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12/12/2016

Topic Reading-Vol.1706-12/12/2016

Dear MEL Topic Readers,
Why India's train network is so deadly
There was a deadly train collision in India on 20th of November, killing around 150 passengers on board. The derailment occurred in the early morning when most of the packed passengers were asleep. It was one of the express trains that run across the subcontinent. Some of the passengers spend more than a day and night on the train to reach their destinations. Thanks to the government’s subsidization, train fares are reasonably priced to accommodate ordinary citizens, over 23 million passengers a day between 8,000 stations across the country.
However, the convenience also poses dangers. In 2014, over 24,000 people were killed by railway accidents, many of whom were hit while they were walking on, along or across the railroads.
Also, the infrastructure of India’s railway networks is aging and overused. Major lines were built over 150 years ago by the colonial British government and trains running on the rails look quite outdated. The Indian government seems to modernize this inherited treasure soon.
Enjoy reading and thinking if you’re interested in traveling the subcontinent by train. 

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