17/59 accidents in 2018-19 due to track defects: Railways


Team Udayavani, Jun 21, 2019, 5:45 PM IST

New Delhi: The Railways on Friday told the Parliament that 17 accidents out of the total 59 in 2018-19 had taken place due to track defects.

Responding to a question in Rajya Sabha, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal said there were 20 accidents in 2015-2016 due to track defects and 34 the next year.

It (accidents due to track defects) has come down to 17 in 2018-2019, he said.

“Safety is accorded the highest priority by Indian Railways and all possible steps are undertaken on a continual basis to ensure safe running trains.

“Indian Railways has taken several key measures as a result of which the consequential train accidents have decreased from 135 in 2014-2015 to 59 in 2018-2019,” said Goyal.

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