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Journal of Social Sciences and Management Research

Title	: FATAL ACCIDENTS IN INDIAN RAILWAYS: A GRAPHICAL ANALYSIS
Author(s)	: Dr. J. Jacob Stanley Inbaraj & Mr. A. Selvaraj
Article Information	: Volume 05 - Issue 01 (July - 2020) , 16-26
Affiliation(s)	: Assistant Professor of Economics, Sacred Heart College (Autonomous), Tirupattur- 635 601.
	: Ph.D Scholar in Economics, Sacred Heart College (Autonomous), Tirupattur- 635 601.

Abstract :

The Indian Railways is one of the premier organization and prominent among the transport system in India. It is owned and operated by the Ministry of Railways and it has got its own budget and regulatory policies. Railways are well connected all over the country operating under nine divisions. The intensive use of modern technology, installation of equipment, attitude of the people various other factors has got influence in the safety and security of railways. The passengers travelling in the trains are more perpetuated in their journey and are perplexed till they reach their destiny. Over the period of time several fatal accidents have occurred in different parts of the country. Derailment, collision, level crossing, fire accidents, causalities, suicides, animal crossing and miscellaneous are caused because of human error, equipment failure, sabotage, natural disasters. Considering the facts and occurrence of the rail accidents during 2002-03 to 2014-15 this study tries to emphasize the causes for the mishaps in Indian railways over the period of time. The analysis of the statistical data is presented in the form of tables and graphs and the corresponding interpretations are given accordingly.

Keywords	: Indian railways, rail accidents, trend analysis.
Document Type	: Research Paper
Publication date	: July 02, 2020