Why slowing Indian Railways!

#IndianRailway is slowing down inspite of-

1. Commissioning of Dedicated freight corridor.
2. Adding 4000+ km to it’s network annually to decongest and expand.
3. Introduction of high speed cocaches like #VandeBharat and #LHB.
4. Commissioning of Modern #signalling system.
5. Close to 100% #electrification.

Besides #pangs associated with a rapidly growing #economy other reasons are-

1. #RailwayBoard’s directive to slow down speeds on #freight trains instead of rectifying the underlying #brake issues.
2. Five thousand plus #Permanent speed restrictions besides even higher number of #Temporary speed restrictions.
3. Fifteen thousand plus Road level crossings.
4. #Crew Delays.
5. Fear factor after spate of #accidents.
6. Non-induction of #Engineers for past few years.
7. New system of #promotion results in supersession of large number of senior officers, who unlike army where you retire unless you reach a certain level in organisation, continue to occupy senior position in a #demoralised state of mind.
8. #Blocks required for large no of infra upgradation work like #Speed Raising, #Kavach installation, doubling, tripling of #track, etc.
9. #Diversion of #project-work to divisions under #Gatishakti scheme. Divisional Officers who are primarily required to concentrate on #operations, #safety, #security and #punctuality are now preoccupied with project work.
10. Resumption of #passenger-trains and special trains which were suspended during #COVID, resulting in #congestion.
11. Instead of increasing the #sleeper class and #general class coaches in regular trains, reducing them and not making timely #planning for running special #trains and unreserved-jansadharan trains in the festival season and peak season is not only the most important reason for all the above mentioned reasons but also this is the #evidence of #inefficiency and #incompetence in monitoring at the #board level and in planning at the #zonal level.