Yesterday's train accident is unfortunate. But here are some statistics to show just how much better the Indian Railways has gotten at safety. The accident rate has almost consistently fallen, and the fall is steeper if you factor in accidents per passenger kilometre.
Speaking of which - the accident rate of the Indian Railways is about 0.1 accidents per million passenger kilometres, and 20 deaths per billion passenger km. The EU has 2 deaths per billion rail passenger km.
The railways are the only long term sustainable mode of transport. They are non polluting, economic, safe, green and a huge return on investment. If the government keeps investing, in another decade or two we will surpass the EU in rail safety.
Speaking of which - the accident rate of the Indian Railways is about 0.1 accidents per million passenger kilometres, and 20 deaths per billion passenger km. The EU has 2 deaths per billion rail passenger km.
The railways are the only long term sustainable mode of transport. They are non polluting, economic, safe, green and a huge return on investment. If the government keeps investing, in another decade or two we will surpass the EU in rail safety.