Railway properties worth Rs 313 crore damaged due to train accidents in five years: Govt

Railway properties worthy Rs 313 crore were damaged owed to respective bid accidents successful the past 5 years, the authorities informed the Lok Sabha connected Wednesday.

"Total outgo of damages to railway spot specified arsenic rolling stock/tracks etc, successful consequential bid accidents during the past 5 years (from April 2019 to March 2024) person been assessed arsenic Rs 313 crore," Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said successful a written reply.

The curate was responding to questions connected the full fiscal nonaccomplishment incurred by the authorities owed to bid accidents raised by 5 MPs -- S Venkatesan, K Subbarayan, PC Gaddigoudar, Selvaraj V and Balwant Baswant Wankhade -- from antithetic governmental parties.

Responding to questions regarding the fig of victims who had availed of security done e-tickets, Vaishnaw said 22 claims were registered nether the Optional Travel Insurance Scheme during the play from November 1, 2019, to October 31, 2024.

"No decease claims were registered during the play from 01.11.2019 to 31.10.2024 with immoderate of the security companies nether Optional Travel Insurance Scheme," helium added.

The ministry launched the strategy connected September 1, 2016, for passengers who booked e-tickets astatine a premium of Rs 0.92 per passenger. However, to beforehand digital/cashless transactions, it was made escaped of outgo from December 10, 2016, to each confirmed/RAC passengers buying online tickets from IRCTC.

Vaishnaw said passengers straight filled their information connected the websites of security agencies and settled the claims straight with them.

"As a effect of assorted information measures taken implicit the years, determination has been a steep diminution successful the fig of accidents. Consequential bid accidents person reduced from 135 successful 2014-15 to 40 successful 2023-24," Vaishnaw added.