Rail Mishaps
13 killed, dozens injured as Interoceanic Train derails in southern Mexico
Officials said a train accident in southern Mexico injured at least 15 people and halted traffic along a rail line connecting the Pacific Ocean with the Gulf of Mexico. The Interoceanic Train linking the states of Oaxaca and Veracruz derailed as it passed a curve near the town of Nizanda. In a message on X on Sunday, Oaxaca state Gov. Salomon Jara said several government agencies had reached the site of the accident to assist the injured. Officials said that 241 passengers and nine crew members were on the train when the accident occurred. The Interoceanic Train was inaugurated in 2023 by then President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador. The rail service is part of a broader push to boost train travel in southern Mexico, and develop infrastructure along the isthmus of Tehuantepec, a narrow stretch of land between the Pacific Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico. The Mexican government plans to turn the isthmus into a strategic corridor for international trade, with ports and rail lines that can
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Balasore tragedy: Rs 51.37 cr disbursed as ex-gratia payment to next of kin
The Railway Ministry has made a payment of Rs 51.37 crore as ex-gratia and compensation amount to the next of kin and victims of the Balasore train tragedy, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw informed the Rajya Sabha on Friday. The Balasore train accident caused the deaths of 296 passengers and over 1,200 were injured. Vaishnaw's response came after two BJD MPs, Sulata Deo and Niranjan Bishi, asked if the ex-gratia compensation announced by the Railways for the victims has been paid. Payment of ex-gratia has been made to the victims of the Balasore train tragedy. An amount of Rs. 51.37 crores has been paid as ex-gratia and compensation to the next of kin/victims of Balasore tragedy, Vaishnaw said in a written reply. The accident took place on June 2 when the Coromandel Express crashed into a stationary freight train at Bahanaga Bazar station in Balasore and some of its derailed coaches fell onto the adjacent tracks and collided with the oncoming Yeshwantpur-Howrah Express. The ...
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1,000 underpasses, over bridges: Rail Ministry's plan to prevent mishaps
The DFC has identified 46 crossings where the rail flyovers are to be constructed to prevent rail crossing accidents
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3 coaches of Puducherry Express derail in Mumbai after minor collision
No injuries were reported as three coaches of the Dadar-Puducherry Chalukya Express derailed near Matunga station in Mumbai on Friday after a minor collision with Mumbai CSMT Gadag Express
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Andhra Guv condoles loss of lives in train mishap in Srikakulam district
Andhra Pradesh Governor Biswa Bhusan Harichandan on Tuesday expressed profound grief and anguish over the accident on the railway track near Bathua in G Sigadam Mandal in Srikakulam district
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A professor and a techie develop tech to prevent railway accidents
Their firm, L2M Rail's 'wheel impact load detection' system captures the wheel signature as a train moves over the instrumented zone of the track and processes data in real-time
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'Train mishaps fell from 135 in FY15 to 104 in FY17 due to safety measures'
In 2014-15, number of accidents was 135 which decreased to 107 in 2015-16, says Railway data
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