Overview
- The minister told the Rajya Sabha the safety outlay has nearly tripled, rising from Rs 39,463 crore in 2013–14 to Rs 1,16,470 crore in the current fiscal.
- Accidents per million train kilometres fell from 0.11 in 2014–15 to 0.03 in 2024–25, indicating a marked improvement in operational safety.
- Signalling and track safeguards expanded to electronic interlocking at 6,656 stations, interlocked gates at 10,098 level crossings, and complete track-circuiting at 6,661 stations as of October 31, 2025.
- Kavach version 4.0 is commissioned on the Palwal–Mathura–Kota–Nagda and Howrah–Bardhaman stretches, with rollout under way across 15,512 route-km on key corridors.
- Railways cites tighter coordination with state police, RPF and central agencies, noting sabotage or track-tampering cases in 2023–24 were registered and led to arrests and prosecution.