Odisha train accident: Avoid shortcuts, report near misses, Railways tell staff
1 year, 6 months ago

Odisha train accident: Avoid shortcuts, report near misses, Railways tell staff

Hindustan Times  

The railway board — in its first high-level meeting after last week’s triple-train accident in Odisha’s Balasore — has instructed its staff to report all near misses, warned them against taking shortcuts and ordered frequent audits at inter-zonal and inter-divisional levels, people familiar with the development said on Wednesday. Read here: Odisha train accident: CBI seizes mobile phones of six railway employees In the meeting, headed by chairman railway board Anil Kumar Lahoti on Tuesday, zonal railways were asked to undertake maintenance block-rolling block programme over the next six months. “We have been instructed to review the maintenance of wagons, coaches, operations, crew and all aspects related to safety thoroughly.” The board also asked zonal officials to resolve all deficiencies noted during these inspections on an urgent basis. “Officials have been asked by the department heads to plan all signalling related work and club them, especially signalling and telecommunication, and ensure safety,” the second official said.

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Safety first: The Hindu Editorial on the lessons from the train accident in Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh
1 year, 1 month ago

Safety first: The Hindu Editorial on the lessons from the train accident in Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh

The Hindu  

The train accident in Vizianagaram district of Andhra Pradesh, which claimed 13 lives and left 38 injured, has again highlighted the inadequacies in the railway safety system. The accident comes just after the horrific three-train collision in Odisha’s Balasore district in June, where at least 275 people were killed. Even after the empanelling of nearly 1.12 lakh candidates, between April …

Odisha train collision | CBI makes first arrests, three railway staff held
1 year, 5 months ago

Odisha train collision | CBI makes first arrests, three railway staff held

The Hindu  

The Central Bureau of Investigation on July 7 arrested two senior section engineers and a technician, on the charge of culpable homicide not amounting to murder and destruction of evidence in connection with the triple train collision in Odisha’s Balasore on June 2, leading to the death of at least 291 people. As reported in The Hindu earlier, a fault …

Human error, wrong signalling led to Odisha train accident: Report
1 year, 5 months ago

Human error, wrong signalling led to Odisha train accident: Report

India Today  

A recent report by the Commissioner Railway Safety pointed out human errors as the cause behind the devastating Balasore train accident. The report attributed the incident to a rear-collision between the Coromondel Express and a goods train, that resulted due to lapses in the "signalling-circuit-alteration" process conducted at the North Signal Goomty station. Lapses in signalling work, Station Master at …

Odisha train accident: 'Wrong signaling, lapses at multiple levels' main reasons, finds inquiry
1 year, 5 months ago

Odisha train accident: 'Wrong signaling, lapses at multiple levels' main reasons, finds inquiry

India TV News  

Odisha train tragedy: The Commission of Railway Safety inquiry has found out that "wrong signalling" was the main reason behind the Balasore accident and flagged "lapses at multiple levels" in signalling and telecommunication department. The independent inquiry report submitted by the Commission of Railway Safety to the Railway Board said notwithstanding the lapses in signalling work, remedial actions could have …

Railways rejects reports on missing staffer stationed during Odisha train accident
1 year, 6 months ago

Railways rejects reports on missing staffer stationed during Odisha train accident

India Today  

A railway official on Tuesday dismissed reports that claimed a railway employee stationed at Bahanaga station had gone missing. They are appearing before the CBI and CRS as per requirement," said Aditya Kumar Chaudhary, CPRO South Eastern Railway. #WATCH | Balasore train accident | "A few media reports are coming in that a Bahanaga staff is absconding and missing. They …

Odisha Train Tragedy: Monumental train disaster at Balasore puts issues plaguing Railways in focus
1 year, 6 months ago

Odisha Train Tragedy: Monumental train disaster at Balasore puts issues plaguing Railways in focus

The Hindu  

Published : Jun 15, 2023 11:00 IST - 14 MINS READ Accidents are not rare in the Indian Railways: there were 48 train accidents in 2022-23, including six collisions, 35 “consequential” train accidents in the 2021-22, and 22 in 2020-21. WATCH: A mind-numbing parallel follows every train accident in India: the dead and injured are moved, on foot, by cart …

Odisha train tragedy: 5 railway staff under lens over alleged operation oversight
1 year, 6 months ago

Odisha train tragedy: 5 railway staff under lens over alleged operation oversight

Hindustan Times  

The assistant station master of the Bahanaga Bazar railway station, and four workers employed in the signalling department of the railways are being questioned in the investigation into the train accident in Balasore on June 2, said railways and CBI officials, suggesting that they did not conduct proper tests after a maintenance operation that may have interfered with the line’s …

Manual bypass of track signal in Odisha train crash done to get around signalling hurdles: Report
1 year, 6 months ago

Manual bypass of track signal in Odisha train crash done to get around signalling hurdles: Report

Hindustan Times  

An official probe into India's rail crash is focusing on suspected manual bypassing of an automated signalling system that guides train movement - an action investigators believe sent a packed express train into a stationary freight train, three Indian Railways sources told Reuters. If the barrier was open, the automated signal system would not allow a train to go past …

Odisha train tragedy: Railways orders double-locking of signalling assets; bolsters train movement protocol
1 year, 6 months ago

Odisha train tragedy: Railways orders double-locking of signalling assets; bolsters train movement protocol

India TV News  

Odisha train tragedy: Days after the Balasore train accident, the Railway Board on Saturday ordered a double-locking arrangement for all its signalling assets. The Railway Board ordered a double-locking arrangement for all relay rooms with train controlling mechanisms, relay huts housing signalling and telecommunications equipment of level-crossings, and point and track circuit signals. The order indicates that the "access to …

Odisha train accident | The trauma after a tragedy on the tracks
1 year, 6 months ago

Odisha train accident | The trauma after a tragedy on the tracks

The Hindu  

/ repeat shuffle Nageswar Kumar and Kailash Kumar are farmers and friends. The catastrophic evening Deepak Kumar Behera, a 35-year-old retired Army jawan, described the accident site as a “war zone.” He recalled hundreds of villagers gathering at the spot within minutes of the crash. Up to 89 bodies lay unidentified until the evening of June 7 amid “extreme pressure” …

Odisha train accident | Are safety protocols of Indian Railways enough?
1 year, 6 months ago

Odisha train accident | Are safety protocols of Indian Railways enough?

The Hindu  

How to combine both. That’s the solution Indian Railways has to find now after the tragic triple train mishap at Bahanagar Bazar station in Balasore, Odisha, last Friday, as questions have been raised about its functioning. Having had a relatively major accident-free record in the recent past, the government and the Indian Railways may have missed a key step of …

Govt Body Probing Odisha 3-Train Crash Says Action-Taken Reports on 15 Accidents Pending from Railways
1 year, 6 months ago

Govt Body Probing Odisha 3-Train Crash Says Action-Taken Reports on 15 Accidents Pending from Railways

News 18  

Action-taken reports on at least 15 accident inquiries with 135 recommendations submitted by the Commission of Railway Safety are still pending with the Railway Board and the oldest among these is from the year 2013-14, documents seen by News18 show. The body also said that these issues of non-reporting of action-taken reports or the status of the recommendations to the …

Odisha train accident | Days after incident, locals continue to flock crash site
1 year, 6 months ago

Odisha train accident | Days after incident, locals continue to flock crash site

The Hindu  

Five days after the tragic triple train accident near the Bahanaga Bazar station in Odisha’s Balasore, it was business as usual here with a handful passengers, including a few sightseers thronging the tiny way station. “I shiver at the thought of what the victims went through … Though I don’t suspect sabotage, I’m sure there’s a need to look at …

Data | Odisha train accident and the declining focus on safety by the Indian Railways
1 year, 6 months ago

Data | Odisha train accident and the declining focus on safety by the Indian Railways

The Hindu  

A cursory look at historical data on railway accidents gives the impression that such incidents are a thing of the past. Notably, among the consequential train accidents, 55% had occurred due to negligence or failure of the Railways staff. The Rashtriya Rail Sanraksha Kosh fund was created in 2017-18 with a corpus of ₹1 lakh crore to provide financial support …

Railways fact-checks Congress leader's claim on cancellations after Odisha train crash
1 year, 6 months ago

Railways fact-checks Congress leader's claim on cancellations after Odisha train crash

Hindustan Times  

IRCTC, the ticketing division of Indian Railways, has refuted the claims made by Congress leader Bhakta Charan Das regarding a surge in the number of ticket cancellations after the tragic three-train collision in Odisha's Balasore district on Friday night, which claimed 278 lives and left over 1,000 others wounded. Das, at a press conference, had alleged that “thousands of people” …

After Odisha train tragedy, Railways to ensure signalling equipment secured with double locks
1 year, 6 months ago

After Odisha train tragedy, Railways to ensure signalling equipment secured with double locks

India Today  

Days after the horrific Odisha train crash, which claimed the lives of 278 people, the Railways has launched a week-long safety drive to ensure that all compounds housing signaling equipment are provided with “double locking arrangements”. On Monday, the Indian Railways issued a circular on a week-long safety drive, launched immediately to ensure goomties located within the railway station limits …

Odisha train tragedy
1 year, 6 months ago

Odisha train tragedy

The Hindu  

At least 275 people were killed and more than 1,000 were left injured in a horrific three-train collision, involving a Bengaluru-Howrah Superfast Express, the Shalimar-Chennai Central Coromandel Express, and a goods train in Odisha’s Balasore district on June 2. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and …

Passenger trains resume services on restored tracks after Odisha three-way collision
1 year, 6 months ago

Passenger trains resume services on restored tracks after Odisha three-way collision

Hindustan Times  

More than 51 hours after the triple train collision in Odisha’s Balasore, passenger trains resumed operations on the repaired tracks, after restoration works were undertaken on a war footing, on Monday. A train moves past damaged coaches, after the tracks were restored, at the site of a train collision. Recap of Odisha train crash Meanwhile, Odisha chief secretary Pradeep Jena …

Odisha train accident: Fragile coaches, restricted space thwarted rescue operations
1 year, 6 months ago

Odisha train accident: Fragile coaches, restricted space thwarted rescue operations

Hindustan Times  

At around 2pm on Sunday afternoon, SK Patra, a jawan of the National Distaster Relief Force, sat slumped, resting on a stone slab. Read here: Ashwini Vaishnaw prays as train movement at Odisha crash site resumes| 10 points A little before 7 pm on Friday, the Coromandel Express hurtled into a stationery goods train at Bahanaga Bazaaar in Odisha’s Balasore …

Odisha train tragedy | First train chugs out of accident-hit area in Balasore after 51 hours
1 year, 6 months ago

Odisha train tragedy | First train chugs out of accident-hit area in Balasore after 51 hours

The Hindu  

Train services resumed on the busy Howrah-Chennai main line, 51 hours after one of the deadliest accidents at the Bahanaga station in Odisha’s Balasore district on June 2. pic.twitter.com/RKOE63DggY — The Hindu June 4, 2023 After relentless physical work by over 1,500 labourers, backed by heavy machinery, the restoration could be completed within 51 hours. pic.twitter.com/cXy3jUOJQ2 — Ashwini Vaishnaw June …

Railway Board recommends CBI probe into Odisha triple train accident
1 year, 6 months ago

Railway Board recommends CBI probe into Odisha triple train accident

Op India  

Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Sunday said that the Railway Board had recommended the probe of the tragic Odisha train accident that claimed the lives of 275 people and leaving over 1000 injured, to the Central Bureau of Investigation. The Balasore train accident where two passenger trains and a goods carriage were involved claimed 275 lives so far while …

Odisha train crash: Audit report last year flagged multiple shortcomings. 10 points
1 year, 6 months ago

Odisha train crash: Audit report last year flagged multiple shortcomings. 10 points

Hindustan Times  

While Union railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Sunday said the “root cause” of the deadly triple train accident in Odisha's Balasore district has been identified, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge pointed out the Parliamentary Standing Committee's 323rd report which criticised the railways for the “disregard” shown by the railway board towards the recommendations of the Commission of Railway Safety. In its …

Odisha Train Accident: Railway Ministry seeks CBI probe into crash
1 year, 6 months ago

Odisha Train Accident: Railway Ministry seeks CBI probe into crash

Firstpost  

The official probe, which concluded early on Sunday, indicated a possible ‘sabotage’ and tampering of the electronic interlocking system behind the triple train accident The Ministry of Railways has recommended a CBI probe into the three-train crash in Odisha’s Balasore that claimed the lives of 275 people and left 1000 injured. #WATCH | Railway Board recommends CBI probe related to …

Odisha train accident | Railway Board alleges ‘signalling interference’, seeks CBI probe
1 year, 6 months ago

Odisha train accident | Railway Board alleges ‘signalling interference’, seeks CBI probe

The Hindu  

The Railway Board has recommended a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation into the devastating multi-train collision, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on June 4. At a press conference in the national capital, the Railway Board member for operations and business development Jaya Verma Sinha said that the possibility of sabotage has not been ruled out, insisting that the …

Odisha train tragedy: Dharmendra Pradhan, Ashwini Vaishnaw visit accident spot, overlook restoration work
1 year, 6 months ago

Odisha train tragedy: Dharmendra Pradhan, Ashwini Vaishnaw visit accident spot, overlook restoration work

Hindustan Times  

Union Minister of Education and Skill Development Dharmendra Pradhan on Sunday said that strict action will be taken against those responsible for the Odisha triple accident. Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw with Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan at the site of the accident involving three trains. Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan were present at the accident site in …

Odisha train accident | Teams working round the clock to restore tracks
1 year, 6 months ago

Odisha train accident | Teams working round the clock to restore tracks

The Hindu  

Two days after one of India’s worst train accidents at Bahanga Bazar in Odisha’s Balasore district, most railway tracks have been cleared of wrecked railway coaches overnight by a team of bulldozers and cranes so that railway services on the main trunk line connecting eastern and southern India can be restored, railway officials said on June 4. Mr. Pradhan added …

Odisha train accident: Rail minister Vaishnaw says ‘root cause’ identified
1 year, 6 months ago

Odisha train accident: Rail minister Vaishnaw says ‘root cause’ identified

Hindustan Times  

Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Sunday said the root cause of the three-train accident in Odisha's Balasore has been identified. “Right now our focus is on restoration.” The Chennai-bound Coromandel Express carrying around 1500 passengers crashed into a stationary freight train at Bahanaga Bazar railway station in Odisha Balasore on Friday night, killing at least 294 and injuring hundreds of …

Odisha train accident | Government revises death toll down to 275; Railways seeks CBI probe
1 year, 6 months ago

Odisha train accident | Government revises death toll down to 275; Railways seeks CBI probe

The Hindu  

The Railway Board has recommended that the probe into Friday’s devastating multi-train collision be handed over to the Central Bureau of Investigation, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Sunday. The Railway Minister said that restoration had been taken up simultaneously along with the rescue operation which began immediately after the accident, telling journalists that normal services were expected to resume …

Odisha accident | Senior official flagged serious flaws in Indian Railways’ signalling system in February
1 year, 6 months ago

Odisha accident | Senior official flagged serious flaws in Indian Railways’ signalling system in February

The Hindu  

In February this year, a senior Indian Railways official had flagged the faulty signalling system which is now suspected to be the cause of the tragic train accident involving two express trains and a goods train in the South Eastern Railway Zone on June 2 that has left 275 passengers dead and over 900 injured. Pointing out that a major …

Odisha train mishap survivors feel fortunate
1 year, 6 months ago

Odisha train mishap survivors feel fortunate

Deccan Chronicle  

VIJAYAWADA: Several passengers who survived the Odisha train mishap on Friday realise their good fortune and thank God for letting them survive and be with families and friends. They profusely thanked local villagers who came to their rescue immediately after the mishap and extended all help before the railway authorities, police and health personnel could reach them. Das says at …

Odisha Train Accident: Death Toll Rises to 294; PM Says Probe Ordered, Guilty Won't Be Spared
1 year, 6 months ago

Odisha Train Accident: Death Toll Rises to 294; PM Says Probe Ordered, Guilty Won't Be Spared

News 18  

Train Accident in Odisha News: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday afternoon reached Odisha’s Balasore where over 294 people died and over 800 suffered injuries in a train accident. Derailment of Coromandel Express train caused one of India’s deadly railway accidents, government sources said, adding that prima facie no case of sabotage has been found. The Balasore train accident has …

Death toll in Odisha train accident rises to 288
1 year, 6 months ago

Death toll in Odisha train accident rises to 288

The Hindu  

The toll in the Friday evening train accident at Bahanaga Bazar railway station of Odisha’s Balasore district rose sharply to 288 on Saturday, while 1,091 injured persons have been provided medical assistance. A look at how the accident took place in Odisha on the evening of June 2, 2023, according to a Railways statement: Shalimar-Chennai Coromandel Express took a wrong …

Odisha tragedy: How many trains cancelled, diverted after accident. Railways' latest data
1 year, 6 months ago

Odisha tragedy: How many trains cancelled, diverted after accident. Railways' latest data

Hindustan Times  

Railways ministry spokesperson Amitabh Sharma on Saturday said as many as 58 trains have been cancelled and 81 have been diverted after the horrific three-train accident that took place in Odisha's Balasore district on Friday evening. Rescue operation being conducted at the site following the recent accident where two passenger trains and a goods train collided with each other, in …

Odisha Train Accident: Civil Aviation Ministry issues advisory to monitor airfare surges
1 year, 6 months ago

Odisha Train Accident: Civil Aviation Ministry issues advisory to monitor airfare surges

Firstpost  

The death toll stands at 288 people while over 900 remain gravely injured. The train crash, one of the deadliest in the country, took place in Balasore district about 250 km south of Kolkata and 170 km north of Bhubaneswar around 7 pm on Friday, prompting the Railway Ministry to order a probe In the wake of the Odisha train …

Odisha Train Accident: 'Those found guilty will be punished stringently,' says PM Modi
1 year, 6 months ago

Odisha Train Accident: 'Those found guilty will be punished stringently,' says PM Modi

Firstpost  

The prime minister held a brief meeting with officials as soon as he reached the site. In the same meeting, officials including Vaishnaw brought him up to speed about the current situation Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that the government will leave no stone unturned to treat those who got injured during the train accident in Odisha’s Balasore. …

Amid Declining Accident Rates, Odisha Train Tragedy Throws Light on Rail Safety Concerns
1 year, 6 months ago

Amid Declining Accident Rates, Odisha Train Tragedy Throws Light on Rail Safety Concerns

News 18  

The unfortunate and tragic train accident in Odisha’s Balasore district on Friday evening has once again underscored the crucial issue of rail safety. According to government data from 2010-11, the Indian Railways network recorded a total of 139 “consequential” train accidents, resulting in 235 passenger fatalities. The ‘consequential’ accidents, as defined by the Railways, are those that have “serious repercussions …

Odisha Train Accident: 288 killed, around 900 injured
1 year, 6 months ago

Odisha Train Accident: 288 killed, around 900 injured

Firstpost  

At least 288 people were killed and around 900others got injured when three trains collided one after another in a horrific sequence in Odisha’s Balasore district. The train crash, one of the deadliest in the country, took place in Balasore district about 250 km south of Kolkata and 170 km north of Bhubaneswar around 7 pm on Friday, prompting the …

Odisha derailment: Why do trains keep going off track in India?
1 year, 6 months ago

Odisha derailment: Why do trains keep going off track in India?

Firstpost  

More than 200 people died and over 900 were injured after three trains collided near Odisha’s Balasore on Friday. Rail tragedies in India According to a Comptroller and Auditor General report published last year, seven in 10 railway accidents that occurred between 2018 to 2021 were due to derailments, reported IndiaSpend. As a result, maintenance of tracks to prevent derailments …

Odisha train accident: Over 150 passengers from Andhra Pradesh were in the two trains
1 year, 6 months ago

Odisha train accident: Over 150 passengers from Andhra Pradesh were in the two trains

The Hindu  

More than 150 passengers were in Train No. The passengers boarded the train, going to Howrah, at Vijayawada, Eluru, Rajahmundry, Tadepalligudem, Vizianagaram, Srikakulam, Tirupati, Visakhapatnam, and several passengers coming by the Coromandel Express, are expected to alight at different stations in AP, the SCR officials said. Help Lines SCR Zone Headquarters, Rail Nilayam, : 040 - 27788516 Vijayawada Railway Station: …

Odisha Train Accident: Rail min says 238 dead, 650 injured. Check latest update
1 year, 6 months ago

Odisha Train Accident: Rail min says 238 dead, 650 injured. Check latest update

Live Mint  

Railway Ministry has shared the latest update on the train accident that occurred in Odisha's Balasore district on Friday. The latest figures by the ministry indicate that at least 238 people have lost their lives while almost 650 people have been admitted to hospitals in Balasore, Khantapara, Bhadrak, Soro and Gopalpur. Around 650 injured passengers have been taken to the …

Odisha train accident leaves over 230 dead: 10 points on three-way collision
1 year, 6 months ago

Odisha train accident leaves over 230 dead: 10 points on three-way collision

Hindustan Times  

The three-train collision in Odisha has left at least 233 people dead and nearly 900 injured, officials said on Saturday. The deadly train crash involving the Bengaluru-Howrah Superfast Express, the Shalimar-Chennai Central Coromandel Express and a goods train occurred around 7 pm Friday and rescuers have been engaged in relief efforts to free passengers trapped in the damaged rail coaches …

Odisha train accident: PM promises stringent action against guilty; Death toll mounts to 288 I HIGHLIGHTS
1 year, 6 months ago

Odisha train accident: PM promises stringent action against guilty; Death toll mounts to 288 I HIGHLIGHTS

India TV News  

Investigators were on Saturday looking into any human error, signal failure and other possible causes behind the three-train crash in Odisha's Balasore district as officials submitted a preliminary inquiry report into the worst rail accident in India in nearly three decades that left at least 288 people dead and over 1,100 injured. While sources had earlier said a signalling failure …

Odisha train crash one of deadliest tragedy in history | Here’s a list of major rail accidents
1 year, 6 months ago

Odisha train crash one of deadliest tragedy in history | Here’s a list of major rail accidents

India TV News  

Odisha train accident: Over 200 people have died and around 900 were injured in the horrific train crash in Odisha, involving the Bengaluru-Howrah Superfast Express, the Shalimar-Chennai Central Coromandel Express and a goods train. Two passenger trains and one good train collided with each other near Bahanaga railway station in Odisha's Balasore district, about 250 km south of Kolkata and …

Odisha train accident | 261 feared dead in major collision involving 2 express trains and a goods train
1 year, 6 months ago

Odisha train accident | 261 feared dead in major collision involving 2 express trains and a goods train

The Hindu  

At least 261 passengers were feared dead and around 650 injured in a major rail accident involving two express trains in Balasore district of Odisha on June 2 evening. pic.twitter.com/lPlVtG5uy2 — Press Trust of India June 2, 2023 Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in a tweet, expressed grief over the accident along with Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and West Bengal …

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