Railways Safety

The minister also said that bookings will also resume at counters at specific stations over the next two to three days

No short-cut to reform in the Indian Railways

The decision to start the project on a pilot basis was taken after Railway Minister Piyush Goyal expressed his concern over the number of fatalities caused due to falling off running trains

As of March 30, 73 accidents were reported across the railway network, compared to 104 in the previous fiscal, the lowest in 57 years

Goyal said 68 km of the 160 km suburban railway network will be elevated

Over 900 of these GPS devices have been given to the Delhi zone

New coaches also on the cards

Rail operator is in the middle of 5-yr overhaul to modernise the world's fourth-biggest network

Proposal calls for independent, statutory outfit to look into Indian Railways' safety