Indian Railways

Indian Railways, owned by the government, is one of the largest railway systems under a single management. Transporting an estimated 11 million passengers daily over almost 70,000km of track, the railway system is plagued with an average of 300 accidents per year. The worst accident in history happened in 1981 when a cyclone blew a train travelling in the state of Bihar off the tracks into a river killing more than 800 passengers. Although the train system has always been criticised for its poor safety record, much of the network still relies on a very outdated manually operated signalling system, I've always loved travelling on the trains. Statistically, the number of deaths as a result of train accidents is pretty low compared to the number of deaths that occur on the roads in India.


Leave your troubles behind, take a break, go see the unknown.


Darkness calls out...


View from top of the Vijayawada railway station.


Cargo or "goods" compartments.


Waiting...