<p class="title">The train collisions have come down to zero in 2018-19, however, the Economic Survey says incidents of fire in trains increased.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The Economic Survey says the incidents of derailment have come down from 78 in 2016-17 to 46 in the last financial year. The incidents of train collision have come down to zero in the year 2018-19. However, the fire incidents in trains have increased to six in 2018-19 as compared to one in 2016-17, it added.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The total accidents also came down from 104 in 2016-17 to 59 in 2018-19 including derailments, manned and unmanned level crossings.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The railways initiated a major electrification programme for electrifying 100% of its broad gauge network, it said adding that the move will reduce the nation's dependence on imported diesel oil.</p>.<p class="bodytext">As on April 1, 2019, "Indian Railways has 35,488 Route Kilometre (RKM) of network commissioned on electric traction which constitutes 51.85% of total network and carries 64.50% of freight and 53.70% of coaching traffic."</p>.<p class="bodytext">The pace of electrification is accelerated and a total of 38,000 RKM has been identified for electrification by 2021.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The revenue-earning freight loading, excluding loading by Konkan Railways, during 2017-18 was at 1159.55 million tonnes (MT), as against 1106.15 MT during 2016-17, registering an increase of 4.83%.</p>.<p class="bodytext">In 2018-19, the Railways carried 1221.39 MT of revenue-earning freight, showing an increase of 61.84 MT over the freight traffic of 2017-18.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"There is an increase of 2.09% in the number of passengers carried by IR (Indian Railways) during 2017-18 as compared to 2016-17 and 0.64% increase in 2018-19 as compared to 2017-18," the Survey said.</p>
<p class="title">The train collisions have come down to zero in 2018-19, however, the Economic Survey says incidents of fire in trains increased.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The Economic Survey says the incidents of derailment have come down from 78 in 2016-17 to 46 in the last financial year. The incidents of train collision have come down to zero in the year 2018-19. However, the fire incidents in trains have increased to six in 2018-19 as compared to one in 2016-17, it added.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The total accidents also came down from 104 in 2016-17 to 59 in 2018-19 including derailments, manned and unmanned level crossings.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The railways initiated a major electrification programme for electrifying 100% of its broad gauge network, it said adding that the move will reduce the nation's dependence on imported diesel oil.</p>.<p class="bodytext">As on April 1, 2019, "Indian Railways has 35,488 Route Kilometre (RKM) of network commissioned on electric traction which constitutes 51.85% of total network and carries 64.50% of freight and 53.70% of coaching traffic."</p>.<p class="bodytext">The pace of electrification is accelerated and a total of 38,000 RKM has been identified for electrification by 2021.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The revenue-earning freight loading, excluding loading by Konkan Railways, during 2017-18 was at 1159.55 million tonnes (MT), as against 1106.15 MT during 2016-17, registering an increase of 4.83%.</p>.<p class="bodytext">In 2018-19, the Railways carried 1221.39 MT of revenue-earning freight, showing an increase of 61.84 MT over the freight traffic of 2017-18.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"There is an increase of 2.09% in the number of passengers carried by IR (Indian Railways) during 2017-18 as compared to 2016-17 and 0.64% increase in 2018-19 as compared to 2017-18," the Survey said.</p>
