Lok Sabha Question No. 244 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-12
Subject: Derailments/Accident
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT, PANKAJ CHOWDHARY, SHIVAJI ADHALRAO PATIL, GAJANAN CHANDRAKANT KIRTIKAR, DHARMENDRA YADAV, SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE, ANANDRAO  ADSUL, ANTO  ANTONY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 244 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.12.2018

## DERAILMENTS/ACCIDENT

244.  SHRI VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT:

SHRI PANKAJ CHAUDHARY:

SHRI ADHALRAO PATIL SHIVAJIRAO:

SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR:

SHRI DHARMENDRA YADAV:

DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE:

SHRI ANANDRAO ADSUL:

SHRI ANTO ANTONY:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the  number  of  train  accidents/  derailments  occurred  including accidents on tracks that took place during the last three years and the current year along with the reasons therefor;
- (b) the loss of life and property caused therein;
- (c) whether the Railways is  planning  to  construct  boundary  walls  to prevent encroachment, movement of cattle and trespassing;
- (d) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  routes  identified  therefor  along with the target fixed for construction of walls and the expenditure likely to be incurred thereon; and
- (e) the  manner  in  which  the  funds  are  mobilized  for  construction  of walls and the other steps taken or proposed to be taken to prevent such train accidents/incidents on tracks?

## 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.  244  BY  SHRI  VINAYAK  BHAURAO  RAUT, SHRI PANKAJ CHAUDHARY,  SHRI ADHALRAO PATIL SHIVAJIRAO, SHRI GAJANAN  KIRTIKAR,  SHRI  DHARMENDRA  YADAV,  DR.  SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE, SHRI ANANDRAO ADSUL AND  SHRI ANTO ANTONY TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  12.12.2018    REGARDING DERAILMENTS/ACCIDENT

(a) & (b):  Details of type-wise number of consequential train accidents that took place during the last three years and in the current year upto 30 th  November, 2018 and number of persons killed/injured therein are as under:-

| Type of Accidents        | 2015-16             | 2015-16   | 2015-16   | 2016-17             | 2016-17   | 2016-17   | 2017-18             | 2017-18   | 2017-18   | 2018-19 (Upto 30/11/2018)   | 2018-19 (Upto 30/11/2018)   | 2018-19 (Upto 30/11/2018)   |
|--------------------------|---------------------|-----------|-----------|---------------------|-----------|-----------|---------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|                          | Number of accidents | Killed    | Injured   | Number of accidents | Killed    | Injured   | Number of accidents | Killed    | Injured   | Number of accidents         | Killed                      | Injured                     |
| Collision                | 3                   | 1         | 12        | 5                   | 5         | 28        | 3                   | 0         | 0         | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           |
| Derailments              | 65                  | 36        | 99        | 78                  | 193       | 322       | 54                  | 28        | 174       | 35                          | 7                           | 39                          |
| Manned Level Crossings   | 6                   | 12        | 10        | 0                   | 0         | 0         | 3                   | 3         | 9         | 3                           | 4                           | 13                          |
| Unmanned Level crossings | 29                  | 58        | 41        | 20                  | 40        | 19        | 10                  | 26        | 12        | 3                           | 16                          | 7                           |
| Fire                     | 0                   | 0         | 0         | 1                   | 0         | 0         | 3                   | 0         | 2         | 2                           | 1                           | 1                           |
| Misc.                    | 4                   | 15        | 25        | 0                   | 0         | 0         | 0                   | 0         | 0         | 1                           | 1                           | 2                           |
| Total                    | 107                 | 122       | 187       | 104                 | 238       | 369       | 73                  | 57        | 197       | 44                          | 29                          | 62                          |

Causes-wise  details  of  consequential  train  accidents  that  took  place during the last three years and in the current year upto 30 th  November, 2018 are as under:-

| Broad Causes                        |   2015-16 |   2016-17 |   2017-18 |   2018-19 (upto 30/11/18) |
|-------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|---------------------------|
| Failure of Railway staff            |        55 |        63 |        43 |                        28 |
| Failure of other than Railway staff |        38 |        23 |        18 |                        07 |
| Failure of equipment                |        02 |        03 |         3 |                        00 |
| Sabotage                            |        01 |        02 |         2 |                        00 |
| Combination of factors              |        01 |        03 |         2 |                        00 |
| Incidental                          |        09 |        07 |         5 |                        05 |
| Could not established/ Non Held     |        01 |        00 |        00 |                        00 |
| Under Investigation                 |        00 |        03 |        00 |                        04 |
| Grand Total                         |       107 |       104 |        73 |                        44 |

Loss to Railway Property occurred during the last three years and in the current year upto 30 th  November, 2018 is as under:-

| 2015-16                 | ₹ 45.24 Cr   |
|-------------------------|--------------|
| 2016-17                 | ₹ 62.29 Cr*  |
| 2017-18                 | ₹ 51.59 Cr*  |
| 2018-19 (upto 30/11/18) | ₹ 13.52 Cr*  |

*Provisional.

(c)  to  (e):  Yes,  Madam.      Two  work  costing ₹ 650  cr.  chargeable  to Rashtriya Rail Sanraksha Kosh (RRSK) were included in the budget 20182019.  The allocation during 2018-19 is ₹ 200 cr.

The zonal railways worked out detail of vulnerable location on Golden Quadrilateral/Diagonals/High density routes for encroachment/trespassing/cattle crossing (about 2000Km).

Based on this and quantum of work sanctioned zonal railways were advised  distribution  of  cost  of  work  and  outlay  during  2018-19  on 16.07.2018.  Tender for the work already sanctioned ( ₹ 650 crore) have been floated. Hon'ble Minister of Railways instructed on 24.10.2018 for construction  of  3000Km  Boundary/compound  wall.      For  this  work costing ₹ 2500 Cr has been approved by Hon'ble Minister of Railways for inclusion in supplementary budget.

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