yes...imagine the amount of people being transported daily by those trains in India....one of the biggest network on the world...
Travelling in India by train is really a great fun.
Unfortunately, they are making it less fun by not investing / using technology for passenger's safety.
The compartments are very poorly designed long back and they never really made any changes. People can't get out easily in emergency situation. Leave alone emergency exits. People can't even get out from windows as they are fitted with iron bars for so called security.
A subway train in Canada has a better emergency exit system than a long distance trains in India. Same applies to Buses.
As TK rightly suggested, if we travel by train in India .... we need to avoid AC compartments which will become death chambers if some thing goes wrong. Day time journey is best also will be fun.
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Originally posted by Gurram
Recent accidents .....
*Five killed as Mumbai-Dehradun Express catches fire in Thane
* Nanded-Bangalore express catches fire in Andhra, 26 killed
* Forty-five passengers killed in blaze after fuel tank caught alight on road between Bengaluru and Hyderabad
I will be scared to travel locally during my next visit to India.
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