Railway punishes 1,218 staffers for train accidents

Islamabad : Pakistan Railways has punished as many as 1,218 staffers who were found guilty of different train accidents across the country from 2003 to 2018.

According to available official document, during these years, the department removed 24 officials from service, 16 staffers were dismissed from service, 36 persons compulsory retired from service, 189 persons were demoted, 723 officials were punished with withholding of increment, 171 persons censured, 45 issued warning while 14 staffers expired.

To control the train derailments and accidents, Pakistan Railways was going to up-grade unmanned and vulnerable railway level crossings across the country in collaboration with respective provincial governments.