New Delhi, July 29 -- Indian Railways has been able to decrease consequential train accidents by 88% over the past twelve years, with 16 accidents in 2025-2026 from 135 during 2014-15. Only two consequential train accidents are recorded so far in 2026-27 till June, an official statement said.

A related safety metric, the Consequential Accident Index (accidents per million train-kilometres run), has dropped to 0.01 in 2025-26 from 0.11 in 2014-15, roughly a 91% improvement, according to a release.

On Indian Railways, the expenditure on safety-related activities has increased over the years. The budget for safety-related work has moved from roughly Rs 39,200 crore in 2013-14 up to Rs 1,17,693 crore in 2025-26, and Rs 1,20,389 crore for 20...