25 February was a day less ordinary for the Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu. It was the day Prabhu announced the annual Railway Budget (which is seen as a prelim to the actual board exams aka the Union Budget). Now you know how important it is.
The Quint tracks down certain facts about the Indian Railways through some iconic Bollywood train scenes.
Where You Off To?
Don’t be a fool; NEVER try this stunt. Only Salman Khan can look cool and stupid while crossing railway tracks. YOU, on the other hand, will only end up dead. According to the 2014 NCRB data, there were 2,547 railway crossing accidents in India.
With this silly stunt Sallu Bhai could have been the 2,548th!
Welcome to Indian Railways
Indian Railways can transport the entire population of Australia EVERYDAY, statistically speaking. Yes, via 12,000 trains, nearly 23 millions passengers travel every day.
“Aussie Aussie Aussie, Oi Oi Oi”!
Oye Teri...
Catch Me If You Can!
Your dreams of being pulled along by Shah Rukh Khan may come true after all (well, obviously with slight alteration).
Now, this gif seems more realistic.
Anyway...
The reason being that the Indian Railways’ average daily loss in minutes has come down by 33 per cent from April-August 2015.
That means the Indian Railways will run on schedule. Yeah! Agla station...
In the Line of Duty
Here’s a train conductor (TC), whose job it is to prevent illegal/unauthorised entry on the coach including the platform ticket holders.
But ahem.. Nevermind.
The Great Train Robbery
A wise person once said, ‘pack smart and travel light’. This definetely holds true when you’re travelling via Indian Railways.
Unfortunately, ‘The Lifeline Of India’ can easily take the life out of you by stealing away all your goods. In 2014, the number of thefts reported by the Government Railway Police (GRP) in 2014 was 23,231.
The Death Train
Here are some grim facts: in 2014, 27,581 Indians lost their lives in 28,360 railway accidents that took place, according to NCRB data.
Life is a beautiful journey. Yeah, we’ve all heard the cliche before, but let’s take a moment to think about it.
Have a safe journey! Shubhratri!
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