(a) whether several railway accidents had taken place in the recent past due to collision;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether the Anti-Collision Device is being installed in trains to prevent accidents;
(d) if so, the details thereof; and
(e) the time by which such devices are likely to be installed in all the trains?
MINISTER OF RAILWAYS (KUMARI MAMATA BANERJEE)
(a) to (e): A Statement is laid on the Table of the Sabha.
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) OF STARRED QUESTION NO.205 BY SHRI UDAY SINGH AND SHRI JAI PRAKASH AGARWAL TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 03.12.2009 REGARDING RAIL ACCIDENTS DUE TO COLLISION.
(a) & (b): During the last three months, there has been one train accident due to collision. The collision took place between 2964 Mewar Express and 2779 Goa Express near Mathura station of Agra Division on North Central Railway on 21.10.2009.
(c) & (d): The Anti-Collision Device (ACD), developed by Konkan Railway Corporation Limited (KRCL) was approved as a pilot project for Northeast Frontier Railway in 2000-01. It was installed on 1736 Route Kilometres of Northeast Frontier Railway in July, 2006. Based on the experience over Northeast Frontier Railway, revised specifications for Anti-Collision Device have been framed. Improved ACD System to the revised specifications is to be developed by KRCL and this is planned to be installed for trial on three Railway Zones (Southern, South Central and South Western Railways) covering 1600 Route Kilometres.
(e): Further proliferation of Anti-Collision Device on Indian Railways will be planned based on performance evaluation of the equipment with improved specifications on the Southern, South Central and South Western Railways.