Increasing the number of trains plying on such rail sections will minimise maintenance time, expedite the depreciation of existing infrastructure, and render trains more susceptible to collisions. JACKSON, Mississippi - The site of a train-tour bus crash that killed four people in Mississippi appears to have a troubling. Utilisation of over 90% leads to saturation of the network. Indian Railways: Lifeline of the nation, published by the Ministry of Railways, concludes that around 40% of India’s 1,219 rail sections are operating beyond capacity. Adding new trains to an already choked rail network leads to increased congestion, and reduces the time for maintenance of existing lines. Authorities identified the victim as 47-year-old Anthony Cage. In this year’s rail budget, the Finance Minister announced new trains to cater to passengers on pilgrimage and tourist routes. (WLOX) - The man found dead on the railroad tracks near Bamoral Avenue in Biloxi Monday has been identified. New trains are announced without expanding the existing network of railway tracks.

It can be argued that budgetary support to the IR has little tangible impact on improving the situation on the safety front. The corpus of ₹1 trillion was envisaged to be spent on a rail safety fund. Arun Jaitley announced the largest ever allocation to the Indian Railways in his budget speech on February 2, 2017.

In spite of repeated attempts to scale up safety through budgetary support, the number of casualties in rail accidents has seen an increase over the years. CNN Four people were killed when a freight train struck a bus carrying senior citizens on a casino outing Tuesday in Biloxi, Mississippi, officials said. Data tabled in the Rajya Sabha in response to a question by Rajeev Gowda on Maand August 11, 2017, show that deaths due to derailments for 2016-17 is the highest it has been in a decade. The number of casualties has been on the rise after reaching an inflexion point in 2010, where the numbers were relatively lower. A total of 710 people were killed, and 1,000 injured in rail accidents in 2015, according to MOSPI data.

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