The West Bengal train disaster emphasizes the necessity of a detailed examination of misplaced
The Railway Board has not increased the pace of its agonizingly slow trains, there has been no improvement in punctuality, and safety is still concerning.
Following the collision of a freight train and a passenger train on Sunday, June 16, in the vicinity of Siliguri, West Bengal, which resulted in at least nine fatalities and over forty injuries, the Indian Railways are once again making headlines. Seven devastating train accidents have occurred in the nation since 1995, five of which have claimed more than 200 lives. The Firozabad disaster in 1995 resulted in the greatest number of deaths, 358. 287 people died in the multiple train collision that occurred in Balasore, Odisha, approximately a year ago. Over 1,600 people died as a result of these seven mishaps combined.
It is commonly believed among railway planners that a sizable, densely populated emerging nation like India needs a robust railway network that can rival aviation and road transportation.
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