Even as Indian railways has been in the news for many wrong reasons in the past few years with derailments, mishaps and numerous instances of tragic and avoidable loss of life, efforts have been made at least on paper to improve facilities and infrastructure.

In January 2018, yourstory.com reported that the authorities are now on a zero-accident mission to minimise the number of accidents as much as possible.

A track renewal is on the anvil, as are steps to eliminate unmanned level crossings, improve signalling, introduce signal automation, electrical/electronic interlocking systems with centralised operation of points and signals, reported Your Story.