271 train mishaps between Apr 2012-Nov 2015: Govt

As many as 271 train accidents occurred between April 2012 and November 15 this year, Minister of State for Railways Manoj Sinha informed the Lok Sabha today.
Out of these, Sinha said, 190 accidents were due to the failure of railway staff while 29 happened on account of failure on part of people other than those from the Railways.
Thirteen accidents took place due to equipment failures while 11 accidents occurred due to sabotage, he said, adding another 24 accidents took place due to incidental factors.
Year-wise, Sinha said, the number of train accidents stood at 85 in 2014-15 that led to 162 casualties, while 71 accidents occurred in 2013-14, leading to 54 casualties.

In 2012-13, 69 train accidents led to 81 casualties, Sinha added.
In 2014-15, loss suffered in terms of property by Indian Railways stood at Rs 40.99 crore, while it was to the tune of Rs 27.98 crore in 2013-14 and Rs 54.24 crore in 2012-13, the minister said.
The minister said the Railways paid a compensation of Rs 1.27 crore in 2014-15, Rs 1.49 crore in 2013-14 and Rs 3.19 crore in 2012-13.
Compensation depends on the finalisation of cases in a particular fiscal by Railway Claims Tribunal irrespective of the number of accidents occurred during that fiscal, Sinha clarified.