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Parliamentary proceedings | 361 railway workers died on duty over the past five years, Railway Ministry tells Rajya Sabha

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The largest number of deaths, up to 44 occurred in the Central Railway. Representational file image | Photo Credit: B. VELANKANNI RAJ 361 railway workers have died in the past five years while on duty, due to train accidents during maintenance work on railway tracks, data tabled in Rajya Sabha by Ministry of Railways states.  The largest number of deaths, up to 44 occurred in the Central Railway, followed by 40 deaths in the Northern Railway and 31 deaths in the North Central Railway. East Central Railway has recorded 30 deaths followed by 24 deaths each in South East Central Railway, and North Western Railway. Southern Railway has recorded 20 deaths.   West Central Railway, Western Railway and East Coast Railway have recorded 19 deaths each. Also, Eastern Railway recorded 23 deaths, South Central Railway (18), Northeast Frontier Railway (16), South Eastern Railway (15), North Eastern Railway (13), South Western Railway (6).  Low sound, increased speed and curves on tracks make the tracks men and key men particularly vulnerable to getting knocked down by speeding …

Vande Bharat trains | Mission zero complaints

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With the Vande Bharat trains a showpiece of its grand modernisation plans, the Railway Ministry is fine-tuning and correcting all shortcomings NO ROOM FOR ERROR: A Vande Bharat Express glides past ISSUE DATE: Oct 23, 2023 | UPDATED: Oct 13, 2023 17:55 IST Not long ago, railway passengers had to endure 11 or more hours of train travel—assuming it ran on time—to travel the 770-km distance between Delhi and Varanasi. The only quicker option was taking a flight. All that changed after Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off the first Vande Bharat Express at New Delhi in February 2019. Source link

At Full Steam, Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train Project Now Has Nearly 99% Land Acquired

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At least 1,374.20 hectares has been acquired for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail (MAHSR) project, famous as bullet train, accounting for nearly 99% of the total land required, according to the Union Ministry of Railways documents seen by News18. The bullet train will pass through Gujarat, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Maharashtra, with 100% of land acquired in the Union Territory. In Gujarat, 943.53 Ha out of 954.3 Ha has been acquired, accounting for 98.87% of the total land required in the state. In Dadra and Nagar Haveli, the entire 7.90 Ha land and in Maharashtra, 422.77 Ha out of 430.45 Ha (98.2%) has been acquired, according to the ministry’s document, issued last week. The total land required for the project is 1,392.63 Ha. “Approximately 1,374.20 Ha (98.68%) land has been acquired,” the document reads. Until July approximately 1,264 Ha (90.5%) land was acquired. “The total cost of Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail (MAHSR) Project was estimated as Rs 1,08,000 crore in 2015. The final project cost will be ascertained only after completion of land acquisition, …