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Classification of Accidents brief(1)

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Trains not carrying passengers running into road traffic and/or road traffic running into such trains at

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CLASSIFICATION OF ACCIDENTs 
Collision involving a train carrying passengers, resulting in (i) Loss of human life and/or grievous
Al hurtand/or (ii) Damage to Railway property of the value exceeding Rs. 2 Crores and/or (ii) Interruption 
of any important throughline of communication for at least 24 hours.
Collision involving a train NOT carrying passengers resulting in () Loss of human life / grievous hurtand/or 
A2 () Damage to Railway property of the value exceeding Rs.2 Crores and/or (ii) Interruption of any 
important throughline of communication for at least24 hours. 
A3 Collision involving a traincarryingpas$sengers, not falling underA-1above
AA Collision involving a trainNOT carrying passengers not fallingunder A-2 above
Fire in a train carrying passengers resulting in () Loss of human life and/or grievous hurt and/or (i) 
B1 Damage to Railway property of the value exceeding Rs.2Crores and/or (ii) Interruption of any important 
throughline of communication for at least 24hours.
Fire in a train NOT carrying passengers resulting in (i) Loss of human life and/or grievous hurt and/or (i) 
B2 Damage to Railway property of the value exceeding Rs.2Crores and/or (ii) Interruption of any important 
through line of communication for at least 24hours, 
Fire in a train carrying passengers NOT falling under B-1 above but (i) Loss to Railway property is 
B3 Rs.50,000 or above and/or (ii) Interruption to traffic is more than the threshold value and/or (ii) Resulting 
into detachment of Coaching stock/stocks from the train._
Fire in a train NOT carrying passengers and not falling under B-2 above but (i) Loss to Railway property i 
B4 Rs. 50,000 or above, and/or (i) Interruption to traffic is more than the threshold valueand/or (ii) Resulting 
into detachment of goods stock/stocks from thetrain. 
Trains carrying passengers running into road traffic and/or road traffie running into such trains at manned 
level crossings rexulting into loss of human life and/or grievous hurt and/or damege to Railway propety
and/or interruption to trafficis more than the threshold value. 
Trains not carrying passengers running into road traffic and/or road traffic running into such trains at 
manned level crossings resulting into loss of human life and/or grievous hurt and/or damage to Roilway 
Collisions 
Fire or 
Explosion in 
Trains 
Consequ
ential 
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property and/or interruption to traffic is more than the threshold value. 
Trains carrying passengers running into road traffic and/or road traffic running into such trains at 
C3unmanned level crossings resulting into loss of human life and/or grievous hurt and/or damage to Railway
property and/or interruption to traffic is more than the threshold value 
Leve 
Crossings 
Train 
Accidents 
Trains not carrying passengers running into road traffic and/or road traffic running into such trains at 
Ca unmanned level crossings resulting into loss of human life and/or grievous hurt and/or damage to Railway
property or/and interruption to traffic is more than the threshold value. 
Derailment of a train carrying passenger resulting in loss of human life and/or grievous hut and/or 
DI damage to Railwoy property of the value exceeding Rs.2 Crores and/or interuption of any important 
through line of communication for at least 24 hours. 
Derailment of a train not carrying passenger resulting in loss of human life and/or grievous hurt and/or 
Derailments 
D2 damage to Railway property of the value exceeding Rs.2Crores and/or interruption of any important 
through line of communication for ot least 24 hours. 
03 Derailment of a train carrying passenger not fallingunderD-1 above 
DA Derailment of a train not carrying passenger not falling under D-2 above but loss to Railway property 
D4 and/or interruption to traffic is more than the threshold valve. 
Train running over or against any obstruction including fixed structure other than included under class "C" 
Miscellaneous 
El reslting into loss of human l

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