One of the largest railway networks of the world, India Railways cover a route of 65,000 km and 7,500 stations carrying over 30 million passengers and 2.8 million tonnes of freight daily. Indian Railway network has over one million employees. Assuming each person supports a family of four that is a total four million people supported by the network, making it the 4th largest employer in the world.
1. The Train Delay Average on Nationwide Has Fallen As per Reports
According to the recently published report by RailYatri website, the train delay average on nationwide has fallen by nearly 30 since the last of the year 2016. However, the same report analysis also reveals that the average National Train Delay Index still remains high at 35.03 till the end of June 2016. The report considered more than one million train running status data points every month, as reported by train travelers who were boarding trains at various stations across the country.
The report clearly shows the excellent efforts of the new railway ministry for putting the spotlight on the train delays which Indians have always complained for. The improvement in this sector is quite impressive and it seems like the hardcore efforts of the ministry is now showing the results.