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Year 2003 mishap account opens: 18 killed in Maharashtra  
   
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At least 18 people were killed and 41 injured when a Manmad-bound express train rammed into a stationary goods train in Maharashtra in second rail accident in the region in a fortnight and Railways blamed it on "human failure".

The accident occurred around 1.30 am at Ghatnandur station in Beed district, 300 kms from here, and preliminary reports indicated that Secunderabad-Manmad Express' driver applied emergency brakes to avoid collision with the rear of the goods train on the same track and as a result three of its coaches got derailed.

Railway Minister Nitish Kumar admitted that the mishap was because of "human failure" and said strict action will be taken.  more »

Dec 21, 2002: Twenty killed in Andhra »

  
  Archaic infrastructure, human error bane of Indian Railways

150 years after it first chugged on course of a glorious ongoing journey, Indian Railways bears a rather dual distinction today. It is the second largest rail network under one management but with largest number of accidents the world over.

From a 'Puffing Dragon' to 'Electrical Giant on rail' and then a lifeline to the country, Indian Railways has come a long way but its infrastructure and the sdystem has not. more »

  Rail Mishaps: The Reasons & Remedies
"Physical catastrophes have their inevitable and exclusive origin in certain combinations of physical facts," so said Rabindranath Tagore. His truism aptly applies to rail accidents in India. more »
 
  The Government Strategy
Striving to remove the stigma of being world's most accident-prone railway system, Indian Railways is pinning its hopes on under-trial 'Accident Collision Device' and 'Railways Vision 2050' projects more »
  Compensation Rules For Accident Victims
In case of a train accident, the victims are entitled to compensation as per the gravity of the injury. In case of death, victim's family can claim Rs 4 lakh from Railway Claims Tribunal.

Apart from victims of rail accidents, this compensation is also offered to victims of dacoities, shoot-outs, murder, sabotage and bomb blasts in trains and on railway premises. more »
 
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