                   | -                   | 1                   | -                   | 5     |
| Eastern         | 2018-19* | -                   | 3                   | -                   | -                   | 1                   | -                   | 4     |
|                 | 2014-15  | 1                   | 2                   | 1                   | -                   | -                   | -                   | 4     |
| Northeast       | 2015-16  | -                   | 2                   | -                   | -                   | 2                   | -                   | 4     |

| Frontier          | 2016-17         | -   | 5   | -   | -   | 3   | -   | 8   |
|-------------------|-----------------|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|
| Frontier          | 2017-18         | -   | 1   | -   | 1   | -   | -   | 2   |
| Frontier          | 2018-19*        | -   | 4   | -   | 1   | -   | -   | 5   |
| North Western     | 2014-15         | -   | 3   | -   | -   | 8   | -   | 11  |
| North Western     | 2015-16         | -   | 4   | -   | -   | 7   | -   | 11  |
| North Western     | 2016-17         | -   | 2   | -   | -   | 2   | -   | 4   |
| North Western     | 2017-18         | 2   | 2   | -   | -   | 1   | -   | 5   |
| North Western     | 2018-19*        | -   | 3   | -   | -   | -   | -   | 3   |
| Northern          | 2014-15         | -   | 8   | 1   | 2   | 9   | -   | 20  |
| Northern          | 2015-16         | 1   | 9   | -   | 1   | 9   | -   | 20  |
| Northern          | 2016-17         | -   | 10  | -   | -   | 4   | -   | 14  |
| Northern          | 2017-18         | -   | 10  | 1   | 2   | 3   | -   | 16  |
| Northern          | 2018-19*        | -   | 9   | -   | -   | -   | -   | 9   |
| South Central     | 2014-15         | -   | 1   | -   | -   | 2   | 1   | 4   |
| South Central     | 2015-16         | -   | 2   | -   | -   | -   | -   | 2   |
| South Central     | 2016-17         | -   | 1   | -   | -   | -   | -   | 1   |
| South Central     | 2017-18         | -   | 3   | -   | -   | -   | -   | 3   |
| South Central     | 2018-19*        | -   | -   | -   | -   | -   | -   | -   |
| South Eastern     | 2014-15         | -   | 4   | -   | -   | 2   | -   | 6   |
| South Eastern     | 2015-16         | -   | 1   | -   | -   | 2   | -   | 3   |
| South Eastern     | 2016-17         | 1   | -   | -   | 1   | 1   | -   | 3   |
| South Eastern     | 2017-18         | 1   | 2   | -   | -   | -   | -   | 3   |
| South Eastern     | 2018-19*        | -   | 3   | -   | -   | -   | -   | 3   |
| Southeast Central | 2014-15         | -   | -   | -   | -   | 1   | -   | 1   |
| Southeast Central | 2015-16         | 1   | 2   | -   | -   | -   | -   | 3   |
| Southeast Central | 2016-17         | -   | 5   | -   | -   | -   | -   | 5   |
| Southeast Central | 2017-18         | -   | 1   | -   | -   | -   | -   | 1   |
| South Western     | 2014-15         | -   | 6   | -   | -   | 5   | -   | 11  |
| South Western     | 2015-16         | -   | 6   | -   | 1   | 1   | -   | 8   |
| South Western     | 2016-17         | -   | 1   | -   | -   | 2   | -   | 3   |
| South Western     | 2017-18         | -   | 1   | -   | -   | -   | -   | 1   |
| South Western     | 2018-19*        | -   | 1   | -   | -   | -   | -   | 1   |
| Southern          | 2014-15         | -   | -   | -   | -   | 2   | -   |     |
|                   |                 |     |     |     | -   | -   |     | 2   |
|                   | 2015-16         | -   | 5   | -   |     |     | 1   | 6   |
|                   | 2017-18         | -   | 3   | -   | -   | -   | -   | 3   |
|                   | 2018-19*        | -   | 3   | -   | -   | 1   | -   | 4   |
|                   | 2014-15         | -   | 2   | -   | -   | 1   | - - | 3   |
| West Central      | 2015-16         | -   | 2   | -   | -   | -   |     | 2   |
| West Central      | 2016-17         | -   | 2   | -   | -   | -   | -   | 2   |
| West Central      | 2017-18         | -   | -   | -   | -   | -   | -   | -   |
| West Central      | 2018-19*        | -   | 1   | -   | -   | -   | -   | 1   |
| Western           | 2014-15         | -   | 1   | -   | -   | 6   | -   | 7   |
| Western           | 2015-16         | -   | 5   | -   | -   | 2   | 1   | 8   |
| Western           | 2016-17         | -   | 8   | -   | -   | -   | -   | 8   |
| Western           | 2017-18         | -   | 4   | -   | -   | 1   | -   | 5   |
| Western           | 2018-19*        | -   | 1   | -   | -   | 1   | -   | 2   |
| Western           | 2014-15 2015-16 | - - | 3 1 | - - | - - | - - | 1 - | 4 1 |

| Konkan   | 2016-17   | -   | 1   | -   | -   | -   | -   | 1   |
|----------|-----------|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|
|          | 2017-18   | -   | 1   | -   | -   | -   | -   | 1   |
|          | 2018-19*  | -   | -   | -   | -   | -   | -   | -   |

MLC- Manned Level Crossing, UMLC-Unmanned Level Crossing

The  number  of  consequential  train  accidents  has  shown  a  decreasing trend and has reduced from 135 in 2014-15 to 73 in 2017-18 and further to 47 in 2018-19 (upto 31 st  January, 2019).

(b)  to  (d):    The  number  of  casualties  (persons  killed/injured),  loss incurred by Indian Railways in terms of revenue and railway property and compensation  paid  to  the  next  of  kin  of  the  victims  and  the  injured persons due to consequential train accidents during the last four years i.e. from 2014-15 to 2017-18 and  the current year (from 1 st  April, 2018 to 31 st   January, 2019) are as under:

| Year     | Number of consequential Train   | Casualties   | Casualties   | Loss incurred in terms of property by Indian Railways ( in crore)   | Compensation paid by Indian Railways ( ₹ in Lakh)   |
|----------|---------------------------------|--------------|--------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
|          | Accidents                       | Killed       | Injured      | ₹                                                                   |                                                     |
| 2014-15  | 135                             | 292          | 457          | 72.07                                                               | 127.48                                              |
| 2015-16  | 107                             | 122          | 187          | 59.24                                                               | 262.96                                              |
| 2016-17* | 104                             | 238          | 369          | 126.97*                                                             | 303.17                                              |
| 2017-18  | 73                              | 58           | 199          | 51.59                                                               | 188.51                                              |
| 2018-19* | 47                              | 29           | 71           | 14.14*                                                              | 350.81                                              |

(Note: The compensation paid in a year does not necessarily relate to the accidents in that year.  The amount of compensation depends upon the number of cases finalized by Railway Claims Tribunal in a particular year irrespective of the year(s) in which the accidents have occurred.)

(e):    All  consequential  train  accidents  on  Indian  Railways  are  inquired into either by Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS) under the Ministry of  Civil  Aviation  or  Departmental  Inquiry  Committee  of  the  Railway. During the last four years i.e. 2014-15 to 2017-18 and the current year

(From 1 st  April, 2018 to 31 st  January, 2019) altogether 466 consequential train accidents (including accidents at unmanned level crossings caused due to negligence of road vehicle users) occurred  on Indian Railways. Based on the inquiry reports, 251 accidents were caused due to Failure of Railway Staff, 144 due to Failure of other than Railway staff, 14 due to failure of equipments, 8 due to Sabotage,  35 due to Incidental factors, 6 due to combination of factors, cause of 2 train accidents could not be established  or  non-held  responsible  in  these  accidents  and  the  rest  6 train  accidents  are  inquired  into  by  Commissioner  of  Railway  Safety (CRS)  under  the  Ministry  of  Civil  Aviation  and  Departmental  Enquiries Committees.

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