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Country of broken railway tracks: How will bullet train run?

ziaulislam said:
Its wasn't how. It was why?
If ur population is living beloq poverty you tend to fix that first
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So we shouldn't build infrastructure because we have poverty ? That's not a good excuse

Jlaw said:
They're not going to get bullet train. Or at least not by international standard of what a bullet train is
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We are, apparently going to buy Shinkansen. I'm not sure whether it is bullet train by Chinese standards.

ziaulislam said:
i would rather do what pakistan is doing
standardized your current tracts to run safely at 150kms with current locomotives.
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We are already doing that, called semi high speed rail- tracks & signalling are being upgraded for 200 kmph & present rolling stock technology allows for doing that sort of speed. HSR is a different project.

 
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Gibbs said:
A classic case of putting the bull before the bullock cart
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Where do you normally put your bulls in Sri Lanka?

After the bullock cart?

They push it along with their foreheads? :o:

gslv mk3 said:
So we shouldn't build infrastructure because we have poverty ? That's not a good excuse



We are, apparently going to buy Shinkansen. I'm not sure whether it is bullet train by Chinese standards.



We are already doing that, called semi high speed rail- tracks & signalling are being upgraded for 200 kmph & present rolling stock technology allows for doing that sort of speed. HSR is a different project.

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HSR spurs the revitalization of cities by encouraging high density, mixed-use real estate development around the stations. HSR also fosters economic development in second-tier cities along train routes.

HSR links cities together into integrated regions that can then function as a single stronger economy. HSR broadens labor markets and offers workers a wider network of employers to choose from. HSR encourages and enables the development of technology clusters with fast easy access between locations.

HSR also expands visitor markets and tourism while increasing visitor spending.
 
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ziaulislam said:
I think i was talking about mars. No i will not spwns millions to send probe to mars if i have people dying of hunger
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No one dies in India out of hunger- that would be a famine. As for undernourishment we have reduced it to 15% of population.
 
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ziaulislam said:
I think i was talking about mars. No i will not spwns millions to send probe to mars if i have people dying of hunger (greater than total people in Africa)
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And that would Not be wise. Because the resultant publicity and technology benefits from the 75 million spent on the mars probe has given back to India about 2 billion in revenue already.

Oh and India plans a mars lander by 2021 and a first run to Venus while continuing to work on poverty reduction.

NASA doesn't stop because there are a million homeless people in the US and several million without health insurance or their education system is in a shambles.
 
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List of Indian Railways accidents from the past 10 years... It seems to me that India ought to fix its existing railways first before importing expensive bullet trains.


2006[edit]
  • 11 July 2006 – A series of bomb attacks strikes commuter trains in Mumbai, India, killing at least 200.[46]
  • 18 August 2006 two carriages catch fire on the Chennai–Hyderabad Express near Secundrabad station.
  • 23 October 2006 Four women were killed and about 38 injured when last 4 bogies of the Mysore- Bangalore Push-Pull (Passenger) derails(Including the ladies coach at the end) within minutes of leaving Mysore junction at Palahalli at around 6:20 a.m.
  • 20 November 2006 – A bomb explodes on a train near Belacoba station in West Bengal, India, killing 7 and injuring 53. See 2006 West Bengal train disaster.[47]
  • 1 December 2006 – Bihar, Bhágalpur in the Ganges a portion of the 150-year-old 'Ulta Pul' bridge being dismantled collapsed over a passing train of India's Eastern Railways, killing 35 and injuring 17.[48][49]
2007[edit]
  • 12 June 2007 – One passenger was feared killed and several others were injured when the Nagercoil-Howrah Gurudev Express derailed near the Duvvada railway station[50]
2008[edit]
  • In July, 2008 Gowthami Express supposedly got short-circuited and fire broke out during the midnight. Those wakened by the sounds escaped by pulling the emergency chain to slow down the train and 40 people lost their lives in this incident. It occurred while the train crossed Kesamudram station in Warangal district of Andhra Pradesh at around 1:07 am
2009[edit]
  • 13 February 2009 – carriages of the Coromandel Express met with fire accident soon after the train left Jajpur Road station near the city of Jajpur in the state of Orissa.[51] Interestingly, the accident occurred on the day of Railway Budget presentation when Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav boasted about increased safety measures at Indian Railways, it was later discovered that the Railway Minister had his fingers crossed when he made that statement.
  • 29 April 2009- In a bizaare incident 7 people were killed an EMU of Southern railways running from Chennai Central rammed into a tanker on opposite side at Vyasarpadi Jeeva station-There was no scheduled EMU at 5AM towards Avadi as per SR release and train was believed to be run bu some unauthorized person and negligence on part of the motormen-the train rammed head on onto a tanker proceeding on the track towards Chennai beach and it isn't clear yet as to how a train moving towards Avadi entered into the fast track opposite side to ram into the freight
  • 21 October 2009 – 21 people died and several others injured when locomotive of Goa Express rammed the rearmost carriage of stationary Mewar Express near Mathura, Uttar Pradesh. Initially the railways officials held the driver responsible for overlooking the signal but in the investigation it was proved that the signal was given green even though Mewar express was held up ahead due to chain pulling by passengers.[52]
  • 11 November 2009: 10 coaches of 6210 Mysore–Ajmer express derails 80 km before Pune; No casualties reported.
2010s[edit]
2010[edit]
  • 2 January 2010 – Three accidents involving five trains took place in Uttar Pradesh due to dense fog conditions.[53][54][55][56]
  • 3 January 2010 – The Arunachal Pradesh Express derailed near Helem. All seven cars left the track. No injuries were reported.[58]
  • 8 May 2010 – The Visakhapatnam - Secunderabad/Hyderabad 2727 Godavari Express escaped from a mishap, as the engine loses the link between the coaches, the driver/Trainman informs the railway station about the detachment and joins the coaches once again, the train safely arrives at the secunderabad railway station on Saturday morning (8 May 2010)
  • 25 May 2010 – A Rajdhani Express train travelling from Delhi to Guwahati derailed in Naugachia, Bihar at IST 6:40 am (UTC+5:30).[59] All passengers survived and 11 sustained minor injuries.[60] The train derailed as the driver applied emergency brakes after listening to a loud explosion nearby. Currently, no Maoists link is being indicated. There were no casualties reported as the coaches did not fall off the tracks. All passengers were taken from the train. The injured were treated by the medical officials present on the spot. The derailment halted all railway traffic in the Delhi–Guwahati line. While five passenger trains, including the Tatanagar–Chapra Express, have been cancelled, at least three express trains have been diverted. These include the Awadh Assam Express, Mahananda Express and the Barmer–Guwahati Express.[61] A special 17-coach train was sent to take the 986 passengers on board the derailed train to their destinations.
  • 28 May 2010 – West Bengal, the Gyaneshwari Express train derailment, a suspected attack by Communist Party of India (Maoist) kills at least 170 people when the Mumbai-bound Howrah Kurla Lokmanya Tilak Gyaneshwari Super Deluxe Express is derailed by an explosion (or by a sabotage) between Khemashuli and Sardiha in West Midnapore district at 1:30 AM midnight, and then struck by a goods train.[62]
  • 4 June 2010 – Mini bus was hit by the Coimbatore–Mettupalayam special train at an unmanned level-crossing at Idigarai near Coimbatore on Friday. Five people were killed in the accident.[63]
  • 18 June 2010 – At least 27 persons were injured, two of them critically, when the 8084 Amaravati Express from Vasco-da Gama to Howrah derailed near Koppal (Karnataka) after ramming into a road-roller at an unmanned level crossing.[64]
  • 19 July 2010 – Sainthia train collision occurred at Sainthia railway station in Sainthia, when the Uttar Banga Express collided with the Vananchal Express. Casualties stand at 63 people dead[65] and more than 165 people injured.[66][67][68]
  • 17 August 2010 – Four people were killed in a train accident which occurred on Faizabad-Lucknow rail-section at Goryamau railway station of Barabanki district located between Rudauli and Rozagaon towns.[69]
2011[edit]
  • 18 April 2011 – Three coaches of the Mumbai - Delhi Rajdhani Express caught fire near Ratlam district in Madhya Pradesh. The train, carrying nearly 900 passengers caught fire while running between Bikramgarh Alot and Phuria stations in Kota division. The coaches were removed from the train and the fire was put out quickly. No passenger was harmed.[70]
  • 16 May 2011 – Just after midnight 15 May, a truck on the road-rail bridge of Rajahmundry fell onto the railway lines. An incoming high speed goods train powered by a WAG 9 smashed into the truck destroying it and the railway tracks there. Due to it, several trains between Vijayawada Junction and Visakhapatnam Junction were delayed for more than 05:30 hours. Trains were held up at Nidadavole, Samalkot and Kaikaluru.[71]
  • 7 July 2011 – A Mathura - Chhapra Express train hit a bus carrying wedding guests around 2 a.m. at an unmanned level crossing in Thanagaon, Kanshiram Nagar district, Uttar Pradesh, killing 38 and injuring 30.[72]
  • 10 July 2011 – Kalka Mail derails near Fatehpur, Uttar Pradesh killing 70 people and injuring more than 300.[73][74]
  • 10 July 2011 – Engine and 4 coaches of Guwahati - Puri Express derails between Rangiya and Ghagrapar, Nalbari district, Assam at 8:10 PM and capsized in a rivulet. Attributed to a terrorist attack with explosives by local militants. IED wires were found near the accident spot.[75]
  • 12 July 2011 - New Delhi - Rajendra Nagar Patna Rajdhani Express's coach caught fire near the outskirts of New Delhi. No casualties.
  • 22 July 2011 - Two wagons of a goods train carrying cement bags derailed near Rambagh railway station in the NER zone, in Uttar Pradesh's Allahabad district, no casualties reported.[76]
  • 23 July 2011 - Less than 24 hours after eight wagons of a goods train exited tracks at almost the same place where the first incident took place.[77]
  • 31 July 2011 – The engine and some coaches of the Guwahati - Bangalore Kaziranga Express derail and are hit by another train in Malda district, West Bengal. At least three people killed and 200 injured.[78]
  • 2 September 2011 - Two bogies of a goods train were damaged and three others derailed after it was hit by a locomotive near the rail yard in Whitefield railway station in Bangalore on Friday.[79]
  • 13 September 2011 - A Chennai suburban MEMU train rammed into a stationary Arakonam-Katpadi Passenger train at around 9.30 PM, between Melpakkam and Chitheri stations in Vellore district. Ten people were killed and many injured. The passenger train was waiting for a proceed signal. In the impact eight coaches were derailed and 3 were completely damaged.[80]
  • 22 November 2011 - Howrah - Dehradun Doon Express train caught fire - 7 passengers died from burns. It was around 2.30am when coach number B1 of the Dehradun-bound train caught fire. Later, the fire spread to coach B2. Both coaches were badly burnt, but all the casualties were from B1.[81]
2012[edit]
  • 11 January 2012 - Five persons were killed and nine others, including a child, injured in a collision between the Delhi-bound Brahmaputra Mail and a stationary goods train.[82]
  • 5 February 2012 - Nearly 1,000 passengers of a Gwalior-bound narrow-gauge train escaped unhurt when its engine derailed after hitting a tractor and the coaches got stuck over a canal bridge.[83]
  • 26 February 2012 - Three people died and one man was injured, when Trivandrum-Kozhikode Jan Satabdi Express ran into a crowd of people who were watching Uthralikkavu pooram sample fireworks standing on the railway track.[84]
  • 19 March 2012 - Seven persons were injured when the locomotive of 73261 Islampur-Patna MEMU passenger train dashed against a truck at a manned level crossing gate near Daniyawan on Fatuha-Islampur section under the Danapur division of East Central Railway (ECR).[85]
  • 20 March 2012 - 15 people were killed when a train collided with an overcrowded taxi minivan at an unmanned railroad crossing in northern Uttar Pradesh state, Mahamaya Nagar district, 296 kilometres from state capital Lucknow.[86]
  • 26 March 2012 - A loco pilot of a Mainline Electric Multiple Unit (MEMU) train and a truck driver were killed when the speeding passenger train rammed into a boulder-ferrying truck at the Kannamangala gate on the outskirts of Bangalore.[87]
  • 6 May 2012 - Coaches of Mumbai Bound 12138 Firozpur Mumbai Punjab Mail Derailed in Haryana. Coaches from S5 to S11 and even general coaches had derailed. No deaths are reported.
  • 22 May 2012 - The Hubli-Bangalore, Hampi Express collided with a goods train near Penukonda in Andhra Pradesh early on Tuesday morning on its way from Hubli to Bangalore. 14 people were dead and 35 were injured in the collision. The accident happened at around 3:45 am on Tuesday.
  • 31 May 2012 - Howrah-Dehradun-Doon Express,derailed near Jaunpur(U.P.).At least 7 people killed and 15 sevearly injured.
  • 19 July 2012 - One person was killed, four were injured seriously, and nine sustained minor injuries in a collision between a local train and Vidarbha Express near Khardi station near Nashik on Mumbai-Kasara route.
  • 30 July 2012 - One of the coaches of the Chennai-bound Tamil Nadu Express (New Delhi - Chennai) caught fire early on 30 July morning, near Nellore in Andhra Pradesh. 47 people have died and 25 others have been injured.[88]
  • 16 October 2012 - A bogie of the Solapur-bound passenger train from Hyderabad caught fire during its halt at the station in Gulbarga. There were over 15 passengers in the bogie of the Falaknuma Passenger after it arrived at the station at 12:30 PM and caught fire, but six jumped to safety. Some of the passengers were headed for Tuljapur in Maharashtra to attend the Bhavani festival which takes place during Navaratri. Immolation by couple led to fire in train at Gulbarga station, says Railway police[89]
  • 30 Nov 2012 - At least two AC coaches of GT Express caught fire near Gwalior on Friday, claiming several lives [90]
  • 19 December 2012-Indore Yeshwantpur Exp Met an Accident at Medak District near Sankhapur. Accident occurred by hitting a lorry to 300mts. Many were injured.
  • 20 December 2012 - The Loco of Pune Ernakulam Superfast Express slipped from tracks at Lanja village near Nivsar. No one was Injured.
2013[edit]
  • 10 April 2013 - Seven compartments of the 15228 Muzaffarpur-Yeshvantpur Weekly Express derailed near Arakkonam, 40 km from Chennai killing one passenger and leaving another seriously injured.[91]
  • 19 August 2013 - Dhamara Ghat train accident, at least 35 people died when 12567 Saharsa-Patna Rajya Rani SF Express ran over people at the Dhamara station near Saharsa in Bihar [92]
  • 2 November 2013 - 10 people were run over by 13352 Alapuzha-Dhanbad express, near Gotlam in Vizianagaram district on Saturday evening at around 6:30PM. It started after passengers of the 57271 Vijayawada-Rayagada passenger pulled the chain at the railway yard at Gotlam railway station when they heard a rumour that a compartment of the train was on fire. They then alighted the train and jumped onto the tracks at around 6:50pm. It was dark and the passengers didn't see the express train coming on the adjacent rack. The express train ran over them, killing 10 people, and injuring at least 20.[93]
  • 13 November 2013 - A herd of 40 elephants was struck by a passenger train in Chapramari Wildlife Sanctuary.
  • 15 November 2013 - 13 Coaches of Ernakulam Bound 12618 Down Nizamuddin Ernakulam Mangala Lakshadweep Superfast Express were derailed near Ghoti village, at 6.25 am at km 145/15 about 30 km from Nashik district. 3 to 4 people died and dozens injured. Out of thirteen coaches,most affected coaches were S11,B1,B2,B3,A1 and Pantry Car. The cause is stated to be possibility of Rail fracture. Injured were shifted to various hospitals in Nashik.[94]
  • 28 December 2013 - An AC coach of the 16594 Bangalore City-Hazur Sahib Nanded express caught fire near Kothacheruvu in Anantapur district of Andhra Pradesh resulting in the death of at least 26 people and injuring 12 others. The incident took place early in the morning around 3:15 am. 54 passengers are expected to be on board in the B1 compartment of the train which was completely gutted in the fire.
2014[edit]
  • A number of minor mishaps took place in the Mumbai Suburban section of Indian Railways in March and early April.
  • 20 March 2014 An 18-year-old student was killed while nine persons, including two women and a railway guard, were injured when six coaches of a local train derailed after getting uncoupled from the rest of the train at Titwala, 61 km from Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus.
  • 18 April 2014 - 11068 Faizabad Junction-Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Express derailed near Asangaon in the evening, holding up services on the Central Railway. The engine and one coach of the Faizabad-LTT Express derailed around 8pm. The CR spokesperson said, "There were no injuries and cause of derailment was not known."
  • 4 May 2014 - 50105 Diva Junction-Sawantvadi Passenger train derailed between Nagothane and Roha stations at 9-30 AM. About 20 are dead while about 100 are injured. Several other trains were delayed, cancelled or diverted in the Konkan Railways.[95]
  • 26 May 2014 - 12556 Gorakhpur bound Gorakhdham Express rammed into an stationary goods train near Khalilabad station in Sant Kabir Nagar district of Uttar Pradesh killing at least 25 and injuring over 50.[96]
  • 25 June 2014 - 12236- Dibrugarh Rajdhani Express Derailed near Bihar's Chapra town, Four Killed and Eight injured.[97]
  • 23 July 2014 - A school bus was hit by Nanded Passenger train at an unmanned railway level crossing in Masaipet village of Medak district. The bus was dragged by the train for about 200 meters. 16 students aboard the bus, the bus driver and his help died in the accident.
  • 14 December 2014 - 12381 UP Howrah - New Delhi Poorva Express derailed at 8.27 am after leaving Howrah at 8.15 am. 11 sleeper coaches and a pantry car (AC Hot Buffer Car) of the New Delhi-bound Poorva Express derailed at Liluah shortly after leaving Howrah station. There was no casualty or injury to any passenger, railway officials said.
2015[edit]
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ziaulislam said:
Its wasn't how. It was why?
If ur population is living beloq poverty you tend to fix that first
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I have seen this argument a million times and now let me try to put my thoughts to that.

More that a billion people with huge landmass and natural resources will become a hub of economy and can/shall pose in front of western/Chinese civilization as formidable force. This is why India was invaded in first place because we were rich without any teeth.

It seems like a very noble idea and advice to tell a nation to eliminate poverty first but what about if that nation eliminates poverty and won't act in "advising" nation's interest or takes its place.

eg, If India get to USD 20k income per capita which is still less than West, the cumulative GDP would be USD 26 trillion under same flag within same constitution and geographic area. Can you guarantee this will go down well with rest of the world ?

I cannot write much right now but gist of my argument is every nation will point to poverty levels ,but, at the same time they don't want you to be "perceived" threat by you becoming economically stronger. The idea of eliminating poverty first before spending somewhere else is a fallacy. No one will let you prosper so that you pose challenge to them. Be it economic withholding nation through NGOs or blocking fuel supplies or fueling unrest or not advising nation of impending natural calamity so as to cause destruction in emerging economies. Growth cannot be monotonous i.e, eliminating poverty.

And for those of you questioning the track.

https://twitter.com/x/status/847685313312940037

gslv mk3 said:
@endyashainin creates a new account.
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He has the upper hand in reporting accidents in India because of our transparency. Not like CCP when they tried to cover up that CSA rocket crash that burned down entire village (luckily filmed by a foreigner in that area next day) or crashes of J-10s
 
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boxer_B said:
I have seen this argument a million times
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And the interesting thing about this argument is that if the west is trying to sell arms to india...they never worry about our poverty...it's only when we spend on home made technological advances that this extreme concern suddenly surfaces.
 
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baajey said:
ur sympathy for the ppl and opposition to starting high speed railway would have vaporised, if China was given the contract.
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Oh, please, let Japanese get the contract.
 
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tw00tw00 said:
List of Indian Railways accidents from the past 10 years... It seems to me that India ought to fix its existing railways first before importing expensive bullet trains.


2006[edit]
  • 11 July 2006 – A series of bomb attacks strikes commuter trains in Mumbai, India, killing at least 200.[46]
  • 18 August 2006 two carriages catch fire on the Chennai–Hyderabad Express near Secundrabad station.
  • 23 October 2006 Four women were killed and about 38 injured when last 4 bogies of the Mysore- Bangalore Push-Pull (Passenger) derails(Including the ladies coach at the end) within minutes of leaving Mysore junction at Palahalli at around 6:20 a.m.
  • 20 November 2006 – A bomb explodes on a train near Belacoba station in West Bengal, India, killing 7 and injuring 53. See 2006 West Bengal train disaster.[47]
  • 1 December 2006 – Bihar, Bhágalpur in the Ganges a portion of the 150-year-old 'Ulta Pul' bridge being dismantled collapsed over a passing train of India's Eastern Railways, killing 35 and injuring 17.[48][49]
2007[edit]
  • 12 June 2007 – One passenger was feared killed and several others were injured when the Nagercoil-Howrah Gurudev Express derailed near the Duvvada railway station[50]
2008[edit]
  • In July, 2008 Gowthami Express supposedly got short-circuited and fire broke out during the midnight. Those wakened by the sounds escaped by pulling the emergency chain to slow down the train and 40 people lost their lives in this incident. It occurred while the train crossed Kesamudram station in Warangal district of Andhra Pradesh at around 1:07 am
2009[edit]
  • 13 February 2009 – carriages of the Coromandel Express met with fire accident soon after the train left Jajpur Road station near the city of Jajpur in the state of Orissa.[51] Interestingly, the accident occurred on the day of Railway Budget presentation when Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav boasted about increased safety measures at Indian Railways, it was later discovered that the Railway Minister had his fingers crossed when he made that statement.
  • 29 April 2009- In a bizaare incident 7 people were killed an EMU of Southern railways running from Chennai Central rammed into a tanker on opposite side at Vyasarpadi Jeeva station-There was no scheduled EMU at 5AM towards Avadi as per SR release and train was believed to be run bu some unauthorized person and negligence on part of the motormen-the train rammed head on onto a tanker proceeding on the track towards Chennai beach and it isn't clear yet as to how a train moving towards Avadi entered into the fast track opposite side to ram into the freight
  • 21 October 2009 – 21 people died and several others injured when locomotive of Goa Express rammed the rearmost carriage of stationary Mewar Express near Mathura, Uttar Pradesh. Initially the railways officials held the driver responsible for overlooking the signal but in the investigation it was proved that the signal was given green even though Mewar express was held up ahead due to chain pulling by passengers.[52]
  • 11 November 2009: 10 coaches of 6210 Mysore–Ajmer express derails 80 km before Pune; No casualties reported.
2010s[edit]
2010[edit]
  • 2 January 2010 – Three accidents involving five trains took place in Uttar Pradesh due to dense fog conditions.[53][54][55][56]
  • 3 January 2010 – The Arunachal Pradesh Express derailed near Helem. All seven cars left the track. No injuries were reported.[58]
  • 8 May 2010 – The Visakhapatnam - Secunderabad/Hyderabad 2727 Godavari Express escaped from a mishap, as the engine loses the link between the coaches, the driver/Trainman informs the railway station about the detachment and joins the coaches once again, the train safely arrives at the secunderabad railway station on Saturday morning (8 May 2010)
  • 25 May 2010 – A Rajdhani Express train travelling from Delhi to Guwahati derailed in Naugachia, Bihar at IST 6:40 am (UTC+5:30).[59] All passengers survived and 11 sustained minor injuries.[60] The train derailed as the driver applied emergency brakes after listening to a loud explosion nearby. Currently, no Maoists link is being indicated. There were no casualties reported as the coaches did not fall off the tracks. All passengers were taken from the train. The injured were treated by the medical officials present on the spot. The derailment halted all railway traffic in the Delhi–Guwahati line. While five passenger trains, including the Tatanagar–Chapra Express, have been cancelled, at least three express trains have been diverted. These include the Awadh Assam Express, Mahananda Express and the Barmer–Guwahati Express.[61] A special 17-coach train was sent to take the 986 passengers on board the derailed train to their destinations.
  • 28 May 2010 – West Bengal, the Gyaneshwari Express train derailment, a suspected attack by Communist Party of India (Maoist) kills at least 170 people when the Mumbai-bound Howrah Kurla Lokmanya Tilak Gyaneshwari Super Deluxe Express is derailed by an explosion (or by a sabotage) between Khemashuli and Sardiha in West Midnapore district at 1:30 AM midnight, and then struck by a goods train.[62]
  • 4 June 2010 – Mini bus was hit by the Coimbatore–Mettupalayam special train at an unmanned level-crossing at Idigarai near Coimbatore on Friday. Five people were killed in the accident.[63]
  • 18 June 2010 – At least 27 persons were injured, two of them critically, when the 8084 Amaravati Express from Vasco-da Gama to Howrah derailed near Koppal (Karnataka) after ramming into a road-roller at an unmanned level crossing.[64]
  • 19 July 2010 – Sainthia train collision occurred at Sainthia railway station in Sainthia, when the Uttar Banga Express collided with the Vananchal Express. Casualties stand at 63 people dead[65] and more than 165 people injured.[66][67][68]
  • 17 August 2010 – Four people were killed in a train accident which occurred on Faizabad-Lucknow rail-section at Goryamau railway station of Barabanki district located between Rudauli and Rozagaon towns.[69]
2011[edit]
  • 18 April 2011 – Three coaches of the Mumbai - Delhi Rajdhani Express caught fire near Ratlam district in Madhya Pradesh. The train, carrying nearly 900 passengers caught fire while running between Bikramgarh Alot and Phuria stations in Kota division. The coaches were removed from the train and the fire was put out quickly. No passenger was harmed.[70]
  • 16 May 2011 – Just after midnight 15 May, a truck on the road-rail bridge of Rajahmundry fell onto the railway lines. An incoming high speed goods train powered by a WAG 9 smashed into the truck destroying it and the railway tracks there. Due to it, several trains between Vijayawada Junction and Visakhapatnam Junction were delayed for more than 05:30 hours. Trains were held up at Nidadavole, Samalkot and Kaikaluru.[71]
  • 7 July 2011 – A Mathura - Chhapra Express train hit a bus carrying wedding guests around 2 a.m. at an unmanned level crossing in Thanagaon, Kanshiram Nagar district, Uttar Pradesh, killing 38 and injuring 30.[72]
  • 10 July 2011 – Kalka Mail derails near Fatehpur, Uttar Pradesh killing 70 people and injuring more than 300.[73][74]
  • 10 July 2011 – Engine and 4 coaches of Guwahati - Puri Express derails between Rangiya and Ghagrapar, Nalbari district, Assam at 8:10 PM and capsized in a rivulet. Attributed to a terrorist attack with explosives by local militants. IED wires were found near the accident spot.[75]
  • 12 July 2011 - New Delhi - Rajendra Nagar Patna Rajdhani Express's coach caught fire near the outskirts of New Delhi. No casualties.
  • 22 July 2011 - Two wagons of a goods train carrying cement bags derailed near Rambagh railway station in the NER zone, in Uttar Pradesh's Allahabad district, no casualties reported.[76]
  • 23 July 2011 - Less than 24 hours after eight wagons of a goods train exited tracks at almost the same place where the first incident took place.[77]
  • 31 July 2011 – The engine and some coaches of the Guwahati - Bangalore Kaziranga Express derail and are hit by another train in Malda district, West Bengal. At least three people killed and 200 injured.[78]
  • 2 September 2011 - Two bogies of a goods train were damaged and three others derailed after it was hit by a locomotive near the rail yard in Whitefield railway station in Bangalore on Friday.[79]
  • 13 September 2011 - A Chennai suburban MEMU train rammed into a stationary Arakonam-Katpadi Passenger train at around 9.30 PM, between Melpakkam and Chitheri stations in Vellore district. Ten people were killed and many injured. The passenger train was waiting for a proceed signal. In the impact eight coaches were derailed and 3 were completely damaged.[80]
  • 22 November 2011 - Howrah - Dehradun Doon Express train caught fire - 7 passengers died from burns. It was around 2.30am when coach number B1 of the Dehradun-bound train caught fire. Later, the fire spread to coach B2. Both coaches were badly burnt, but all the casualties were from B1.[81]
2012[edit]
  • 11 January 2012 - Five persons were killed and nine others, including a child, injured in a collision between the Delhi-bound Brahmaputra Mail and a stationary goods train.[82]
  • 5 February 2012 - Nearly 1,000 passengers of a Gwalior-bound narrow-gauge train escaped unhurt when its engine derailed after hitting a tractor and the coaches got stuck over a canal bridge.[83]
  • 26 February 2012 - Three people died and one man was injured, when Trivandrum-Kozhikode Jan Satabdi Express ran into a crowd of people who were watching Uthralikkavu pooram sample fireworks standing on the railway track.[84]
  • 19 March 2012 - Seven persons were injured when the locomotive of 73261 Islampur-Patna MEMU passenger train dashed against a truck at a manned level crossing gate near Daniyawan on Fatuha-Islampur section under the Danapur division of East Central Railway (ECR).[85]
  • 20 March 2012 - 15 people were killed when a train collided with an overcrowded taxi minivan at an unmanned railroad crossing in northern Uttar Pradesh state, Mahamaya Nagar district, 296 kilometres from state capital Lucknow.[86]
  • 26 March 2012 - A loco pilot of a Mainline Electric Multiple Unit (MEMU) train and a truck driver were killed when the speeding passenger train rammed into a boulder-ferrying truck at the Kannamangala gate on the outskirts of Bangalore.[87]
  • 6 May 2012 - Coaches of Mumbai Bound 12138 Firozpur Mumbai Punjab Mail Derailed in Haryana. Coaches from S5 to S11 and even general coaches had derailed. No deaths are reported.
  • 22 May 2012 - The Hubli-Bangalore, Hampi Express collided with a goods train near Penukonda in Andhra Pradesh early on Tuesday morning on its way from Hubli to Bangalore. 14 people were dead and 35 were injured in the collision. The accident happened at around 3:45 am on Tuesday.
  • 31 May 2012 - Howrah-Dehradun-Doon Express,derailed near Jaunpur(U.P.).At least 7 people killed and 15 sevearly injured.
  • 19 July 2012 - One person was killed, four were injured seriously, and nine sustained minor injuries in a collision between a local train and Vidarbha Express near Khardi station near Nashik on Mumbai-Kasara route.
  • 30 July 2012 - One of the coaches of the Chennai-bound Tamil Nadu Express (New Delhi - Chennai) caught fire early on 30 July morning, near Nellore in Andhra Pradesh. 47 people have died and 25 others have been injured.[88]
  • 16 October 2012 - A bogie of the Solapur-bound passenger train from Hyderabad caught fire during its halt at the station in Gulbarga. There were over 15 passengers in the bogie of the Falaknuma Passenger after it arrived at the station at 12:30 PM and caught fire, but six jumped to safety. Some of the passengers were headed for Tuljapur in Maharashtra to attend the Bhavani festival which takes place during Navaratri. Immolation by couple led to fire in train at Gulbarga station, says Railway police[89]
  • 30 Nov 2012 - At least two AC coaches of GT Express caught fire near Gwalior on Friday, claiming several lives [90]
  • 19 December 2012-Indore Yeshwantpur Exp Met an Accident at Medak District near Sankhapur. Accident occurred by hitting a lorry to 300mts. Many were injured.
  • 20 December 2012 - The Loco of Pune Ernakulam Superfast Express slipped from tracks at Lanja village near Nivsar. No one was Injured.
2013[edit]
  • 10 April 2013 - Seven compartments of the 15228 Muzaffarpur-Yeshvantpur Weekly Express derailed near Arakkonam, 40 km from Chennai killing one passenger and leaving another seriously injured.[91]
  • 19 August 2013 - Dhamara Ghat train accident, at least 35 people died when 12567 Saharsa-Patna Rajya Rani SF Express ran over people at the Dhamara station near Saharsa in Bihar [92]
  • 2 November 2013 - 10 people were run over by 13352 Alapuzha-Dhanbad express, near Gotlam in Vizianagaram district on Saturday evening at around 6:30PM. It started after passengers of the 57271 Vijayawada-Rayagada passenger pulled the chain at the railway yard at Gotlam railway station when they heard a rumour that a compartment of the train was on fire. They then alighted the train and jumped onto the tracks at around 6:50pm. It was dark and the passengers didn't see the express train coming on the adjacent rack. The express train ran over them, killing 10 people, and injuring at least 20.[93]
  • 13 November 2013 - A herd of 40 elephants was struck by a passenger train in Chapramari Wildlife Sanctuary.
  • 15 November 2013 - 13 Coaches of Ernakulam Bound 12618 Down Nizamuddin Ernakulam Mangala Lakshadweep Superfast Express were derailed near Ghoti village, at 6.25 am at km 145/15 about 30 km from Nashik district. 3 to 4 people died and dozens injured. Out of thirteen coaches,most affected coaches were S11,B1,B2,B3,A1 and Pantry Car. The cause is stated to be possibility of Rail fracture. Injured were shifted to various hospitals in Nashik.[94]
  • 28 December 2013 - An AC coach of the 16594 Bangalore City-Hazur Sahib Nanded express caught fire near Kothacheruvu in Anantapur district of Andhra Pradesh resulting in the death of at least 26 people and injuring 12 others. The incident took place early in the morning around 3:15 am. 54 passengers are expected to be on board in the B1 compartment of the train which was completely gutted in the fire.
2014[edit]
  • A number of minor mishaps took place in the Mumbai Suburban section of Indian Railways in March and early April.
  • 20 March 2014 An 18-year-old student was killed while nine persons, including two women and a railway guard, were injured when six coaches of a local train derailed after getting uncoupled from the rest of the train at Titwala, 61 km from Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus.
  • 18 April 2014 - 11068 Faizabad Junction-Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Express derailed near Asangaon in the evening, holding up services on the Central Railway. The engine and one coach of the Faizabad-LTT Express derailed around 8pm. The CR spokesperson said, "There were no injuries and cause of derailment was not known."
  • 4 May 2014 - 50105 Diva Junction-Sawantvadi Passenger train derailed between Nagothane and Roha stations at 9-30 AM. About 20 are dead while about 100 are injured. Several other trains were delayed, cancelled or diverted in the Konkan Railways.[95]
  • 26 May 2014 - 12556 Gorakhpur bound Gorakhdham Express rammed into an stationary goods train near Khalilabad station in Sant Kabir Nagar district of Uttar Pradesh killing at least 25 and injuring over 50.[96]
  • 25 June 2014 - 12236- Dibrugarh Rajdhani Express Derailed near Bihar's Chapra town, Four Killed and Eight injured.[97]
  • 23 July 2014 - A school bus was hit by Nanded Passenger train at an unmanned railway level crossing in Masaipet village of Medak district. The bus was dragged by the train for about 200 meters. 16 students aboard the bus, the bus driver and his help died in the accident.
  • 14 December 2014 - 12381 UP Howrah - New Delhi Poorva Express derailed at 8.27 am after leaving Howrah at 8.15 am. 11 sleeper coaches and a pantry car (AC Hot Buffer Car) of the New Delhi-bound Poorva Express derailed at Liluah shortly after leaving Howrah station. There was no casualty or injury to any passenger, railway officials said.
2015[edit]
2016[edit]
2017[edit]
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What a long list!
 
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bullet train was needed but not from Mum to Ahmadabad...its useless from country and Maharashtra's point of view...its an expensive gift modiji is giving to his people in Gujarat...I dont know the importance of Ahmadabad to spend almost 1 lakh crore whereas thousands are people are dying every year only in mumbai suburban railway due to overcrowding...

bullet trains were needed in routes like Mumbai-Bangalore, Mumbai-Pune, Mumbai-Delhi....it would have made more sense! dont know what we will do by going to dry state/city like Ahmadabad!!!!
 
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my2cents said:
I am for the bullet train but if you look at how dismal we manage the tracks and the trains our heart sinks. It is better to keep common man safety first and foremost. Bullet train is just a ego booster and show off at tax payers costs, nothing else.
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So india nuclear program (both weapons and civil), ISRO and everything else India has now were just ego boosts and showing off at taxpayer cost?...given they were all started when things were far far worse in India (absolutely horrid energy program, mismanaged defence sector and terrible phone/information/engineering sectors respectively).

You do realise bullet train pilot project is to develop now (at small scale) what we will need en masse down the road...rather than be behind the curve as usual when we need it? Have a look at the JICA loan arrangement before you make tall fanciful statements sitting in US.

@anant_s need your views on this topic please sir.
 
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ashok321 said:
I have hardly any problem if the so called beggar uses his own hard cash.
However, in this case, the beggar seems to borrow money for his five star meal, thereby living beyond his means.
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Funny, because one does not usually give loans out to beggars.
So clearly, the fact that this "beggar" was able to secure a loan on favorable terms, speaks volumes of his credibility and means. So again, your claim of "living beyond means" is misplaced, unless you have numbers to back it up. Show us that india is unable to pay this loan back with interest based on its current economic output.

Here is a summary of the borrowed money:

Japan is providing financial assistance for the project in the form of a loan of up to 81% of the cost at a nominal interest rate of 0.1% per annum. This loan has to be repaid in 50 years with a 15-year moratorium. The Indian Railways has identified at least five other corridors — Delhi-Mumbai, Mumbai-Chennai, Delhi-Kolkata, Delhi-Nagpur and Mumbai-Nagpur — for running 300 kmph or higher speed trains. Feasibility studies are being conducted for these routes. Besides Japan, China is also in the reckoning for developing highspeed rail networks in India
 
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ziaulislam said:
Its wasn't how. It was why?
If ur population is living beloq poverty you tend to fix that first
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The post has factual errors. Our trains run at 160 KM per hour and not 50 KMPH. We have tested Trains at 180 KMPH and probably 200 KMPH and planning to 220 KMPH. None of our train has 50 KM speed except the toy trains in some hill station.
 
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idharudhar said:
The govt is talking to the chinese for another route and french for another.
Thats engineering madness. Indian rail will have to maintain 3 different train sets , which is bad from engineering and financial aspects.
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Train sets themselves compromise maybe 10 - 20% of the total engineering in the system. Rest is line, systems, signalling etc which can be standardised (on the japanese pilot system).

Rest of your post I agree with more or less. Good CBA must be done with air travel...but it wont hurt to have couple pilot projects in some of the urban corridors which are short - mid range in terms of air travel.
 
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