Lok Sabha Question No. 2300 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-02
Subject: Shortfall in TRC
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Nusrat Jahan Ruhi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2300 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.08.2023

## SHORTFALL IN TRC

2300.   MS. NUSSRAT JAHAN:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the  number  of  derailment  incidents  that  happened  in  the  last five years in the Country, Zone-wise;
- (b) the main reasons behind those derailments;
- (c) whether  lack  of  inspection  is  one  of  the  main  reasons  for derailments and accidents in Railways;
- (d) if so, the details thereof;
- (e) whether  it  is  a  fact  that  there  is  shortfall  in  TRC  (Track Recording Car); and
- (f) if  so,  the  corrective  action  taken  by  the  Government  in  this regard?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

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

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (f)  OF UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO  2300  BY  MS.  NUSSRAT  JAHAN  TO  BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 02.08.2023 REGARDING SHORTFALL IN TRC

(a)  &  (b):  The  Zone-Wise  details  of  number  of  Consequential  Train derailments  in  the  country  during  the  last  five  years,  are  given  as under:

|                            | Number of Consequential Train Derailments   | Number of Consequential Train Derailments   | Number of Consequential Train Derailments   | Number of Consequential Train Derailments   | Number of Consequential Train Derailments   |
|----------------------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
| Zonal Railway              | 2018-19                                     | 2019-20                                     | 2020-21 (Covid year)                        | 2021-22 (Covid year)                        | 2022-23                                     |
| Central Railway            | 4                                           | 6                                           | 4                                           | 3                                           | 5                                           |
| Eastern Railway            | 0                                           | 2                                           | 0                                           | 1                                           | 1                                           |
| East Central Railway       | 6                                           | 4                                           | 1                                           | 2                                           | 5                                           |
| East Coast Railway         | 2                                           | 0                                           | 1                                           | 4                                           | 5                                           |
| Konkan Railway             | 0                                           | 0                                           | 1                                           | 1                                           | 0                                           |
| North Central Railway      | 0                                           | 4                                           | 2                                           | 2                                           | 3                                           |
| North Eastern Railway      | 4                                           | 0                                           | 0                                           | 0                                           | 1                                           |
| Northeast Frontier Railway | 4                                           | 2                                           | 1                                           | 4                                           | 0                                           |
| North Western Railway      | 4                                           | 3                                           | 1                                           | 2                                           | 2                                           |
| Northern Railway           | 10                                          | 6                                           | 1                                           | 3                                           | 5                                           |
| South Central Railway      | 1                                           | 5                                           | 1                                           | 0                                           | 2                                           |
| South Eastern Railway      | 3                                           | 0                                           | 1                                           | 1                                           | 2                                           |

| South East Central Railway   |   0 |   0 |   0 |   1 |   2 |
|------------------------------|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|
| South Western Railway        |   1 |   2 |   1 |   3 |   0 |
| Southern Railway             |   4 |   1 |   1 |   0 |   0 |
| West Central Railway         |   1 |   2 |   1 |   0 |   0 |
| Western Railway              |   2 |   3 |   0 |   0 |   3 |
| Metro Railway Kolkata        |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |
| Total                        |  46 |  40 |  17 |  27 |  36 |

The main reasons for the consequential train derailments include the anomalies that arise in Permanent Way, Coaches & Wagons (or the combination thereof), and human error in train operations. (c) & (d):  No, Sir. (e)  &  (f):    There  were  total  5  (five)  Track  Recording  Cars  (TRC)  in Indian  Railways  during  the  period  2017-2021.  Two  new  TRCs  have been  introduced  during  2022-2023  and  two  new  TRCs  have  been procured  recently.  Furthermore,  procurement  of  07  new  TRCs  (03 against  replacement  of  old  TRCs  and  04  additional  TRCs)  has  been sanctioned. Besides TRCs, during 2017-2021 for monitoring the health of the track, additional run of Oscillation Monitoring System (OMS) has been carried out, which is also one of the systems for inspection of track.

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